Naugatuck Valley Community College 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, CT 06708 **This position is not remote**
Individual colleges within the Community College system provide child development centers, offering child care, child development, nutrition and related services for the pre-school children of students, staff and citizens of communities in their respective service areas. The colleges also offer academic programs in early childhood education. The child development centers provide the collateral function of serving as laboratories for practical experience by early childhood education students. Incumbents must possess proven ability to effectively work with a culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and student. They are expected to have excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams etc.)
Example of Job Duties: Under the direction of the Director of Child Development Center or other administrator, the Child Development Teacher is responsible for contributing to the development and care of children enrolled in the College’s Child Development Center through effective performance in these essential duties: Teaching the Center’s children. Accountable for providing age and developmentally appropriate learning experiences for assigned children in the College’s Child Development Center. Overseeing student teachers’ academic lab experience. Accountable for contributing to the practical experience of the College’s early childhood education students. Parent communications. o Accountable for communicating with parents about their children’s progress as well as about the services of the Center. Participating in Center administration.
Accountable for contributing to the effective management of the Center by participating in its administration. In addition to the accountabilities listed above, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of: Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies; Service on assigned committees and task forces; Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings. These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events. This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or an appropriately related field together with two or more years of experience in a related field; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.
Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: Early childhood education; Child development and learning principles and applications; Child care administration.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them for the responsibilities of this position and by providing appropriate references. Exceptions to the degree requirements may be made for compelling reason.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience with the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards and the Connecticut Documentation and Observation for Teaching Systems. Experience with NAEYC Accreditation and State of CT Early Childhood Education licensing. Experience within a laboratory school and/or with preservice teachers. Knowledge of and/or experience with the Reggio Emilia Approach. Two (2) or more years of experience teaching preschool children. Bilingual: English/Spanish or English/Albanian (reading/writing/speaking).
The mission of The Center for Early Childhood Education is to serve as an academic laboratory school for the NVCC Early Childhood Education department within a state-of-the-art early care and education program inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach.
The Center is an educational setting for toddler and preschool children and a laboratory school where student teachers are trained under the supervision of faculty and master teachers. We provide a developmentally appropriate program that is welcoming and inclusive of a full range of family lifestyles and cultural backgrounds. The curriculum provides an intellectually, socially and physically stimulating environment where children share a curiosity and openness to learning about the world.
The Center is a place where children and teachers co-construct learning in a hands-on, arts-based and nature-inspired classroom. Considered the “third teacher,” the environment is intentionally arranged to maximize the children’s curiosity and creativity. Collaborative learning fosters independence, higher-level thinking skills, social competence, language development, and self-regulation, consistently building on skills which prepare children for academic success throughout their school years.
Interactions between teachers and children are purposeful and reflective, in order to support children’s exploration, self-expression, and discovery. Holistic assessment is based on the variety of ways that children represent their understanding and questions, also known as The Hundred Languages of Children.
The use of the Project Approach allows children to explore all domains of learning in the context of in-depth exploration of a topic, inspired by the children’s interests.
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