Whenever I think of jobs that I would really like to have (if I didn't have my current job), my mind usually takes me to different organizations that I collaborate with and different members of my current community of practice.  I do a lot of work with our local health department.  Although I am not a health person (medical things are not my favorite), our local health program actually offers very comprehensive services to the families of the community that I work in.  They have people that work there that go into homes of local families and help them in many, many different ways.  I would love to have a job with the local health department, going into homes and offering intensive services that helps the family to keep their children in the home and to do so in the most effective manner for optimal development.  The problem is that most of these jobs usually require a RN or else a LCSW... I am neither.  I really love the social work aspect of some of the services that our local health department offers to families.
http://www.pikecountyhealth.org/jobopportunities.html


  The other two places that I really think that I could find my niche in are the Missouri Head Start Association and also the Missouri Head Start Collaboration Office.  Both of these organizations do so much to help Head Starts all over the state of Missouri.  They hold trainings, offer resources, and do a lot of collaboration work.  I love the idea of being a trainer with Missouri Head Start.  I have also been a part of several collaborative efforts spearheaded by the Missouri Head Start Collaboration Office and I learn so much from each one.  Both of these organizations send early childhood professionals out better prepared to help families than they were before the meetings, trainings, or collaborations.  I would love to be part of that. I have the education and experience to work in either place (if the appropriate job were to be open).  However, neither are located close to where I live.  All of these types of organizations are located about two hours from my house (I live in a very rural area).

http://www.moheadstart.org/Job%20Opportunities.aspx

http://www.moheadstart.org/Missouri%20Head%20Start%20State%20Collaboration%20Office.aspx
     Although these two both appeal to me, I really LOVE the idea of teaching college courses.  I would love to teach early childhood courses at a local college or to direct or teach at an early childhood center that is ran by a college to train those working to be early childhood teachers.  There are not any of these types of programs near me.  There are colleges, but they either don't have openings to teach the early childhood courses, or else they require a PhD.  I would LOVE to teach online classes.  I do a lot of internet searches and it looks like there are rare online teaching opportunities for me once I get my masters, but most of them prefer experience teaching online courses at a college level.  It looks like it will be a difficult profession to get your foot in the door.  I really hope to find an opportunity with this once I get my Master's, but it looks like it will be a lot of searching.  Fingers crossed!