The three local and state
organizations that Appealed to me are as follows:
1.
Family Independence
Agency: I chose this organization because I am interested in helping people
improve their lives. It is a great organization whose mission is to support and
empower families, to protect children from child abuse and maltreatment, and to
improve the quality of life of poor families and children.
Family Independence Specialist is the job
opportunity that interests me. The family independence specialist develop plans
and determines resources to address applicants and recipients problems in
housing, child care, training, counseling, and other areas that are barriers to
employment (Family Independence Agency, 2012). He also interviews applicants and recipients to obtain information
necessary to make eligibility determinations.
The skills and experience that I would need to
competently fulfill these roles are as follows: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in any major with at least
30 semester (45 term) credits in areas of human services such as: social work,
sociology, family studies, family and child development, special education. And
in addition to these requirements, applicants should possess other skills like Knowledge
of family and marital problems, including family violence, their characteristics,
and solutions, Knowledge of community resources providing assistance to
families and individuals, Knowledge of social problems, their causes, effects,
and means of remediation, and Knowledge of the types of discrimination and
mistreatment which applicants and recipients may encounter (Family Independence
Agency, 2012).
2.
Early
Head Start Teacher and family Service: The teacher will plan and implement
activities that educate parents and give them information on how to raise their
children better. The teacher will utilize community resources to
provide a continuum of services to children and families in an effort to
strengthen and preserve the family structure.
The skills and experience needed to competently fulfill these roles include possessing a minimum Associates but preferably BA/BS degree with a major in Early Childhood Education or Childhood Development (with a ZA or Early Childhood
endorsement) required. Previous demonstrated experience working with infants and toddlers in a childhood agency (Michigan Head Start Association).
The skills and experience needed to competently fulfill these roles include possessing a minimum Associates but preferably BA/BS degree with a major in Early Childhood Education or Childhood Development (with a ZA or Early Childhood
endorsement) required. Previous demonstrated experience working with infants and toddlers in a childhood agency (Michigan Head Start Association).
3. Great Start Michigan is a
program in Michigan that prepares children for school especially for
low income and minority families. With the right programs and intervention all the
negative impacts of early childhood issues will be minimized to help students
be ready to start school and success in their life. The job opportunity available
is an early childhood home visitor. I am interested in this job because it is an excellent opportunity for me to help children in Michigan to have a great start in life. the Eary chldhood home Visiting Program is an exciting help build the portion of the Great Start system that provides
programs for pregnant women, parents and caregivers, and children from birth to
8 years of age in order to improve health and development outcomes (Great
Start, 2012). The skill needed to excel in this position is a
bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of related experience in early childhood
development is helpful (Great Start Michigan, 2012).
Resources,
Family
Independence Agency, Retrieved from: http://web1mdcs.state.mi.us/MCSCJobSpecifications/JobSpecMain.aspx
Michigan
Head Start Association, Retrieved from: http://michheadstart.org/
Great Start Michigan Retrieved from: http://greatstartforkids.org/node/881
Bouthaina: The first agency and job that you found is fascinating! So much so, that I am going to do a google search myself and find out if there is any similar work being done in my area by a similar organization. I especially like the word "independence" in this agency name and job title. I believe it is so important to provide support to and mentor people in order to scaffold and teach them to become confident, capable and independent in creating and owning their own life. I can only imagine how gratifying a position like that would be.
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Hi Bouthaina,
DeleteLike Cindy I want to know more about the first agency you chose (Family Independence Agency). I have a strong passion for helping people improve their lives. It is so important to empower families, to protect children from child abuse and maltreatment, and to improve the quality of life of poor families and children. It will take people like me and you and the rest of our classmates to change the world. Thank you for this information I will be looking into it.
Alice
Great post! I love what you said about the job with the Family Independence agency. This sounds like such a terrific job to have. I also thank you for including the link to the organization so I could research the agency further. I believe that it is so important to be there for families who are in need of assistance as well as a voice. So many individuals (as I have seen over the years) are just afraid to speak up and ask for assistance or to deal with some of the (what I call) the powers that be. I look forward to working and learning with you over the next seven weeks.
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Bouthaina,
ReplyDeleteThe Great Start Michigan sounds like a fantastic program that will reach pregnant woman and help them make connections to programs that will impact the gap created by poverty and the lack of resources to help families and children through their education journey, early intervention is so important in this endeavor. thanks for the great information.
Chris
Seems like all areas you chose are focused on helping children and families in a similar way. Are you considering these options as a soon to be job yourself? That is great you have these organizations in your area though, they seem really important to have. Thank you for sharing, it was very informative to me as well. Looking forward to seeing more of your journey unfold.
ReplyDeleteJaime N.
I enjoyed reading about your organizations that you have found. The home visiting program is an excellent way to connect to the early childhood field. My mom does home visits through head start and it's really a way for her to connect with her families and children. Great Post!!
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