Part-Time Early Childhood Education Assistant

Posting Details

Position Information


Posting Number
20111180-2


Job Title
Part-Time Early Childhood Education Assistant


Pay Rate
$17-18 dollars per hour


Job Category
Staff


Department
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Position Summary Information


Job Description Summary


This position will be assisting in the design of preschool
observation/clinical hour tracking and placement, coordinating times and tracking purposes and
outcomes. Will help perform research in order to best utilize the preschool-lab and increase
opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's Degree
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience in childcare and/or school settings, communicating with staff

Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assist in the development and maintenance of partnerships with childcare centers and public/private school programs to facilitate the placement and tracking of SMC students completing clinical hours in alignment with course requirements.
• Coordinate clinical placement schedules and maintain records related to placement activities, outcomes, and student progress.
• Support the ongoing analysis of clinical placements and clinical hour requirements to ensure students are engaged in meaningful and effective field experiences.
• Assist the Education Department by reviewing and updating projects, organizing student records, and monitoring program requirements.
• Support communication, planning, and coordination of Advisory Board meetings.
• Facilitate communication with articulating bachelor's degree programs, including coordinating on-campus presentations and guest speaking engagements during designated class times.
• Collaborate with Career Development to coordinate hiring fairs, workshops, and other career-related opportunities, as well as assist with posting employment opportunities from community partners.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor. The duties listed above are intended to describe the primary functions of the position and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Physical Requirements


Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

1. The physical activity of this position.
A. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching
on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
B. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
C. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
D. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
E. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
F. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
G. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving
from one work site to another.
H. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
I. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
K. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position.
Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force
frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision.
The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and
thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position.
A. The employee is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
B. The employee is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

Close Date
06/21/2026


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