Early Childhood Specialist (2 Positions)

Job Summary

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Early Childhood Specialist for Chabot College in Hayward, California. Under general supervision, perform a variety of duties involved in providing quality care and educational experiences for children enrolled at the Chabot College Childrens Center; plan and implement instructional and recreational activities appropriate for the developmental needs and skills of children enrolled at the Childrens Center; communicate effectively with parents, other staff members, and other professionals regarding health, safety, physical, social, emotional, and cognitive issues affecting each child; and ensure a safe, nurturing learning environment.

This is a grant/categorically funded position. Continuation of this position is contingent upon available funding on a year to year basis.

Representative Duties

1. Develop and implement curriculum in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Childrens Center and taking into consideration the needs and skills of the children; design and implement indoor and outdoor recreational and instructional activities that allow the optimum development of each child in the areas of social, emotional, physical, creative, and intellectual growth and provide each child with the pre-skills necessary for future academic and recreational success and satisfaction.
2. Instruct and supervise children involved in various Center activities including recreational and educational programs; provide a professional and nurturing environment; listen attentively to children; encourage childrens confidence and self-esteem; apply appropriate guidance and disciplinary actions; model appropriate social and emotional behavior.
3. Provide activities and settings in which children can develop a variety of skills including logical thought, short and long term memory, hand-eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills, creativity, spatial awareness, self-esteem, enhanced language and vocabulary acquisition, familiarity with technology, and enjoyment of stories, art, and music.
4. Encourage and develop socialization skills in children at the Center; encourage the development of self-help skills, empathy for others, accepting responsibility for ones actions, team spirit, and other appropriate behavior in different settings through modeling; provide appropriate activities that utilize socialization skills; create play scenarios to allow children opportunities to practice skills.
5. Maintain childrens health and safety at the Center; inspect playground for safety; monitor and convey potential health and safety hazards to appropriate staff; administer basic first aid and CPR as necessary; report accidents to supervisors and parents.
6. Model developmentally appropriate practices and monitor and provide guidance to lab students, volunteers, parents, and work-study students; read and approve ECD students activity plans and provide feedback to students; provide input into the evaluation of lab students.
7. Establish and maintain relationships with parents; welcome new families into the program, recognizing the parent as the childs first teacher; establish a partnership with parents; value parental input and enlist their cooperation; effectively communicate with parents regarding the development of their children.
8. Observe, record, assess, and evaluate each childs level of activity, performance, behavior, and stage of development and skill; utilize a variety of techniques to create a profile of each childs development and to evaluate/assess the effectiveness of the curriculum/program offered; communicate results of assessments effectively to parents, co-workers, and other related professionals on issues as necessary; schedule and participate in parent conferences; make home visits to each family per program guidelines.
9. Participate in the maintenance of each childs file including enrollment forms, medical forms, childs history, parent education or training forms, child and parents rights, child abuse reporting, emergency information, consent for medical treatment, accident and illness reports, home visit and conference reports, and any other required documents.
10. Monitor sign in/sign out sheets for children, students, and volunteers.
11. Maintain a variety of records including daily and monthly attendance sheets and daily health checks; prepare monthly data and attendance records for management staff.
12. Maintain a list of maintenance repairs and needed supplies and equipment.
13. Attend and participate in professional group meetings, conferences, and workshops; maintain awareness of new trends and developments in the field of early childhood education; incorporate new developments as appropriate.
14. Perform related duties as required.