Associate Teacher​/Part-time Faculty

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

• For more information regarding the position, please contact Tamara Holthaus, ECE Lab School Coordinator, at , ext. 2578 or via email at tholthaus
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• This posting is for an application pool, and when a need comes up, the department will contact those that they are interested in.

• Position Title: Associate Teacher/Part-time Faculty
• Department: Early Childhood Education Lab School
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  Multiple Sites
• Full or Part Time: Part-time
• Category: Hours per week Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
• Work Schedule: Hours will be assigned during the ECE Lab School’s hours of operation. The assignment may include work at either location (San Marcos and/or Escondido) or at both locations.

Assists in planning, implementing, and evaluating a daily curriculum of developmentally appropriate activities for young children; assists in supervising children at all times ensuring their safety and well-being. Assists Teacher, Master Teacher, or Site Supervisor in a classroom of young children 18 months to 5 years or serves as a substitute during the absence of Teachers, Associate Teachers, Assistant Teachers, and/or student workers.

Maintains a developmentally appropriate child-centered program.

Please view the applicable class specifications for additional details on the position:
www.palomar.edu/hr/early-childhood-lab-school-position-titles-class-specifications-and-salary-grades/.

To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

Experience:

• Required:
  
  At least 50 days (three or more hours per day within two years) in a childcare setting.
• Preferred:
  Six months of experience working with young children in a childcare setting.

Education:

• Required:
  
  12 units in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university, including child growth and development, child, family and community, and at least one program/curriculum class.
• Preferred:
  An additional six to 12 units in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university, including infant/toddler, curriculum, guidance, and/or health/safety/nutrition.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at www.naces.org

, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access – We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.

All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Child Development Associate Teacher Permit or higher.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid, appropriate pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (C.P.R.) certificate.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid, appropriate first aid certificate.

Part-time faculty members receive supervision from the Division Dean and direction from the ECE…