Early Childhood Education/Family Consumer Science Assistant Professor
Listed on 2026-08-08
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Education / Teaching
Early Childhood Education, Education Administration, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Elementary School
Position Summary
The faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering coursecontent; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining athorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field;continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review;
serving on college committees and participating infaculty governance including accreditation and studentco-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of a full-time faculty member.
Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree,upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step8). For more information on the step placement process, please .
The Department has a focus on:
- Demonstrated commitment to equity-minded teaching and closingequity gaps for racially minoritized and disproportionatelyimpacted students.
- Ability to design culturally responsive, anti-racist, and inclusive learning environments that honor student identity andlived experience.
- Experience using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to createaccessible and flexible learning pathways.
- Demonstrated ability to teach and support students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, LGBTQIA+, andmultilingual backgrounds.
- Willingness to examine and adjust instructional practices tomore effectively engage and support racially minoritizedstudents.
- Knowledge, experience, and application of pedagogicalapproaches that address a wide range of developmental and neurological differences for young children.
- Knowledge of effective practices for supporting second-languagelearners, multilingual families, and linguistically diverse communities.
- Experience integrating trauma-informed and culturallysustaining pedagogies.
- Ability to collaborate with community partners serving diverseearly learning, birth–8, and family support programs.
- Commitment to ongoing learning and professional developmentrelated to equity, antiracism, and cultural humility.
The instructional assignment may include, but is not limited to,teaching the following courses:
- ECE 320 Curriculum and Interactions in Early Childhood Education
- ECE 321 Advanced Practicum in Early Childhood Education
- ECE 350 Introduction to Elementary Teaching with Field Experience
- ECE 430 Culture and Diversity in Early Childhood Education
To view a complete list of courses for this discipline, please visit the Programs and Majors webpage for the specific campus:
- ARC Program sand Majors
- CRC Program sand Majors
- FLC Program sand Majors
- SCC Program sand Majors
OR bachelor’s in anyof the above AND master’s in social work, educationalsupervision, elementary education, special education, psychology,bilingual/bicultural education, life management/home economics,family life studies or family and consumer studies;
OR the equivalent. All degrees must be from an accredited institution completed by January 4, 2027.
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