Assistant Teacher

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

• For more information regarding the position, please contact Tamara Holthaus, ECE Lab School Coordinator, at , ext. 2578 or via email at tholthaus
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• This posting is for an application pool, and when a need comes up, the department will contact those who are interested.

Position Information

Position Title

Department

Department Early Childhood Education Lab School

Primary Location

Primary Location Multiple Sites

The assignment may include work at either ECE Lab School location or at both locations (San Marcos and/or Escondido).

Projected Start Date

Full or Part Time

Full or Part Time Part-time

Category

Hours per week Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.

Work Schedule

Hours will be assigned during the ECE Lab School’s hours of operation.

Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

• APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part-Time Limited-Service Employees)

Job Summary: Assists in planning, implementing, and evaluating a daily curriculum of developmentally appropriate activities for young children; assists in supervising the children at all times ensuring their safety and well‑being. Assists Associate Teacher, Teacher, Master Teacher, or Site Supervisor in a classroom of young children 18 months to 5 years or serves as a substitute during the absence of Teachers, Associate Teachers, Assistant Teachers, and/or short‑term or student workers.

Assists in maintaining a developmentally appropriate child‑centered program.

Please view the applicable class specifications for additional details on the position:
www.palomar.edu/hr/early-childhood-lab-school-position-titles-class-specifications-and-salary-grades/.

To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications:

• Experience:
  • Required: None.
  • Preferred: Some experience working with young children, i.e. in a classroom environment; as a nanny; caring for young children.
• Education:
  • Required: 6 units in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university.
  • Preferred: An additional 3 to 6 units in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university, including child growth and development and child, family and community.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at www.naces.org
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Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access – We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.

All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a Child Development Assistant Permit or higher.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid, appropriate pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (C.P.R.) certificate.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid, appropriate first aid certificate.

Supervision Received From: Dean, Instructional, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Supervision Given: None

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