Teyona Thompson-Dodson, Infant/Toddler Teacher
Grow your career with OLHSA.
I owned a day care several years ago, but closed it when I moved out of state. When I moved back, I enrolled my son in the home-based program through OLHSA Early Head Start. My son is very energetic. His teacher was impressed by how I worked with him. She encouraged me to apply for a teaching position.
I was hesitant at first. I’...
Felicia Robinson, Infant/Toddler Teacher
OLHSA changed my life.
I was going to school to study medicine, but I wanted more experience working in an urban area. This teaching job was posted on OLHSA online and seemed like it would be a good opportunity....
Iliana Garcia, Infant/Toddler Teacher
This job is a blessing.
I have always been a teacher and have worked with children from kindergarten through high school. A couple of years after I moved here from El Salvador, a relative who works at OLHSA told me about the teaching opportunities. I...
Jessica Espinoza, Infant/Toddler Teacher
I have a career now.
I started as a parent, worked as a volunteer, then as a classroom aide. Now I’m a teacher. My child’s teacher got me thinking about a career in early childhood education. I wanted to work but was ...
Alicia Hickner, Lead Teacher
Collaborative from the classroom to the community.
For as long as I can remember – from babysitting to working in daycare to being a teacher now – I’ve always been drawn to little kids. I'll be in the grocery store and kids will smile and wave at me. It’s funny because it’s almost like they know. They know I’m a teacher.
I enjoy the challenge of working in early...
Rafia Ahmed, Assistant Teacher
Teachers get to be students too.
Earlier in my teaching career, I taught social studies to second graders. I wanted to do something similar here. I have a master’s degree in history, but I couldn’t find a position that would accept my foreign credentials. I began working as a volunteer in a school while I worked on my Child Development Associate degree.
After I received the credential, I...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON PROPOSED FY20 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT PLAN
The Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) will accept public comments as required by the Michigan Department of Human Services CSBG Plan for FY20. Public comments will be accepted on the OLHSA/CSBG FY19 proposed plan from August 20, 2019 through September 3, 2019.
The plan summary is as follows:
A total of $1,...
Nancy Shimel, Head Start Lead Teacher
Hugs, smiles and stories are part of the job.
I was always drawn to early childhood. After seeing my children's experience through their preschool, I thought, “That job looks like it would be really fun,” and I made the...
NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 2019
Early Childhood Services Advertisement ServicesJuly 30th, 2019
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency (OLHSA) is seeking requests from qualified advertising firms to create and disseminate media to promote open Head Start positions offered within OLHSA. This request requires the advertising firm to submit to the OLHSA Team Leader all appropriate technical, business data and information...
Alphonso Gilmore, Assistant Teacher
Give your own future a head start.
I’ve taken an interesting path to becoming a teacher. I started out as a custodian 14 years ago. As part of my job, I’d go in the classroom to clean. I got to know the kids and they got to know me. "Everybody would say, You should try out teaching."
I had never thought about it, but then something clicked. I’ve been an...
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