6990 Capstone: Week 4 Jobs available that would interest me...

#1. Company: The University of Alabama
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Position available: UA Children's Program Director
Job description: The University of Alabama is seeking an experienced leader to direct our Children’s Program/lab school. The director will be responsible for leadership, managerial, teaching and interdisciplinary research functions to carry out the program’s mission.
To apply:  http://staffjobs.ua.edu/?job=499147

**This job would be ideal because it is offering a director’s position, where one would be able to be a part of something much bigger than self and help facilitate change –in a leader role.

#2. Company: Highland Plaza United Methodist Preschool
Location: Hixson, TN
Position available: Preschool Director
Job description:
We are seeking a director with a minimum of a BS in Early Childhood, possessing leadership and management skills and a visionary perspective. Past work must demonstrate an ability to lead a program by inquiry and discovery-based or Reggio inspired principles.
To apply: Click here for a list of items required. Send all items by email to: becca@fragahs.com

**This is on the level of the job above because it is one that you would become a leader and be able to bring vision with discovery-based principles, which is a concept I thoroughly like and would love to advocate for while I am working as well.

#3. The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.
Working Mother magazine has named the National Education Association as one of its 100 best companies for family-friendly benefits.
More than 58 percent of NEA's workforce of roughly 500 employees at its Washington, D.C. headquarters is female. NEA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of paid health and dental insurance options; paid maternity and parental leave for newborns and newly adopted children; up to five days each year for parents and grandparents to participate in a student's school activities; back-up childcare; telecommuting; and flexible work schedules.
Positions at NEA include executive, managerial, professional, technical, and administrative/clerical and trades/crafts. Vacancies may involve skills in communications/media relations, information technology, education policy analysis, research, lobbying/political advocacy or administrative support and office administration.
NEA complies with all federal, state and local employment laws including the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) and the American with Disabilities Act. New hires must show proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States on or before the first day of employment as required by IRCA.


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 How to Apply

• NEA does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications for employment.
• If you're applying for an NEA staff vacancy, please apply via our online resume form to ensure immediate consideration. Include the source number in the subject line.
• Cover letters and/or application forms must specify the position number or source of a current vacancy.
• Résumés must be received by the close of business (4:30 PM ET) on the posted closing date.

>>Organizational Specialist, #0245

·         Tracking Code

·         AFSE Internal Posting Period: July 20, 2015 - August 3, 2015

·         Job Description

·         Position Summary:  The incumbent serves as a member of the UniServ/Student Organizing work team providing organizing advice and assistance to assigned local and state affiliates on a variety of areas, such as developing and executing strategic organizing plans, organization development, strategic planning, capacity building, team building, and education reform. The work includes partnering with other NEA Centers to organize around state and federal policy issues and develop strategies to assist affiliates in achieving NEA’s strategic goals. The incumbent will model and provide hands-on coaching and training to organizing projects and campaigns, with the intent of developing skills and capacity among field staff, UniServ staff, local leaders, work site leaders and activists for the purpose of increasing membership and organizing successfully in new markets. The incumbent will partner with state and local affiliates to recruit and train trainers in the basics of organizing, develop a variety of materials to support, present and report on progress in the targeted sites and promote mutually developed effective strategies and programs to affiliates and NEA.  The incumbent will also coordinate with NEA and state communications staff to deliver strategic communications in targeted sites to grow and engage membership as well as aid the field teams in assessing and sharing their learnings with our stakeholders as a basis for developing and scaling effective membership organizing strategies in all affiliates. The employee uses effective interpersonal skills and an understanding of group/human dynamics to develop and promote organizing/capacity-building strategies. To carry out these responsibilities, the incumbent submits regular reports and uses a personal computer, associated software, and other office automation technology and travels extensively by various conveyances, including driving a car.

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·         Required Skills

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·         Minimum Education Requirement:  Bachelor's degree or equivalent.  Minimum Qualifications: Experience as an employee on an Association staff or an advocacy organization with primary duties in one or more of the following areas: organizing, strategic planning, crisis management, collective bargaining, public relations, communications, and/or legislative/political action.  Other Requirements: Writing samples (training, facilitation, strategic planning, reports, etc.) may be required at time of interview.  Must be able to work weekends and late evenings.  Extensive travel (over 90 overnights per year) is required.  Must possess a valid driver’s license.

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·         Selection Criteria: Tier 1 (Essential): Demonstrated field experience in an accepted organizing model related to membership growth. Training experience in the basics of organizing.  Demonstrated experience and accomplishments in working with leaders, members, and affiliates in problem solving, conflict management, and creative and critical thinking.  Demonstrated ability to lead affiliates in conceptualizing, planning, and executing timely, within budget, outcome oriented and mutually-developed projects while using data analytics to shape and guide the ongoing work.  Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, and analytical skills.  Demonstrated ability to participate as a professional team member in collaborative activities, including demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with team members and with diverse client systems.  Proven effective consultation, coaching, presentation, training, and facilitation skills, including experience synthesizing information.  Demonstrated effectiveness producing written products under stringent time-frames and changing priorities/conditions, including ability to self-schedule.  Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in conjunction with the demands of extensive travel.  Significant experience in and knowledge of organizing, collective bargaining, membership recruitment and retention issues.  Successful references.  Tier 2 (Significant):  Demonstrated high motivation level and willingness to take risks by experimenting with new techniques for business solutions.  Positive openness toward continual learning and self-development.  Demonstrated ability to support NEA and affiliate partnership and coalition efforts with other organizations.  Effective skills in developing and maintaining productive trust relationships. Experience in and knowledge of organizational development/effectiveness, project design, development, tracking and whole person development.  Tier 3 (Desirable):  Master’s degree. 

·         Job Location

·         Washington, District of Columbia, United States

·         Position Type

·         Full-Time/Regular

·         Salary

·         99,834.00 - 146,423.00 USD

**This job would be wonderful and not because of the pay that could be received but because of being able to make strategic plans and work with others that would be on the same game plan, as well as, show that you are able to work with diverse individuals to accomplish certain goals. Very ideal.