Chabot College

Instructor, Early Childhood Development

Job:  #2FSS22

Salary:  $62,035- $88,687/annual

Closing Date:  03/18/19

Location: Hayward, CA

To apply, please submit your application and required documents on-line via our applicant system at: https://clpccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/1501

Job Summary

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Instructor, Early Childhood Development for Chabot College in Hayward, California.

This position reports directly to the Division Dean.

Representative Duties

1. Instruct in undergraduate, lower division classes in Early Childhood Development including Early Childhood Curriculum and Practicum/Fieldwork Experiences, Early Childhood Education and Care, Child Development, Child, Family and Community, Exploring Education, and Young Children with Exceptional Needs.

2. Ability to develop innovative and creative scheduling of courses responsive to ECD community needs, including the development of online courses.

3. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

4. Alternative scheduling may represent a significant part of the regular teaching assignment. Flexibility in late afternoon, evening, weekend, online classes, and/or off-campus classes.

5. Work within a collaborative environment between ECD faculty and staff in the ECD Program and Early Childhood Lab School.

6. Participate in campus professional activities, including, but not limited to, committee membership and staff meetings.

7. Instruct in undergraduate, lower division classes in Early Childhood Development (ECD) including, but not limited to Early Childhood Education and Care, Early Childhood Curriculum and Practicum/Fieldwork Experiences, Child Development, Child Family and Community curriculum, Exploring Education, and Young Children with Exceptional Needs.

8. Evidence of a strong commitment to remaining current in the early childhood education and child development field.

9. Familiarity with PITC, the CA Learning Foundations and Curriculum Frameworks, California Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), and other assessment tools used in the early childhood field.

10. Evidence of a strong commitment to emergent, culturally responsive, play¬based curriculum approaches.

Minimum Education and Experience

Master’s in child development, early childhood education, human development, home economics/family and consumer studies with a specialization in child development/early childhood education or educational psychology with a specialization in child development/early childhood education

OR

Bachelor’s in any of the above
AND
Master’s in social work, educational supervision, elementary education, special education, psychology, bilingual/bicultural education, life management/home economics, family life studies or family and consumer studies

OR the equivalent.

You will be required to upload your transcripts. You must upload all applicable transcripts, credentials and/or certificates required to meet minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Any degrees earned outside the United States must have an official US evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. In the case that the file you are uploading is too large or you do not have your transcripts readily available, please upload a document in place of stating you will be sending the documents to the Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568, or by fax (925) 485-5254, by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on the closing date.

*Degrees in Progress: To be conferred on or before July 1, 2019 will be considered, provided that the applicant also submits (1) an up-to-date transcript, (2) a photocopy of the degree requirement from the school catalog, and (3) proof of current course(s) and enrollment. Please provide your explanation and background material by using the optional document upload called “Other Document”. If you are unable to upload the above, please upload a document in its place and state you will be sending the documents to the Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568, by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on the closing date.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent provision” must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above. Please provide your explanation by using the optional document upload called “Equivalency Statement”.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Knowledge of Alameda County Early Childhood Community.

2. Understanding of and experience in the collaborative nature of current early childhood program needs, including liaison with various community agencies.

3. Strong interpersonal communication needs.

4. College teaching experience, particularly at the community college level.

5. Fluency in a second language (oral and written).

Job Work Schedule This position is full-time, tenure track, beginning Fall 2019. Employment will begin on or about August 15, 2019.

Physical Demands and Working Environment INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE POSITION WILL RECEIVE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION.

Notification to Applicants

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position.

Instructions for Personal Qualifications Statement

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1.     Discuss your experiences teaching ECD at the college level within a population that has students with diverse learning abilities and that is culturally and socioeconomically diverse. Upload a document and submit using the applicant document called "Response to Supplemental Question 1."

(Open Ended Question)

2.     Discuss how your previous professional experience in Early Childhood Education programs will influence your instruction in ECD classes? Upload a document and submit using the applicant document called "Response to Supplemental Question 2."

(Open Ended Question)

3.     Discuss your understanding of the relationship between the ECD program and: the Lab School, the Social Sciences Division, Chabot College, and the surrounding community. How are these elements linked to your teaching style and the success of your students? Upload a document and submit using the applicant document called "Response to Supplemental Question 3."

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

1.     Resume

2.     Cover Letter

3.     Transcripts/Credentials

4.     Personal Qualifications Statement

5.     Response to Supplemental Question 1

6.     Response to Supplemental Question 2

7.     Response to Supplemental Question 3

8.      

Optional Documents

1.     Other Document

2.     Equivalency Statement