Assistant Professor - Child Development & Community Liaison
Assistant Professor - Child Development and Community Liaison
Job Summary
The Assistant Professor of Child Development and Community Liaison will teach child development classes and ensure the quality of field placements for students working in lab and intern settings.
The CHLD Assistant Professor and Community Liaison will...
1. Teach child development courses that require community lab placements. (60%)
a. Mentor and monitor all students placed in lab settings.
b. Ensure current MOUs and placement sites meet accreditation standards, in collaboration with the CHLD Program Coordinator.
2. Coordinate and lead student internship program. (40%)
a. Mentor and monitor all students placed as student interns
b. Ensure current MOUs and placement sites meet accreditation standards, in collaboration with the CHLD Program Coordinator
c. Conduct all training and orientations for interns
d. Coordinate support between TCC Child Development program, BTG scholarship office, and community placement site.
For full consideration, please apply by March 4th, 2022.
Essential Duties
1. Engage in equity-minded practices that cultivate respect and understanding of individual differences.
2. Design and deliver student learning experiences and assess student progress.
3. Provide constructive and timely communication with students and colleagues.
4. Guide and mentor students in and outside the classroom to promote their success.
5. Collaborate with colleagues to promote learning and professional growth.
6. Engage in ongoing professional growth and development.
7. Serve the college and community as an active contributing professional.
Minimum Qualifications
One of the following:
Master's degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or Human Development and Family Science.
OR
Master's degree in adult education, with ample undergraduate hours in education/child development, in addition to considerable experience working in the field of early childhood and experience observing or mentoring students.
Philosophy compatible with that of an urban community college.