Child Development Center Associate Teacher

Child Development Center Associate Teacher (30 hours/week, 11 months/year)

Kern Community College District

Salary: $25,068.84 - $34,866.24 Annually

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: FY

Location: Bakersfield College – Panorama Campus, CA

Department: Child Development Center

Under supervision, provide assistance to the classroom teacher in the care, development, and instruction of preschool children and infants in a child development center program.

• Assist the Teacher in planning and coordination of classroom activities and instruction; develop and maintain developmentally appropriate, safe learning environments.
• Supervise and directly interact with children in a warm and positive manner.
• Prepare age and developmentally appropriate lesson outlines, plans, and other activities for science, math, music, art, language, social, emotional, and physical development of the children; submit to Teacher for review.
• Conduct demonstrations and learning activities for children.
• Serve as primary caregiver for an assigned group of children; perform initial and periodic state required evaluations.
• Conduct conferences with parents to discuss child status, progress, and problems; assist in developing and implementing conflict management and problem solving strategies with children.
• Follow center policies and procedures including those for health and safety; provide information to employees, volunteers, students, and families on health, safety, and transportation, and other policies.
• Oversee groups of children in various indoor and outdoor activities; set up and disassemble playground equipment; assure safe indoor and 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.
• Administer basic First Aid as needed; teach and encourage good health and safety habits.
• 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, computer, vacuum cleaner, washer, dryer, and microwave; assure proper food storage; sterilize kitchen area; maintain food production worksheets.
• Maintain appropriate records as requested.
• Assist in identifying special needs of children and/or families.
• Oversee and participate in evaluation of laboratory students and the supervision of activities.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Any combination equivalent to:
Graduation from high school supplemented by twelve semester units of coursework in early childhood education or a related field and one year of experience working with children in an organized setting.

Licenses and Other Requirements

• Possession of, or eligibility to obtain and retain, a Child Development Associate Teacher Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• Maintain satisfactory level of progress toward and the successful completion of the Professional Development requirement for permit renewal.
• Completion of pediatric CPR and first aid training through an accredited or approved program.
• Possession of a current pediatric CPR and first aid certificate.
• Satisfactory completion of a pre‑employment physical assessment.
• Satisfactory completion of pre‑employment drug testing.
• Clear criminal record check including fingerprints.

Knowledge of

• Early childhood education programs, practices, and techniques.
• Current best practices for inclusive early childhood education.
• Instructional and tutorial techniques.
• Requirements for maintaining a children’s center in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.
• Policies and objectives of assigned program and activities.
• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.
• Health and safety regulations.
• Principles and practices of personal hygiene.
• Sanitation…