Child Development Assistant; Temporary Position

Child Development Assistant (Temporary Position)

Ventura County Community College District

Salary: $25.75 Hourly

Job Type: Classified

Job Number:

Location:

Oxnard College (Oxnard CA), CA

Department: OC - Administrative Services

Closing:
Continuous

This recruitment is being conducted to fill a temporary assignment and is not being conducted to establish an eligibility list from which regular appointments will be made, so this recruitment may close at any time. Employees hired in this capacity are considered at will and do not accrue property interest in the assignment and are not eligible for benefits.

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, assist in the planning and implementation of an Early Childhood Education (ECE) program; assist by performing routine instructional duties in the supervision of children in ECE.

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.

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;

and community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. The VCCCD recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence, creating an inclusive educational and work environment for its students, employees, and the community it serves.

We encourage candidates who are equity‑minded to submit an application for employment. We are a designated Hispanic‑Serving Institution 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 status, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

• Assist teachers in planning, organizing, and managing a classroom environment designed to promote the physical, cognitive, emotional, creative, and social skills of assigned children.
• Prepare materials for reading, math, art, sciences, and other instruction; provide assistance to children; create and maintain children’s interest in activities and learning centers.
• Organize and supervise children for activity periods; supervise rest and nap periods.
• Maintain classroom in a neat and orderly manner; clean up children, clothes, and facility as necessary.
• Provide information to parents and visitors regarding specific activities in classroom, including techniques of working with individual children and small groups; participate with teacher in parent conferences and general parent orientation.
• Plan and implement daily and long‑range learning activities for children; assist in planning curriculum.
• Perform clerical duties as assigned; prepare and maintain a variety of records including, but not limited to, enrollment, attendance records, child portfolios, screening tools, and assessment tools.
• Attend staff meetings, conferences, and in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Assure the health and safety of children by following health and safety rules and regulations.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural,…