Early Childhood Education Instructional Specialist

The Early Childhood Learning Support Specialist leads the early childhood education lab activities as the children's classroom teacher. Works closely with the staff team to facilitate the operation of a full-day childcare program. Ensures all aspects of classroom teaching align with Early Childhood Education Program coursework and philosophy. Provides information, feedback, and support to practicum students, contributes to parent education program, and collaborates with staff and faculty.

Chemeketa is a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution that aspires to be an inclusive environment where we honor and value the unique contributions of our diverse students, employees, and community. We seek to foster cultural competence and pursue equitable solutions that support all students in achieving their educational goals. If you are interested in joining the work of the college to pursue a supportive and inclusive culture, we encourage you to apply.

• Maintains safe, clean and orderly facility and educational resources utilizing a variety of established systems and processes
• Supervises and facilitates student use and care of materials to ensure appropriate use and maintenance
• Plans, implements and supervises constructivist classroom including developmentally appropriate guidance, environment and activities
• Evaluates and documents children's developmental goals and progress and develops appropriate curriculum based on these observations
• Greets and interacts with parents in a warm and respectful manner on a daily basis
• Provides parents with information about their children through daily feedback and regular parent conferences in a manner consistent with Early Childhood Education Program coursework and philosophy
• Participates in the daily operation of the food/nutrition program
• Collaborates with other staff to organize and offer parent education and communication program.
• Participates in enrollment, tracking, and record keeping related to children. families, and students.

• Observes and coordinates practicum students, using instructor's guidelines
• Provides input for instructor evaluation of practicum students
• Provides ongoing and immediate feedback and information to practicum students during their work with children based on principles of adult learning
• Supervises practicum students in absence of instructor
• Meets and communicates with instructors to review and coordinate lab activities and environment to meet adult and child needs; assists with and attends lab seminars when requested
• Coordinates and confers daily with others to ensure that children's programs meet children's developmental and Early Childhood Education program instructional needs
• Collaborates with others to address questions, concerns and problems from students, parents and employees related to program or lab operations.

• Models care and education of young children for college students in a manner consistent with Early Childhood Education Program coursework and philosophy.
• Collaborates with others regarding child and family issues as well as needed materials and supplies
• Follows all guidelines established for licensed child care centers in the State of Oregon and participates as directed and initiates needed activities to maintain licensing and certification standards.
• Participates in staff meetings, and staff development opportunities.
• Maintains and tracks all required individual state licensing certifications and meets all related training requirements.

• May participate in planning and offering non-credit training
• May be assigned responsibilities related to the Parent Resource Center including outreach, coaching, and navigation support to student parents in order to keep them engaged in Chemeketa coursework and programs.
• May oversee activities of part time hourly staff

• Embraces diversity and actively collaborates effectively with a variety of students, staff and the public from diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds
• Participates in recruitment and retention of students at an individual and institutional level in promotion of student success
• Embraces, understands and uses appropriate technology tools to accomplish job functions
• Provides high quality, effective service to internal and external customers through continuous improvement and adoption of lean office practices

Your application will be scored based on the minimum qualifications, core competencies, and preferred…