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Job Description:
Context: The Patton College has four Core Values: 1) Preparing ethical and reflective leader-educators and human service professionals, 2) Lifelong learning, 3) Change agency and 4) Diversity.
At its core, the College is committed to serving a diverse student population that includes international and non-traditional students and to providing service to the region through professional engagement and collaboration.
We are looking for several candidates that will contribute to these goals, bring a strong commitment to teaching, and will work with colleagues within the College and Child Development Center to improve education.
The Assistant Professor of Instruction is a Teacher in a classroom at the Child Development Center.
They have responsibility of the classroom, coordinating activities and planning alongside a co-teacher, and mentoring Teacher Candidates.
Responsibilities:
· Teach and supervise young children from diverse backgrounds through planning, implementing, and reflecting on daily experiences alongside teaching team
· Interact with everyone with kindness, warmth, and an assets based perspective
· Use observational assessments, knowledge of child development, creativity, reflection, weekly classroom planning meetings and family input to develop emergent curriculum in the classroom
· Provide a safe, clean, organized, warm, stimulating classroom environment
· Assist children working through developmental skills and build classroom community
· Use Brigance screen two times each year with each child
· Follow the State of Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards
· Follow all ODJFS licensing rules, maintain attendance, tracking sheets, child portfolios, and classroom NAEYC portfolio
· Create Experience Journals and Documentation to make children’s learning visible using digital and paper formats
· Able to work with small groups and individual children while supervising the whole group.
· Able to prioritize and make appropriate quick decisions
· Develop strong relationships with families, encourage frequent/daily communication, meet with families at least twice a year and submit written conference reports
· Supervise, support, and assess sophomore Teacher Candidates with diverse backgrounds in the classroom daily
· Participate in the Center community, staff meetings and professional development days
· Attend and participate in Reggio Study Group Meetings, is a continual learner, and shares own learning or that of the children with others
Reflective and able to recognize one’s successes and areas for growth
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education or related field, must have degree in hand at time of appointment;
Experience working with and supervising young children;
Successful completion of FBI and BCI background checks and medical exam.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supervising Teacher Candidates;
Experience with Reggio Emilia Philosophy.
Planning Unit: Patton College of Education
Department: Child Development Center
Applicants may contact this person if they have questions about this position: Kristin Barron, mazzeo@ohio.edu
Employment Type: full-time term
QuickLink: 51626
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