Instructor, Early Childhood Program

Description

This is a full-time, 11-month contract position beginning August 1 in the Early Childhood Education program. Primary duties include course instruction in both face‑to‑face and virtual formats, field‑experience supervision, and travel to student field sites and other MACC locations.

The full compensation package includes excellent benefits such as health insurance (employee coverage paid by MACC), life, dental, vision, long‑term and short‑term disability, accident, critical illness, and other insurance options; paid holidays; sick leave; a defined benefit retirement plan through the Public School Retirement System of Missouri (PSRS); and more.

• Master’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Care and Education, or a related field (e.g., M.S. in Developmental Psychology) with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in early childhood education and development.
• At least three (3) years of experience working with children birth to five years of age in group settings.
• Availability to teach at two campuses and travel throughout northeast Missouri for additional responsibilities.
• Flexibility to teach evening classes and complete lab supervision visits according to student schedules.
• Sound computer proficiency required; distance‑education teaching experience preferred.

• Teach 15 credit hours of Early Childhood Education courses and supervise one field placement each semester.
• Lead collaboration with adjunct instructors teaching the same classes.
• Review and revise common syllabi for courses based on feedback from instructors, students, and the ECE Director.
• Assist with course revisions, including rubric development, assessment design, textbook, and resource selection.
• Coordinate, supervise, assess, and revise field experiences, including establishing community partnership sites.
• Conduct first‑semester CDA practice observations.
• Assist in writing and revising program‑related handbooks.
• Advise ECE students for field placement.
• Assist in selection or development of CDA‑equivalent competency assessments.
• Maintain portions of the ECE Department Canvas page.
• Participate in the ECE Advisory Committee.
• Attend Early Childhood meetings as assigned.
• Co‑facilitate orientation meetings for cooperating teachers and directors at field experience sites.
• Co‑facilitate orientation meetings for students before their first field experience.
• Submit course grade reports at semester end for assessment data.
• Review students’ Professional Portfolios and validate essential skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Early Childhood Education, the Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education, or by the President.
• Teach classes assigned by administration across day, evening, dual credit, distance education, or campus locations.
• Provide effective instruction with active learning activities and timely feedback.
• Develop curriculum, materials, lectures, labs, and update regularly.
• Select required resources, collaborate with faculty, and submit information to dean’s office.
• Provide students with a syllabus aligned with the common syllabus, including learning outcomes, assignments, and evaluation methods.
• Participate in program assessment plan development/revision.
• Maintain at least ten office hours per week at assigned instructional sites; provide virtual hours as approved.
• Keep accurate course records and submit required records on time.
• Follow college‑wide attendance policy and remove non‑attending students promptly.
• Refer at‑risk students to support resources and interventions.
• Submit annual budget requests for instructional supplies, equipment, travel, and expenditures.
• Attend all faculty meetings; be available on campus or virtually each college day.
• Assist and mentor new or adjunct faculty.
• Participate in committee assignments or leadership opportunities at local, regional, or state level.
• Serve as sponsor of student clubs and organizations as directed.
• Promote the College through community activities and organizations.
• Support student recruitment, registration, and orientation functions as appropriate.
• Collaborate with colleagues and administrators to achieve shared goals and strategic priorities.
• Participate in commencement activities in academic attire unless excused.
• Participate in professional growth activities; stay current in discipline, teaching methodologies, and industry standards.
• Demonstrate self‑reflection and growth through faculty evaluation, including teaching portfolio, student evaluations, observations, and conferences.
• Submit updated/current college transcripts to HR Office showing all degrees earned.
• Carry out policies of the Board of Trustees as interpreted by administration.

Full‑time employees receive health insurance (employee coverage paid by MACC), life, dental, vision, disability, accident and critical illness insurance, paid holidays, sick leave, and a defined benefit retirement plan through PSRS.