Master 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 Information

Position Title

Position Title Master Teacher/Part-time Faculty

Department

Department Early Childhood Education Lab School

Primary Location

Primary Location Multiple Sites

Projected Start Date

Full or Part Time

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.

Initial Placement Hourly Rate: $23.50-$25.50. For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Early Childhood Education Center ( ECE ) Lab School section.

For information about part-time faculty health benefits, visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./ and click on Part-time Faculty Benefits. Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

• APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part-Time Limited-Service Employees)

Maintains responsibility for an assigned classroom. Plans and implements curriculum; assesses progress and development of children assigned to classroom; meets with parents to discuss children’s progress; in absence of Site Supervisor, arranges for substitute Teachers, Associate Teachers, Assistant Teachers and short-term or student workers as needed. 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 to qualify for Grade D-1:
  At least 350 days (three or more hours per day within four years) in a childcare setting.
• Required to qualify for Grade D:
  Two years of experience teaching in a childcare setting.

Education/Training:

• One of the following options under a) – b) is required to qualify for Grade D-1:
• a) An associate’s degree in child development, early childhood education or a related field from an accredited college or university with at least 24 units of early childhood education/child development including child growth and development; child, family and community; at least one program/curriculum class; six specialization units; and two adult supervision units;
  OR
• b) A bachelor’s degree or higher in any discipline with at least 12 units in child development or early childhood education from an accredited college or university, plus 3 units of supervised field experience in a child development/early childhood education setting.
• Required to qualify for Grade D: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in child development, early childhood education, or a related field with at least 24 units of early childhood education/child development including child growth and development; child, family and community; at least one program/curriculum class; six specialization units; and two adult supervision units.

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 /.