U.S.
Department Education – Institute of Education Sciences
Position – Public Affairs Specialist
This
position is located at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in Washington,
D.C. IES is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission
is to provide reliable evidence on which to ground education practice and
policy, and to share this information broadly. By identifying what works, what
doesn't, and why, IES aims to improve educational outcomes for all students,
particularly those at risk of educational failure. With an annual budget of
over $550 million and a staff of approximately 180 people, IES supports a wide
range of research, statistics, assessment, and evaluation activities. Its work
is carried out by four centers:
Skills and Qualifications -A bachelor's degree or
equivalent degree. OR
Applicants are expected to possess the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) listed below to qualify for this position. These KSAs are addressed in the self-assessment questionnaire that you will complete for this announcement. You do not need to respond separately to the KSAs listed below. Your answers to the on-line experience questions will serve as responses to the KSAs. Your application will be evaluated based on your ability to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities/competencies (KSAs):
Applicants are expected to possess the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) listed below to qualify for this position. These KSAs are addressed in the self-assessment questionnaire that you will complete for this announcement. You do not need to respond separately to the KSAs listed below. Your answers to the on-line experience questions will serve as responses to the KSAs. Your application will be evaluated based on your ability to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities/competencies (KSAs):
National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families – Zero
to Three
ZERO TO
THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that provides parents,
professionals and policymakers the knowledge and know-how to nurture early
development.
Job Title: Program Manager, Resource Development
Department: National Center on Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC)
Partnerships
Qualifications
and skills:
Knowledge, Skills and Experience · Excellent knowledge of
and experience with the infants and toddlers, Early Head Start program, child
care programs and systems, including Family Child Care, the Child Care and
Development Fund, the Head Start Program Performance Standards and early
childhood partnerships at state and local levels · At least ten years of
experience in the early childhood field at various levels; at least five years
of successful program or project leadership experience and supervision ·
Experience and capability in results-based work, using logic models and
tracking outcomes ·
Clear and concise writing skills; effective verbal communication and public
speaking skills ·
Effective training and technical assistance skills that reflect principles of
adult learning, leadership, reflective supervision and team processing ·
Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; successful experience working
and communicating with diverse people · Ability to work
independently as well as in a team structure; ability to manage multiple tasks
and be flexible ·
Ability to travel required Essential Qualities · Encourages and practices
critical thinking
Education Master’s degree in early childhood development
or a related field preferred; Bachelor’s degree in early childhood or a related
field required.
T.E.A.C.H. Early
Childhood-National Center – Implements and sustains programs and strategies
that result in a well-educated, fairly compensated and stable early childhood
workforce to ensure the long term success of our nation’s children in school
and in life.
Job Title: Specialist, Infant Toddler Educ.
The Specialist,
Infant Toddler Education develops and delivers high quality professional
development events for early child care and education program staff in an
effort to increase knowledge and skills around providing quality infant and
toddler group care to support early development and learning.
Education and
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, or
related field plus or including at least 6 birth to five focused semester
hours; Master’s degree preferred. • At least three years of experience in
working with infants and toddlers and their families or the programs that serve
them; two years’ experience in the Infant Toddler Enhancement Project preferred
• Experience in developing and conducting high quality early childhood
professional development opportunities.
References
U.S. Department Education – Institute of Education Sciences
National
Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families – Zero to Three
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood-National Center
Ms.Brown,
ReplyDeleteI found your inclusion of T.E.A.C.H. very interesting. Is part of their mission focused on increasing the wages of early childhood educators to be comparable to that of K-3 teachers?
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI also found some of the same job opportunities!!!I was not knowledgeable about teach it was very interesting.Thank you for sharing your information.This assignment was great because we were able to really look outside of our communities to see what opportunities are out there!
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI have worked with infants and toddler for over 13 years and the two infant toddler jobs you posted look very interesting to me. IF the TEACH job was close to me I might consider applying for it. Thank you for sharing these resources.
Misty
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteGiven the nature of your research which one of the two positions above would you like to work with? I am interested in the TEACH program, I have heard of it and will use this information to research it's influence on early childhood education. Thank you for sharing this.
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI found your job opportunities very interesting. I was really interested in your job opportunity for the U. S. Department of education. I think that is important to continue research education. I always tell my staff who been with the organization for years that the world is continuously changing and we have to adapt our program to those changes. We have to expand our technology and skills to keep up with the changes of the world. Years ago we never thought that their would be Ipads or tablets used in school. This is what is happening in the world and we have to comply with the changes. My daughter's school provided tablets for all children in grades K-3rd grade to see if technology is useful in the classrooms. I can say my daughter has learned a lot and she has shown me things that I did not know with my own tablet.
Erica
Hello Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI remember the first time I heard about ZERO TO THREE and I was fascinated with much of the knowledge that was exhibited and learned so much about children within that age range. I made it an effort to study and practice with children in that age group because of the significance of the learning process during this timeframe. A program manager seems like a very interesting position. I think this would be a fantastic job opportunity for me as well because I hold a great interest for children in that age bracket. Great Post!
Kereba English
Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI would find working for all the organizations you post rewarding. The Zero to Three would be one to put on my list. I use Zero to Three for research and recommend this site to many of my parents. They give great insight to help the younger children reach their milestones. Good post.
Sandra Cruz
Hello Sandra,
ReplyDeleteYou picked some really great organizations to research post job opportunities. Zero to Three sounds like such a rewarding organization to work for where you can really make a difference. I think I am going to start recommending this sight to parents and other staff members in my center. Thank you for the insight Sandra!