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Posted:
August 17, 2019
Location:
Fresno, California
Salary:
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Child Development Instructor (Fresno City College)

State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 9/29/2019 at 11:55 PM

Campus Location: Fresno City College

Start Date: 01/09/2020

Essential Functions:
The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. As of Spring 2018, we currently enroll approximately 24,000 students in which 58% are Latinx, 9% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 6% are Black/African American, 19% are White, 1% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 8% are multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the students it serves.
Providing instruction in Child Development on the Fresno City College campus and/or at off-site community campus locations, the instructor will be responsible for:

  • Teaching a variety of child development/early childhood education courses which include lecture and lab components;

  • Supervision of students at off-campus sites;

  • Advising students in both group and individual contact on academic and career goals in Child Development;

  • Meeting regularly with discipline/division peers and participating in discipline/division activities;

  • Developing curricular and instructional methodologies and strategies and participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning outcomes;

  • Serving on, participating in, and attending department, college, district committees, and local committees related to services and/or advocacy for children and families as needed;

  • Participating in required professional development pertaining to one's teaching assignment;

  • Participating in outreach activities and events with evening and weekend commitments;

  • Staying current with State regulations related to early childhood programs;

  • Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed; and

  • Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Masters 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

  • A bachelors in any of the above AND masters in social work, educational supervision, elementary education, special education, psychology, bilingual/bicultural education, life management/home economics, family life studies or family and consumer students;

    OR

  • A valid California Community College Credential;

    OR

  • The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).
All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.

Desirable Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated ability in teaching at the post-secondary level in child development/early childhood education;
  • Extent of background and specialized training/expertise in areas such as early childhood programs and practices, curriculum, early literacy, language acquisition, bilingual education, school readiness, mentoring, diversity/equity education;
  • Extent of teaching in preschool and infant-toddler programs;
  • Extent of experience with curriculum development at the post-secondary level;
  • Extent of experience and specialization with infant-toddler development;
  • Extent of experience advising students or staff on academic and/or career goals in the field of child development/early childhood education;
  • Demonstrated familiarity with career ladder models for early care and education personnel;
  • Experience in the development of programs and writing grant proposals;
  • Experience working with a diverse student population;
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and collegially with students, staff and colleagues;
  • Related work and professional experience;
  • Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
  • Willingness to examine and remediate ones instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
  • Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
  • Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth; and
  • Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.


Conditions of Employment:
177 duty days per year.

Salary and Benefits:
Salary is $57,320 $86,295 based on education and experience. A doctoral stipend of $2,082 is available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance. Employees are also members of the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS).

Selection Procedure:
Applications will be screened by Human Resources for completeness and to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement.From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement, a selection committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications then determine who will be invited to interview.The selection committee will rate responses to the interview questions, teaching demonstration, and writing prompt (if applicable). Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the recommended candidates. These candidates will be forwarded to the Vice President, Instruction and College President for final interviews.A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval.State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process. We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants.For more information, contact the Academic Human Resources Office, 1171 Fulton Street, Fresno, California, 93721, (559) 243-7100. For information on Fresno City College or State Center Community College District, visit our website at www.scccd.edu. Please refer to Position No. 2683.Submission of application and related materials is the applicants responsibility and must be submitted through the districts online applicant portal. The District reserves the right to re-advertise or to delay indefinitely the filling of a position if it is deemed that the applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available. All application materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for disqualification or discharge from employment.

Additional Information:
This is a full-time tenure track position. The District may fill one or more positions from this pool.

To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: www.scccd.edu

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About State Center Community College District
State Center Community College District is committed to lifelong learning and success for all students by providing accountable, accessible, innovative and quality educational programs and services that enable productive citizenship in a diverse, global society.
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