Child Development Instructor

About This Role

This role is for a part-time Child Development Instructor for the Kern Community College District, responsible for teaching child development courses and supporting student learning.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an innovative teaching, learning and service environment
• Effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals
• Develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities
• Participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Maintain subject matter currency
• Assess student learning outcomes
• Explore new technologies that would benefit the program

Requirements

• 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 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 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
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

* Required skills