Assistant Professor of Instruction, Child Development Center

Job Description:

The Patton College has four Core Values:
1) Preparing ethical and reflective leader‑educators and human service professionals,
2) Lifelong learning,
3) Change agency and
4) Diversity. At its core, the College is committed to serving a diverse student population that includes international and non‑traditional students and to providing service to the region through professional engagement and collaboration. We are looking for candidates that will contribute to these goals, bring a strong commitment to teaching, and will work with colleagues within the College and Child Development Center to improve education.

The Assistant Professor of Instruction is a teacher in a classroom at the Child Development Center. They have responsibility for the classroom, coordinating activities and planning for children while working with an assistant teacher and mentoring Teacher Candidates.

• Teach and supervise young children from diverse backgrounds through planning, implementing, and reflecting on daily experiences alongside teaching team
• Interact with everyone with kindness, warmth, and an assets‑based perspective
• Use observational assessments, knowledge of child development, creativity, reflection, weekly classroom planning meetings and family input to develop emergent curriculum in the classroom
• Provide a safe, clean, organized, warm, stimulating classroom environment
• Assist children working through developmental skills and build classroom community
• Use Brigance screen two times each year with each child
• Follow the State of Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards
• Follow all DCY licensing rules, maintain attendance, tracking sheets, child portfolios, and classroom NAEYC portfolio
• Create Experience Journals and Documentation to make children's learning visible using digital and paper formats
• Work with small groups and individual children while supervising the whole group
• Able to prioritize and make appropriate quick decisions
• Develop strong relationships with families, encourage frequent/daily communication, meet with families at least twice a year and submit written conference reports
• Supervise, support, and assess sophomore Teacher Candidates with diverse backgrounds in the classroom daily
• Participate in the Center community, staff meetings and professional development days
• Attend and participate in Reggio Study Group Meetings, is a continual learner, and shares own learning or that of the children with others
• Reflective and able to recognize one's successes and areas for growth

• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or related field, must have degree in hand at time of appointment
• Experience working with and supervising young children
• Successful completion of FBI and BCI background checks and medical exam

• Experience supervising Teacher Candidates
• Experience with Reggio Emilia Philosophy

Patton College of Education

Child Development Center