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

Child Development Associate Council

http://www.cdacouncil.org/resource-center/early-childhood-organizations

This site is designed to help people of the early childhood community continue to improvement of its professionals. There were not any position that I could find within this website, but there are applications available to become a child development associate. There s an approval process.

National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators

http://www.naecte.org/

However for this site, I saw that there was a place for job postings, but there was also a section where you had to enter a form of payment in order to post jobs and post positions. I saw a few positions that were available for Professors, Faculty, Director and Assistant Professor.

Professor - University of Montana Western (Posted 04/28/2015)

Director - San Diego Cooperative Preschool (Posted 02/25/2015)

Faculty - MiraCosta College (Posted 01/11/2015)

Director - Ohio University Patton College of Education (Posted 01/10/2015)

Assistant Professor - Western Washington University (Posted 12/09/2014)

National Education Association

http://www.nea.org/home/18163.htm

Active Professional/Certified

For individuals employed in public education in a certified position in a public school district or institution of higher learning or whose job is primarily education.   More

 Active Education Support Professional (ESP)/Classified

For individuals who are employed in public education in a support position in a public school district or institution of higher learning or whose job is primarily in education.   More

 Retired

For individuals no longer employed in public education and who are eligible to receive a pension from an educational employment institution.  More

 Pre-Retired Subscription

For individuals who are currently working and are an NEA Active Professional or ESP, you may join as a pre-retired member in advance of retirement.   More

 Student Membership

Student Membership is available if you are enrolled in a postsecondary program that is preparatory for employment in a position that will make you eligible for Active (teacher) membership in the NEA.

this is what is needed in order to join this organization. they also have a position that will be beneficial for students that want to become apart of this organizations in preparation for employment.