Instructional Lab Tech - Early Childhood Education; Temporary Position

Instructional Lab Tech I – Early Childhood Education (Temporary Position)

Ventura County Community College District

Salary: $25.25 Hourly

Job Type: Classified

Job Number:

Location: Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA

Department: OC – Administrative Services

Closing: Continuous

Job Description

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, plan, organize, mentor, and evaluate learning experiences for Early Childhood Education, Child Development and other college students to support the development of children in a children´s center learning lab environment. Provide for the intellectual, social, emotional, mental and physical development of participating children.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our culture and the work that we do within the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD). The VCCCD is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. The VCCCD’s three colleges – Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College – offer programs for transfer to four‑year colleges and universities, career technical training and basic skills instruction, as well as community service, economic development and continuing education.

The VCCCD recognises that a diverse community of faculty, staff and administrators promotes academic excellence and is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and committed group of individuals who are dedicated to the success of all college students. The VCCCD does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

• Plan, organize and direct a daily curriculum including activities designed to promote physical, emotional, creative and cognitive development in infants, toddlers and preschool children.
• Provide college students with individualized guidance in child development techniques and the practical aspects of working with individuals and groups of young children.
• Train college students and student workers; observe and evaluate activities; assist in developing effective adult‑child relationships.
• Work with small and large groups of children in a variety of developmentally and culturally appropriate activities such as creative arts, mathematics, perceptual motor skills, science, language and social studies, both indoors and outdoors according to planned routines.
• Assist children with life skills as necessary; observe and evaluate health needs of children and take appropriate action.
• Prepare the early learning environment; work with the director/supervisor and college faculty to assign college students, student workers and volunteers to teaching areas and responsibilities; maintain a variety of records.
• Provide supervision and be a working role model to student workers, observers and college students.
• Attend staff meetings, parent conferences, orientations and in‑service training programs as assigned.
• Assure standards of safety, health and cleanliness of the center are maintained.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with faculty, staff, students and stakeholders from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity and ethnic communities.
• Demonstrate cultural humility, sensitivity and equity‑mindedness in working with individuals from diverse communities; model inclusive behaviors; and achieve equity in assignment‑related outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Two years of experience in an instructional capacity in a child care development program, working at least three hours per day within the last four years.
• Candidates must have at least 6 units of care for infants and toddlers and be eligible to attain their Master Teacher credential based on the standards set by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).

• Completion of 24 semester units of coursework in early childhood education or child development, including at least one three‑semester…