Child Development & Family Studies Instructor Tenure Track Job San Francisco area,California USA,Education / Teaching

Child Development & Family Studies Instructor, (Full-Time, Tenure Track)

San Francisco Community College District

Position Number: AC00251P

Job Close Date: 11/19/2026

Salary (Applicant View):

Initial salary placement is based on verified and accepted educational/work experience in accordance with the current City College of San Francisco Faculty Salary Schedule. The annual salary range upon entry is from $75,466 to $115,214 for 175 days of ser

Position

Description:

In the Child Development and Family Studies Departments, our purpose is to foster passionate, reflective and skilled early childhood educators and family support professionals. Our curriculum centers around social justice, sensory-motor development, brain development, creative open play, nature experiences and the importance of caring, respectful, and responsive relationships. The Department offers a wide variety of credit classes that meet licensing, ECE permit, graduation and transfer requirements as well as courses designed to train students for careers in Special Education/Inclusion, Infant-Toddler education, Early Childhood education, youth work and TK-12 teaching.

CDEV also offers numerous noncredit and lab school classes to support the connections between theory and practice and provide work-based learning opportunities. We partner with numerous community-based organizations, sponsor an apprenticeship with SFUSD and collaborate on multiple other apprenticeships in the field.

Job Duties:

Teach credit and/or noncredit classes in the Child Development and Family Studies Department as required for certification by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing for the Child Development Permits, Community Care Licensing for Child Care Programs, for use in K-12 pre service pathways, and for certificate and degree acquisition and transfer.

Teach evening, late afternoon, day, and/or Saturday classes at any of our college campuses or centers as required.

Teach courses in various formats such as in-person, hybrid, and online, utilizing the Canvas Learning Management System (or college provided systems)

Create a student-centered classroom and lesson plans that reflect approved department course outlines.

Perform duties associated with instructing and assessing student progress including, but not limited to: developing a syllabus, grading, record-keeping, designing written lesson plans, classroom activities, related assignments, student learning outcome assessments.

Evaluate student performance and progress through in-class observation, assignments, and tests.

Provide opportunities for students to be aware of their progress.

Be available and accessible to students when necessary, including holding office hours.

Respond to student disciplinary issues and work with supervisor and other appropriate campus offices to ensure that student and faculty rights are respected.

Maintain accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress. Submit census, attendance reports, grades and student learning outcomes, including supporting documentation, by the published deadlines.

Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation and Board Policy.

Submit textbook and course materials information by the published deadlines.

Participate in department and college functions, such as staff meetings, professional development, committee work, curriculum development, course revisions and course assessments.

Support and engage in innovative, culturally responsive, inclusive, and anti-racist teaching practices related to student success and student equity.

Keep abreast of current information, concepts, policies, laws and ideas in the field and with best practices in teaching and learning.

Participate in professional development and ongoing trainings on diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism.

Support and engage in an innovative culture of culturally responsive, inclusive and anti-racist practices as it relates to student success with an awareness of student equity gaps.

Participate in ongoing training on diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism to center pedagogy.

Perform other related duties as assigned by the Department Chair.

Minimum Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with disabilities, various sexual orientations, and diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds (Required).

Earned Master's Degree from an accredited institution in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Human Development,…