Teacher II - Children's Center

DEFINITION

Under the supervision of the appropriate administrator Director, Children's Center the incumbent will provide services in the care, development, and instruction of children; support adult student learners in the Children's Center Lab School; and value and promote the mission and vision of the college.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

Under minimal supervision, the incumbent in this position will be responsible for planning, observing, and listening carefully to children to provide meaningful experiences, create engaging learning provocations, and scaffold children's learning through the use of the outdoor and indoor classroom environments. Position carries out the day-to-day operations of the children's classroom and manages their assigned classroom.

* Ensures nurturing and responsive caregiving; assesses daily health condition of children; generates, implements, adjusts daily schedule; and models competency-based behavior.

* Carries out professional and effective family and community interactions

* Assists in scheduling of parent orientation, parent volunteers; participates in activities for parent education; conducts parent conferences and provides referral information.

* Assists the Children's Center Director with day-to-day operations of the center, and serves as licensing designee.

* Coordinates classroom activities with student workers, student teachers, interns, Early Childhood Studies (ECS) faculty, and volunteers.

* Plan and implement classroom lesson planning, classroom environments, and classroom activities.

* Generate daily lessons and schedules to support children's development and needs.

* Serves as a liaison between parents, faculty, students, and program director.

* Maintains a working relationship with ECE ECS instructors into support of adult learners? success in the lab school setting.

* Provides a developmentally appropriate children's classroom; ensures daily inspection of environment for health and safety; monitors compliance with Title V, Title XXII, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation and any other center affiliations; reports any issues or concerns with compliance.

* Coordinates classroom supplies and equipment orders as needed; reports needed repairs, maintenance and replacements; ; and implements effective evacuation plan and procedures.

* Prepares and maintains all required documentation such as updated child information; daily logs; attendance; individual educational assessments for children; medication logs and accident reports; and prepares sensitive written and verbal communication to student workers, adult learners, ECS faculty and families.

* Participates in lab school and college events to include staff meetings, ECS meetings, community and parent meetings (as assigned), and staff training.

* Conducts open and closing procedures.

* Performs other related functions duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

* Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division Title XXII Regulations;

* California Department of Education Child Development Division Title 5 Regulations;

* NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct;

* California Department of Education Child Nutrition Services Division, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP);

* Developmentally appropriate instructional methods for children, including: child development theory, curriculum, group and individual teaching techniques;

* Developmentally appropriate practices for young children;

* Variety of learning styles and characteristics of the child learner;

* Activities appropriate for young children, classroom management, instructional techniques, and teaching results;

* Special needs of exceptional children and their parents;

* Scope, variety, and complexity of work assignment;

* Structure and content of the English language including meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar; numbers, their operations and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, and their applications;

* General office procedures.

Demonstrated Ability to:

* Understand and carry out oral and written instructions;

* Support the program philosophy and follow program policy and procedures;

* Work independently and organize workload and establish priorities;

* Learn and interpret specific rules, laws, and policies and apply them with good judgement in a variety of procedural situations to include NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct;
California Department of Education Child Development Division Title 5 Regulations;
California Department of Education Child Nutrition Services Division, Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP);
Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division Title XXII Regulations;

* Report child abuse as mandated and understands the responsibility for action as mandated by law;

* Maintains confidentiality regarding all personal information about children, staff, and families;

* Operate a computer;

* Establishes and maintains appropriate records and files;

* Communicates effectively orally and verbally to a…