Child Development Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Clovis Community College

State Center Community College District; Clovis (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

State Center Community College District invites applications for a Part-Time Child Development Instructor at Clovis Community College. The role requires delivering child development coursework with lab components on campus and at offsite locations.

Responsibilities include curriculum development, student advising, and active participation in college committees. Emphasis on equity-minded practices and serving a diverse student population is essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in child development, early childhood education, human development, or related field with a specialization in child development/early childhood education.
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the above and a master’s degree in social work, educational supervision, elementary education, special education, psychology, etc.
• California Community College Credential or equivalent education/experience.
• Evidence of equivalency processes and eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Teach a variety of child development/early childhood courses with lecture and lab components.
• Develop curricula, instructional methodologies and strategies.
• Advise students on academic and career goals in Child Development.
• Meet regularly with discipline/division peers.
• Participate on advisory and campus-wide committees.
• Participate on local committees related to services for children and families.
• Engage in outreach activities including evening and weekend commitments.
• Stay current on state regulations related to early childhood programs.
• Duties may include assignments in various instructional settings including evening, weekends, online or off campus.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum development

Advising students

Diversity & equity education

Education

Master’s degree in child development/early childhood

Bachelor’s degree in related field + Master’s in a relevant area

California Community College Credential

Equivalency (equivalent education/experience)

Job description

Child Development Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Clovis Community College

Title Child Development Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Clovis Community College

Campus Location

Campus Location Clovis Community College

Start Date

Essential Functions of Position

The ideal candidate will share Clovis Community College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. We currently enroll over 10,000 students of which 38% are Latinx, >1% are American Indian/Alaska Native, 8% are Asian, 3% are Black/African American, 42% are White, and 6% are multiracial. CCC 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 information systems, on the Clovis Community College campus and at offsite community campus locations. Duties includes:

• Teaching a variety of child development/early childhood education courses which include lecture and lab components and large group instruction.
• Developing curricula, instructional methodologies and strategies.
• Advising students in both group and individual contact on academic and career goals in Child Development.
• Meeting regularly with discipline/division peers.
• Participating on advisory and campus-wide committees.
• Participating on local committees related to services and/or advocacy for children and families.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Participation in outreach activities and events with evening and weekend commitments;
• Staying current on State regulations related to early childhood programs; and
• Duties may include assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening, weekends, online or off campus; and otherwise fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned master’s degree 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 bachelor’s degree in any of the above AND a master’s degree 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
  
• 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 practices within the classroom.

Desirable Qualifications

• Ability in teaching at the post¬secondary level in child development/early childhood education;
• Background and specialized training/expertise in areas such as child growth and development, early intervention/children with challenging behaviors, diversity/equity education;
• 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 working with students of various cultural and linguistic backgrounds;
• 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 re-mediate one’s 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;
• Knowledge of student success models/orientation programs designed to improve student success and retention;
• Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals; and
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff.

Salary and Benefits

Starting rates are $45.49 – $61.78 for lecture and $38.67 – $52.55 for lab Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.

Selection Procedure

The selection and hiring process will be explained by the hiring department if the candidate is extended an opportunity to interview.

Additional Information

Additional Information about the Position

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*)

• * At the time of application, are your qualifications/degree(s) listed on your transcripts written EXACTLY as stated in the Minimum Qualifications section of the job announcement? NOTE: If not, you must answer yes when asked if you would like to petition for equivalency (next question).
  • Yes
  • No
• * Would you like to petition for equivalency based on your education and/or experience including knowledge and skills gained from informal activities?NOTE: If your qualifications do not exactly match the minimum qualifications stated in the job announcement and you fail to petition for equivalency, your application will be considered incomplete.
  • Yes
  • No
• If yes, please describe your exceptional experiences, backgrounds or degrees which would be equivalent to the stated degree(s) or experience requirements.

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Do you possess degree(s) earned from an institution outside of the United States? NOTE: If yes, you will be required to upload an evaluation service assessment (foreign transcript evaluation). A list of some available assessment agencies can be found at www.ed.gov under the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Academic Credentials section. Please upload under Optional Evaluation Service Assessment. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application.
  • Yes
  • No

Required Documents

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Transcripts (Unofficial copies accepted - must indicate conferred degree(s) that support the minimum qualifications)
• Letter of Interest

Optional Documents

• Certificates
• Licenses
• List of Professional References
• Evaluation Service Assessment (Foreign Transcript Evaluation)
• Additional Documents
• Letters of Recommendation