Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community Internationality

I chose three communities of practice: Go Internationally! Exploring International Communities of practice in ECE. Diane A Rivera.

The Academy for Educational Development (AED) 

The Academy for Educational Development is a non-profit organization that aims to develop many areas including health, economic, civil society, and education. In 2011, Family Health International and the AED came together to create FHI 360. The organization earns its success through its different core values. It resonates with me because the organization helps people with passion, respect, and integrity promoting innovation, diversity, and excellence. They are also driven by a strong personal commitment to make a big difference in the lives of underprivileged people. FHI 360 works to cultivate a workplace by promoting understanding and acceptance of differences regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, and other diversities. The career opportunities for full-time and part-time are vast in all continents. I see interesting jobs related to learning and education, research, counseling, and early childhood most of them in the United States, Indonesia, and Kenya. Each position requires specific qualifications but all are looking people with these skills: good interpersonal skills and ability to work with others, organizational and administrative skills, ability to build and maintain relationships, and good communication skills – verbal and written.

International Step by Step Association (ISSA)

The International Step by Step Association (ISSA) caught my attention because they envision a society where families, communities, and professionals work together to empower each child to reach their unique potential and embrace values of social justice and equity, but more importantly, they believe in the holistic development of young children. The organization puts the focus in different age groups: from birth to three and for three to ten. They also impact other areas, like families, professional training, inclusion, and diversity. The organization is an international learning community powered by the leading early childhood experts in Europe and Central Asia. Their commitment to unite and support professionals and partners to deliver high-quality early years services equitably and the vision of challenging existing knowledge and practice and constructing new approaches and models seem interesting to me. At the moment, the organization does not provide available positions, however, they offer webinars and continued education to support teachers and school leaders' careers.

Childhood Education International

Childhood Education International works to transform education so that every child has access to quality and equitable learning experiences supporting their right to receive an education and learning. The organization not just ensures education, but also promotes education’s progress by transforming and reinventing education to meet the child’s needs, the needs of their community and workforce, and the emerging needs of the world. The organization supports its mission and vision by four guiding principles: start early, work collaboratively, act globally, and think innovatively. The 10 universal beliefs included in the Code of Ethics used also to inform about their decisions to contribute to advancing children’s education around the world seems thorough to me. The organization caught more of my attention knowing their print and online publications focused on innovations in education, policy, and research on a variety of topics. The publications offer a new path for early childhood educators and practitioners to write a small post or research articles. For ECE interested to share engaging stories about children and their potential, this is a great opportunity to catch up. (Rivera, 2020). 

Job Opportunities International:

Early Years Practitioner United Arab Emitates:

Skills: 

• Early Years Teacher
• Pre-School, Early Years Teacher
• KG/Foundation 1, Early Years Teacher
• KG/Foundation 2, Early Years Teacher
• IB PYP, Early Years Teacher

Kindergarten Teacher Candidate must be based in China Beijing, China.

Skills: 

• Early Years Teacher
• Pre-School, Early Years Teacher
• KG/Foundation 1, Early Years Teacher
• KG/Foundation 2, Early Years Teacher
• IB PYP, Early Years Teacher

Preschool Teacher; Permanent vacancy in Doha, Quatar:

Skills: 

• Early Years Teacher
• Pre-School, Early Years Teacher
• KG/Foundation 1, Early Years Teacher
• KG/Foundation 2, Early Years Teacher
• IB PYP, Early Years Teacher