About the job

Job Description

This position is a temporary position.

Under the direction of an Administrator or designee, assist in the operation of a child care center for children; assist with providing a high quality child development program.

Essential Duties Summary

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:

• Assist in the implementation of a program of activities that contributes to the care, growth and development of children and enhances their growth, development and safety. (E)

• Assist Yuba College Early Childhood Education students in implementing activities for children in a laboratory environment as part of their instructional program; provide input to Early Childhood Education student progress as directed. (E)

• Assist small groups of children follow established schedule of developmentally appropriate activities. (E)

• Assist with providing a quality child care program; assist in the planning and development of the Program; prepare lesson plans; compile resources and materials. (E)

• Attend and contribute to staff meetings as required; prepare records and reports as directed. (E)

• Record attendance of children; assist in discussions with parents as requested. (E)

• Assist in maintaining and controlling inventory of instructional supplies.

• Perform custodial and maintenance duties as required to maintain a physical environment that conforms to applicable standards of health and safety.

• Oversee the operation of the Center independently in case of absences or emergencies. Perform related duties as assigned.

Please visit the class specification to review representative duties, minimum qualifications, desired qualifications, and other requirements of this position.

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Any combination equivalent to: sufficient course work to qualify for a Child Development Associate Permit

• Including at least twelve (12) core units in Early Childhood Education or equivalent courses

• And one year of experience in a child development program.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Child Development Associate Permit or equivalent.

• Appropriate First Aid and CPR certificates.

• California Child Care Provider Health and Safety Certificate (to be obtained within 30 working days from date of hire)

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

Please visit the class specification to review representative duties, minimum qualifications, desired qualifications, and other requirements of this position.

Salary Range

$23.98 - $27.81 / Per Hour (Steps 5 -11) Placement will be based on both the candidate's years of experience and educational qualifications.

Benefits Information

PART-TIME (less than .60 PTE): Part-time positions less than .60 PTE are not entitled to any District paid fringe benefits. The District does however; provide the employee prorated leaves including vacation, sick leave and paid holidays. Employees less than .50 PTE contribute to an Alternative Retirement System (Apple). Employees whose, PTE is between .50 and .60 contribute to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).

Special Instructions to Applicants

Note: This is an ongoing applicant pool.

Important Instructions:

• The Child Development Assistant position is classified as Part Time (.50 PTE – 12 Months), entails an average commitment of 20 hours per week.

• The work schedule is structured into daily four-hour shifts, spanning Monday through Friday, within the timeframe of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• This position requires sufficient course work to qualify for a Child Development Associate Permit including at least (12) twelve core units in Early Childhood Education or equivalent courses and (1) one year of experience in a child development program.

• To apply for this position, interested candidates are required to complete an online application, including submission of an EEO/Diversity Statement and unofficial transcripts through the People Admin application portal.

• Education Code §87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that he/she/they is free of active tuberculosis.

• As a condition of employment, the position you are applying for will require that you provide fingerprints to the local police department. The fees charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI for the fingerprint report is the employee’s responsibility.

• Fingerprint clearance must be received prior to the employee’s first day on the job.

• Sponsorship* *The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.