Minimum Requirements |
Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 1. Masterâ™s Degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development from an accredited institution. 2. Three years of experience teaching young children (birth â“ age 8) in a licensed early childhood setting. 3. Experience with use of computer-based instruction, such as: distance learning, learning management software (Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Angel, etc.), and/or modularized courseware. Ability to apply such knowledge to teaching. 4. Evidence of current CA/NR (child abuse and neglect) clearance from Michigan Department of Human Services or ability to obtain prior to hire. 5. Must be able to pass a national criminal background check (fingerprint), per the State of Michigan, prior to hire. 6. Evidence of continuing professional development in early childhood and/or special education, and in teaching. 7. Must be able to demonstrate evidence of successful teamwork in a professional environment. 8. Must be able to lift 50 pounds (size of a pre-school child). 9. Understanding of and commitment to community college teaching, mission and philosophy. 10. Innovative, flexible and positive teaching style and understanding the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. 11. Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. 12. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. 13. Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. 14. Technology Skills: Ability to integrate computer applications into teaching. 15. Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and college objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain collegial relationships with students, peers, staff, and administrators; skill in oral and written communication.
A foreign degree must be certified, at the candidateâ™s expense, by a professional evaluation service.
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Additional Desirable Qualifications |
Additional Preferred Qualifications: 1. Bachelorâ™s degree in Early Childhood Education, Special Education, or Child Development from an accredited institution. 2. Recent teaching experience in the early childhood field at the college level (minimum of 5 classes within the past 3 years). 3. Two years full-time experience in an administrative position in a licensed early childhood setting. 4. Graduate coursework in special education and/or elementary education.
Unique Aspects of Job: Fast-paced environment interacting with multi-cultural students with varied educational backgrounds. This position is in a program that receives funding from the Perkins grant; therefore, incumbents must maintain necessary credentials as a condition of employment. The faculty in this position will be required to teach multiple online and/or hybrid courses, and must be willing to travel to extension sites or alternate locations for hybrid courses and site visits.
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Physical Requirements/Working Conditions |
Physical Requirements: 1. The employee must be able to move about 2/3 of the time and be stationary about 1/3 of the time. S/he is required to be mobile around campus for participant involvement/activities. 2. S/he must be able to converse with individuals on a regular basis with the ability to read, analyze, and interpret their needs via phone conversations, face-to-face conversations, or written documentation. 3. The employee must be able to utilize all programs on a computer independently and efficiently (particularly the internet, Word, and the student database). 4. S/he must be able to present information in an instructional setting and respond to questions from groups. 5. If applicable, must be able to tolerate frequent exposure to a wide variety of chemicals which are common to the industry. Must be able to handle and mix chemicals properly and safely; and wear appropriate gloves and other personal protective equipment.
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