The second agency I looked at was Children’s Home Society. CHS was started in 1895 and has grown over time. They first began by serving orphans. They later worked with troubled children. Today they pride themselves in serving families in many different ways including therapeutic counseling, home visiting, early childhood education (Head Start), as well as offering services in adoption and child advocacy (CHS, 2012). There were 8 job openings for King County and zero for my county or the county closest to me. The jobs ranged from Early Head Start teacher, to home visitor, to assistant grant writer. I would like to get some experience in writing grants however the pay for this particular job was very low. I meet all qualifications for the jobs I was interested in. I have experience and education in early childhood education, home visiting experience, I have worked under the Even Start grant and I have taught parenting classes.
The third place I looked was the Department of Social and Health Services. The reason I chose them is because I think connecting to services such DSHS or Child Protective Services gives early educators the opportunity for professional development. They often have classes that can help provider’s better serve children. They also have all the information I would need to understand who would qualify for state paid pre-kindergarten or who would not according to family income. Also my undergraduate degree is in psychology / child development. I would be a match for some jobs. The jobs that interested me were Social Service Specialist I or II. They pay well and their duties include serving children and families. I would of course need my degrees, be willing to complete training and internship.
Josie Zbaeren
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Josie
ReplyDeleteI have not heard of the WAKID. It sounds very interesting if it looks at the child holistically. I also like the Department of Social and Health Services. The fact that they offer class is a step in the right direction to supporting educator in providing a high quality education.
Dear Josie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us three new national organizations. I was particularly interested in reading more about the Children’s Home Society. Their services encompass a wide variety of needs from troubled children as you mentioned to early childhood education.
The Department of Human Services is a great website as well. I have used the Minnesota equivalent in search of classes and assistance for families who I have served.
Thanks again for your input. I will definitely use these website for future use.
Hi Josie, thank you for sharing these organizations, I am not familiar with any of them. I am very interested in learning more about the Children's Home Society. It seems they have really changed to meet the needs of children and families. I am interested in exploring the job listings on all three sites. Many of the organizations I looked up did not offer job opportunities unless they were directed related to the organization and those jobs were more technical than educational.
ReplyDeleteJosie,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your national job searches. Thank you, I will make use of your sites. The one I am interested in is Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation because they are a foundation that really does what they will do and you know exactly where the money is being spend. I always feel that a foundation that puts money into youth and community is worth its weight in Gold. As a teenager my oldest son took advantage of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and has never been out of a job.
I have heard a lot about the Children's Home Society it is similar to our Children's Institute International. My former spouse made use of the Children's Home Society as a foster child. The adoption went well after several placements and he was able to give back what he learned from being in foster care. Thanks for the post.
Reference
Children’s Home Society (2012). Children’s home society from Washington. Retrieved from http://www.chs-wa.org/
Josie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for these resources. I had not heard of the Children's Home Society but with the work that it does for orphaned children it sounds very close to the work I am doing in my project with foster care children. I will have to look into it to see if it would be beneficial. The Department of Health and Social Services also sounds like a very valuable resource that could be used to understand how to better serve the children and families that we are working with. Thanks again for the informative post.