Instructional Lab Tech - Early Childhood Education; Temporary Position

Instructional Lab Tech I - Early Childhood Education (Temporary Position)

Salary: $25.25 Hourly

Job Type: Classified

Location: Oxnard College (Oxnard CA), CA

Department: OC - Administrative Services

Closing: Continuous

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, plan, organize, mentor, and evaluate learning experiences for Early Childhood Education, Child Development and other college students in a children’s center learning lab environment. Provide for the intellectual, social, emotional, mental and physical development of participating children.

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway.

More information about Oxnard College can be found here.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our culture and the work that we do within the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD). The VCCCD is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. The VCCCD's three colleges—Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College—offer programs for transfer to four‑year colleges and universities; career technical training; basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.

We encourage candidates who are equity‑minded to submit an application for employment. We are designated Hispanic‑Serving Institutions committed to racial and socio‑economic diversity as it reflects our communities and student populations. We actively seek to attract candidates who share this commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

• Plan, organize and direct a daily curriculum including activities designed to promote physical, emotional, creative and cognitive development in infant/toddlers, and/or preschool children.
• Provide college students with individualized guidance in child development techniques and the practical aspects of working with individuals and groups of young children.
• Train college students and student workers; observe and evaluate activities; assist in developing effective adult‑child relationships.
• Work with small and large groups of children in a variety of developmentally and culturally appropriate activities such as creative arts, mathematics, perceptual motor skills, science, language and social studies, both indoors and outdoors according to planned routines.
• Assist children with life skills as necessary; observe and evaluate health needs of children and take appropriate action.
• Prepare the early learning environment; work with director/supervisor and college faculty to assign college students, student workers, and volunteers to teaching areas and responsibilities; maintain a variety of records.
• Provide supervision and be a working role model to student workers, observers, and college students.
• Attend staff meetings, parent conferences, orientations, and in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Assure standards of safety, health and cleanliness of the center are maintained.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, and ethnic communities.
• Demonstrate cultural humility, sensitivity, and equity‑mindedness in working with individuals from diverse communities; model inclusive behaviors; and achieve equity in assignment‑related outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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