Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels

This week's assignment was for me to list three local or state organizations or communities of practice that appealed to me, and to explain why I chose them.

These are the three organization I chose:
1. Central Georgia Technical College is a state institution of higher learning for adults and high school graduates. It has locations in the city I lived in, Roberta and Macon, Georgia or the county of Bibb. This organization appealed to me because of the location of them, and also because I enjoy working with people who are motivated to learn. There were several job opportunities available. The one that appealed to me was in the General Education field. It was for a Learning Support Reading Instructor.

     This job requirements is to provide instruction to students in the Computer Information Systems department. The use of appropriate teaching techniques and appropriate testing and grading procedures are important aspects of the program. The qualifications for this job are: 1). You must have a Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the teaching assignment or have either teaching experience in a discipline related to the assignment or graduate training in remedial education ( learning support).  The skills you must have are effective written and verbal communication skills. But the preferred skills is to have teaching experience at the Postsecondary level.

2. The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL), is a job seeker organization, on-line or at a local location in Macon, Georgia. The DOL allows an individual who is seeking work to visit on line surrounding counties in the Middle Ga. area or outside the Middle Ga. area. The job that appealed to me was a Counselor position in the Macon Ga. area.

     This job requirements are to work with students on the college level. Services to the students include academic, personal, financial and career counseling, tutor supervision, peer and professional mentoring, graduate school counseling, cultural exposure and ADA advocacy. This job appeals to me because of all the opportunities available in working with students with disabilities, minorities in helping them to farther their educational futures.

     The skills needed for this position requires a Masters degree, preferably in social sciences from a accredited university or college with at least two years working with youth or the special population , student services, advising or counseling. The preferred skills requirement are: to have experience working with Pell eligible, first generation, minorities or person with disabilities with addition knowledge of Blumen database and Excel.  

3. Teach Georgia is a state source for finding educator employment opportunities in Georgia public school systems. I chose this source because it offers a lot of ways to gain assess to jobs across the Middle Georgia area. There is a place to upload a resume and to apply for positions in the announcements. School systems post current positions for which application are being solicited. I like the idea that it is a one stop shop which provides opportunities for a pathway to certification and PSC approved programs, scholarships,  and loan sources.

     I also chose a school counselor position in the Bibb County Public School district. This job requires certification in, or eligible for certification in the area for which you would like to apply. Also eligible for (P-12) certification. A verification of a current Georgia certificate if on file at the PSC website can be used.

     An eligibility list will be created after screening consideration for employment. It will be based on the candidates who meet the established qualifications or certification.

References
http://www.centeralgacollege.org

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/Access/Service?JobOpeningsDetail?return
     Address=02121F&location.

http://www.teachgeorgia.org/jobDetail.aspx/id=66105.