Associate Teacher/Part-time Faculty

Associate Teacher / Part‑time Faculty Department: Early Childhood Education Lab School Palomar College Date Opened: 05/18/2026 Close Date: 05/18/2028 Salary Initial Placement Hourly Rate: $18.50 For salary and placement information, visit and use the links in the Early Childhood Education Center (ECE) LabSchool section. Benefits For information about part‑time faculty health benefits, visit Part‑time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans: CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System) APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part‑Time Limited‑Service Employees) Minimum Qualifications To be eligible for this position, you must meet and provide evidence of the following minimum qualifications: Experience Required: At least 50 days (three or more hours per day within two years) in a childcare setting. Preferred: Six months of experience working with young children in a childcare setting. Education Required: 12 units in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university, including child growth and development, child, family and community, and at least one program/curriculum class. Preferred: An additional six to 12 units in Child Development or Early Childhood Education from an accredited college or university, including infant/toddler, curriculum, guidance, and/or health/safety/nutrition. Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credential evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at Diversity Statement Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values, including access to education for everyone and fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging. All positions require cultural competency which includes sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff. Palomar College is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). #J-18808-Ljbffr The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.