Child Development Center Assistant

Position: Child Development Center Assistant (19 hrs/wk, 12 mo/yr)
Child Development Center Assistant (19 hrs/wk, 12 mo/yr)
Kern Community College District

Salary: $17,320.32 - $24,089.40 Annually

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: FY

Location:

Bakersfield College -- Panorama Campus, CA

Department:
Child Development Center

Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.

Basic Function
Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, provide assistance to the teaching staff in the supervision and care of preschool children and infants; provide services relating to child care, food service, and housekeeping.

Representative Duties
Oversee groups of children in various indoor and outdoor activities; set up and disassemble indoor and playground equipment; assure safe outdoor play.

Supervise the use of the restrooms; change and launder wet or soiled clothes; change diapers; assist in toilet training.

Prepare and serve nutritional snacks and lunches; prepare bottles, formulas and infant meals; assist in preparing and revising basic menus; supervise snack and meal times.

Perform light housekeeping duties including washing dishes, clearing lunch tables, sweeping floors, and emptying waste receptacles; maintain the classroom and outdoor environment in a safe, sanitary, and orderly condition.

Operate a variety of classroom equipment and appliances including a copier, laminator, paper cutter, television, vacuum cleaner, washer, dryer, and microwave; assure proper food storage; sterilize kitchen area; maintain records as required.

Follow center policies and procedures including those for health and safety.

Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school supplemented by six semester units of course work in early childhood education or a related field and six months of experience working with children in an organized setting. Possession of, or eligibility to obtain and retain, a Child Development Assistant Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid First Aid Certificate issued by an authorized agency.
Satisfactory completion of pre-employment physical assessment.
Satisfactory completion of pre-employment drug testing.

Salary
Kern Community College District Salary Schedules, CLASSIFIED, Range 33.0
19 hours per week, 12 months per year, 0.475 FTE
$1,443.36 - $2,007.45 monthly (Maximum Entry Level Salary: $1,492.65 monthly)

Special Instructions
Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled. However, applications received by 01/27/26 are assured consideration. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.
Completed application packets must include the following.

• Completed online application for employment
• Current resume
• Letter of interest (cover letter)
• List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)
• Copy of legible transcripts, if applicable

It is the applicant's responsibility to redact or remove any personal information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant.

International or Foreign Degrees
Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.

Accommodations
Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. (For more information, see our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunities website.)

Discrimination Free Work Environment
The District and College are strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District and College encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.

(See our Discrimination Free Work Environment information.)

Work Authorization
Kern Community College District does not provide sponsorship for…