Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

The Devereux Center for Resilient Children works to promote the social and emotional well-being of all children by building resilience, using strengths-based approach and strong partnerships between families, teachers, and others who work with young children. DCRC’s Mission is to promote social and emotional development, foster resilience and build skills for school and life success in children birth through school-age, as well as to promote the resilience of the adults who care for them. Comprised of education, mental health, and research professionals, the DCRC team develops strength-based assessment and strategy resources supported by some of the best and most thorough developmental research in the fields of social and emotional development and resilience.

Devereux’s focus on primary prevention and promoting children’s resilience began in 1996 with the founding of the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative. After nearly 75 years of providing behavioral health, rehabilitation, and special education services to individuals with special needs, Devereux directed its attention to the emerging understanding of the preventable nature of some emotional and behavioral problems. Initially focusing on preschool children and a few years later expanding the scope to include infants and toddlers, to date the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative has reached over 3 million children.
Though I think this would be a great organization to be involved with, I was unable to locate job openings with DCRC.

www.centerforresilientchildren.org

	HighScope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti, Michigan is an independent, private, nonprofit research, development, training, and public outreach organization. HighScope serves a national and international audience committed to promoting high-quality early education for young children. HighScope is a diverse organization of approximately 50 professional educators, researchers, publishing staff, and administrative staff. A small demonstration preschool with two teachers provides an opportunity to observe implementation of the HighScope Preschool Curriculum. HighScope-trained independent Field Consultants implement training throughout the country. There were two positions posted on the website were for two part-year teachers. The job requires a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education or a BA and coursework equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood Education with experience teaching preschool age children. I would be more interested in a field consultant position, however, I could not find the qualifications for the position. www.highscope.org Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the nation’s leading organization advancing the development of academic, social and emotional competence for all students. CASEL’s mission is to help make evidence-based social and emotional learning an integral part of education from preschool through high school. Through research, practice and policy, CASEL collaborates to ensure all students become knowledgeable, responsible, caring and contributing members of society. CASEL is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Development Coordinator. Qualifications and experience for the position are: CASEL seeks an individual who is highly motivated and committed to CASEL’s mission. The ideal candidate will have the following experience, expertise and skills: *Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; with one to two years of related experience. *Experience in fundraising, logistical coordination and project management for high visibility activities is preferred. *Must be well organized, detail oriented, able to prioritize and possess strong analytical skills. *Database management experience. *Knowledge of the prospect and donor management process including research vehicles. *Ability to gather data, analyze information and prepare reports. *Ability to foster effective working relationships within a team environment. *Strong interpersonal skills, as well as demonstrated proficiency in writing and verbal communication skills. *Outstanding customer service skills. The desire to work in a highly collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where taking initiative, working well in teams of internal and external colleagues, and perseverance in the face of challenges is a must. www.casel.org

Though I think this position could be fun and interesting for a period of time, I think I would prefer to be more involved and hands-on work with children and adults researching and helping to transform schools to ensure children receive the support needed to be successful in school and in life.