Child Development Associate (Temporary Assignment)

Child Development Associate (Temporary Assignment)

Ventura County Community College District


Salary: $24.28 Hourly

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: 2022-02631b

Location: Oxnard College (Oxnard CA), CA

Department: OC - Administrative Services

Closing:

Description

This recruitment is being conducted to fill a temporary assignment and not being conducted to establish an eligibility list from which regular appointments will be made, as such this recruitment may close at any time. Employees hired in this capacity are considered at will and do not accrue property interest in the assignment and are not eligible for benefits.
Applicants interested in temporary full-time are preferred, but this position can also be temporary part-time. Temporary position will last 2-3 months depending on need. And the preferred hours are 8:45 AM-5:45 PM or 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, plan, organize and evaluate learning experience for ECE students and for 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.


WHERE YOU'LL WORK

Oxnard College was founded in 1975 and is the newest of the three community colleges in the county. Set on 118 acres and located two miles from Pacific Ocean beaches, the college is easily accessible by the Ventura Freeway (Highway 101) or the Pacific Coast Highway.

The Oxnard College Child Development Center provides on-campus childcare and early childhood education to children between the ages of 2.9 years through 5 years and also serves as a model lab school for college students who are learning child-development-center to observe and work with children.

More information about Oxnard College can be found here: Oxnard College

More information about the Child Development Center can be found here:

Oxnard College Child Development Center

WHO WE ARE
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; basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement. The Ventura County Community College District recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promote academic excellence. This creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its students, employees, and the community it serves. With the understanding that a diverse community fosters multi-cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides role models for all students, the VCCCD is committed to recruiting and employing a diverse and committed group of faculty, staff, and administrators who are dedicated to the success of all college students.

We encourage candidates who are equity-minded to submit an application for employment. We are designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions committed to racial and socio-economic diversity as it reflects our communities and student populations. We actively seek to attract candidates who share this commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment 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, and/or physical or mental disability.

Representative Duties
Plan, organize and direct a daily curriculum including activities designed to promote physical, emotional, creative and cognitive development in infant/toddlers, pre-school and/or school age children. E

Provide information to and assist college students with techniques of working with individual and groups of children. E

Train student assistants; observe and evaluate student teacher activities; assist in developing effective adult child relationships. E

Work with small and large groups of children in a variety of age appropriate activities such as creative arts, mathematics, perceptual motor skills, science, language and social studies, both indoors and outdoors according to planned schedules. E

Assist children with hygiene procedures as necessary; observe and evaluate health needs of children and take appropriate action. E

Prepare instructional materials; work with director/supervisor to assign college students, student assistants, and volunteers to teaching areas and responsibilities; maintain a variety of records. E

Provide supervision and be a working role model to student assistants, observers, and ECE students. E

Attend staff meetings, parent conferences, orientations, and in-service training programs as assigned. E

Assure standards of safety, health and cleanliness of the center are maintained. E

Perform other duties as assigned.

E = Essential Duties

Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience
Any combination equivalent to:
Children's Center Permit plus two years experience working with an infant/toddler or preschool/children's program, OR Child Development Permit - Teacher Level.

Required Licenses and Permits

Children's Center Permit OR Child Development Permit - Teacher Level
Valid First Aid and CPR Certificates

Supplemental Information

Applications will be screened for evidence of the minimum qualifications and submitted to the hiring department as they are received, as such this recruitment may close at any time. Please include ALL employment you wish to be considered in the Employment Experience section of the application and complete all fields. Experience that is included in the resume but not in the Employment Experience section of the application will not be considered.

ACCOMMODATIONS:
Individuals with disabilities requiring reasonable accommodation in the selection process must inform the Ventura County Community College District Human Resources Department in writing no later than the filing date stated on the announcement. Those applicants needing such accommodations should document this request including an explanation as to the type and extent of accommodation needed to participate in the selection process.

DEGREE INFORMATION:
If a degree/coursework is used to meet minimum qualifications, an official copy of your transcripts will be required upon hire. If you have a foreign degree and the institution from which your degree was granted is not recognized as accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education, foreign transcript evaluation is required if the foreign degree/coursework is used to meet minimum qualifications. The foreign transcript evaluation must be included with your application materials. Visit the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the U.S. Department of Education to search for institutions that are recognized as accredited. If you need your transcripts evaluated, please review the list of agencies approved for foreign transcript evaluation (Download PDF reader). If applicable, an official copy of your foreign transcript evaluation will also be required upon hire.



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