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Early Learning Center Instructor
Auburn University


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Date Posted Jun. 25, 2024
Title Early Learning Center Instructor
University Auburn University
Auburn, AL, United States
Department Human Development and Family Science
Application Deadline Open until filled
Position Start Date Available immediately
 
 
  • Graduate Student
    Professional Staff
    Lecturer/Instructor
  • Childhood/Youth Education
    Education - General
 
 
Job Summary : This position will include being responsible for a group of preschool aged children from 11:30-4:00, Monday through Friday at the Auburn University Early Learning Center (ELC) ; working closely with the Early Child Development (ECD) Online student success coordinator and online ECD students to promote student success; coordination with workforce development for early care and education throughout Alabama along with Alabama Community Colleges to recruit students into the Early Child Development online degree completion program; and teaching online undergraduate courses in ECD. Additional ECD and ELC related tasks may be involved, as assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities include:
  • Plan and implement a curriculum for a group of preschool-aged (3-5) children consistent with developmentally appropriate early childhood education practice and in accordance with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accreditation standards.
  • Mentor and facilitate the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children through safe and structured environments.
  • Plan, implement, and evaluate a daily program which includes designing classroom arrangement for optimal learning and developing/planning materials and activities that facilitate active learning for the children.
  • Supervise the daily activities of preschool children and graduate and undergraduate students.
  • Communicate with and serve as a resource for parents on a daily basis, keeping them informed of daily progress of their child.
  • Participate in modeling best classroom practices for undergraduate students completing course requirements or internships.
  • Collaborate with community resource individuals such as therapists, specialists, and psychologists as needed.
  • Collaborate with workforce development programs that target early care and education across Alabama.
  • Build relationships with community college partners to create transfer agreements for early childhood students.
  • Communicate with potential students regarding ECD program requirements.
  • Teach 1-2 online undergraduate classes per year in the field of Early Child Development, as assigned by department head.
  • May perform other duties as assigned.
 
THE DEPARTMENT: The Department includes 32 faculty members (17 full-time, tenure-track and 15 non-tenure track focused on teaching, research or outreach work), 250 undergraduates, and 40 graduate students and offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees. It also administers Auburn University Marriage and Family Therapy Center which houses the MS, Marriage and Family Therapy program; the Auburn University Early Learning Center; the Harris Early Learning Center in Birmingham, AL; and the Family Child Care Partnerships program.

THE UNIVERSITY: Auburn University is a land-grant institution with a multicultural student enrollment of over 26,000. The University provides instruction in approximately 70 academic departments and maintains graduate research and public service programs. The University is located in the city of Auburn in east-central Alabama near several large metropolitan areas of Alabama and Georgia. To learn more about Auburn University, visit http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/facultyjobs/. Auburn University is understanding of and sensitive to the family needs of faculty, including dual-career couples.

 
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