Teacher, Child Care

Austin Community College District; United States; On-site; USD 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

TRS/ORP participation

AD&D

Job summary

Austin Community College is seeking a Teacher, Child Care to provide lab and classroom support and instruction to children, students, and faculty. The role involves guiding lab students, planning curricula, and ensuring safety.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree and two years of teaching experience, plus background checks, OSHA training, and health assessments. ACC offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities in a community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Two years work experience as a teacher.
• Must complete state and FBI background checks, OSHA training, health assessment and TB test.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and guides child development students in lab/fieldwork.
• Plan and implement age-appropriate curriculum and activities.
• Conduct home visits and track children's development with assessments.
• Communicate with parents and provide feedback to students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Teaching

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Spreadsheet software

Word processing

Database software

Presentation software

Job description

Teacher, Child Care

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment.

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.

We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.

We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that: Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching; Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities; Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities; Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes; Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others; Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Job Description Summary

To provide lab and/or classroom support services and instruction to children, students, and faculty.

Duties and Tasks

1. Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions supervised.
2. Supervises and guide children's interactions, experiences, and activities, meeting their needs in all development and learning domains.
3. Models, oversees, and guides beginning, intermediate, and advanced child development students doing "lab"/"fieldwork" to gain practical experience teaching young children.
4. Tracks school attendance.
5. Writes and distributes information packets.
6. Provides oral and written feedback to students including mid-term and final evaluations for student practices.
7. Approves and oversees adult student projects conducted in the classroom; serves as coach and mentors for adult students applying knowledge and building skills.
8. Leads classroom teaching team including assistant teacher, part-time staff, and volunteers.
9. Plans and implements the curriculum by creating strategies and activities to target learning; determines long and short range age-appropriate teaching goals for individual students and groups; oversees and leads learning projects and activities; designs and leads off-site field trips.
10. Monitors and guides children's daily classroom activities and interactions. Provides for children's needs and teaches self-help skills such as toileting, hand washing, dressing, and feeding.
11. Schedules and conducts annual in-home visits; tracks children's development using assessment tool. Collects, formats, and interprets information relating to children's developmental progress; shares and uses information to plan with parents during bi-annual conferences.
12. Oversees and guides lab students doing classroom fieldwork: writes and updates information packets; tracks and reschedules lab students; provides oral and written feedback; approves classroom activities and projects. Oversees classroom fieldwork times and semester long classroom practicum experiences for advanced lab students.
13. Conducts indoor and outdoor safety checks, removing any hazardous objects or materials; sanitizes all surfaces, toys, and equipment.
14. Communicates with parents to share and exchange information relating to the child. Writes and posts weekly lesson plans; fills out attendance forms, daily activity charts, and individual education plans. Posts notes and reminders; writes and distributes classroom newsletters, calendars, and information packets.
15. Takes on the responsibilities of the director when delegated in charge of the center in his/her absence.
16. Other duties as assigned or required by director.

Knowledge

• Principals and practices of child development and early childhood education.
• Student assessment techniques and critique strategies.
• Safety practices and procedures as they related to a child care facility.
• Interpersonal skills using tact and diplomacy.
• First aid and CPR.
• Principles and practices of early child care program activities.

Skills

• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Maintaining an established work schedule, including evening hours.
• Assessing lab student's performance in the classroom.
• Designing, scheduling, and implementing learning activities and programs.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Providing early childhood educational programs.

Technology Skills

• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

• Two years work experience as a teacher.

Preferred Work Experience

• One year supervising teaching staff in an NAEYC accredited center.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree.

Special Requirements

• Required to successfully complete state and FBI criminal background checks, completion of OSHA blood borne pathogen training, and health assessment and TB test prior to employment.

Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Salary Range (PG 2) $47,840 - $51,189

Number of Openings: 1

Job Posting Close Date: October 8, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting. Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information. For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr. You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail]). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D. ACC does not participate in Social Security. ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only). Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Austin Community College (“ACC” or “College”) is an equal education and equal employment opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in employment at the college and access to its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), veteran status or military service, disability, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This includes the prohibition of discrimination, including harassment, against any employee, applicant for employment, student, or applicant for admission. ACC will take steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs.