Assistant Professor, Child Development
Apply NowCompany: San Bernardino Community College District
Location: San Bernardino, CA 92404
Description:
Salary: $69,840.83 - $106,092.46 Annually
Location : San Bernardino, CA
Job Type: Academic Full-Time Tenure Track
Job Number: 2425-01469
Department: Child Development
Opening Date: 02/28/2025
Closing Date: 3/23/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Work Schedule: Varies
HR Recruiter: Gustavo Chavez - guchavez@sbccd.edu
Work Days/Year: 175
Mission Statement: San Bernardino Valley College provides innovative instructional programs and cohesive student services to support the educational goals of a culturally diverse community of learners by engaging in continuous improvement and actively working towards an antiracist culture to foster an environment of meaningful learning and belonging for our students, employees, and the community.
Job Description
San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students identifying themselves as either African-American/Black or Latinx. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are seeking individuals to join our Child Development department that are fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.
This posting is to fill one (1) full-time, tenure track position teaching in the Child Development department.
Summary Description:
Under the direction of the Dean of Social Sciences, Human Development, and Kinesiology & Health, the faculty member will: teach a full contract load of courses in the department of Child Development, participate in curriculum development, serve on division, college and district committees as necessary to maintain and improve the instructional programs, and participate in appropriate professional development and other divisional activities. Faculty positions may require work to be performed during evenings and/or weekends.
We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:
The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classificationTeach courses in child development Mentor and teach a diverse student population in face-to-face, online, and hybrid modalities Prepare and evaluate all class assignment and examinations Maintain and submit accurate student records in a timely manner Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours Participate in college professional or shared governance committees and in departmental activities such as maintaining course outlines, program review, accreditation, other curricular development, etc Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics Perform related duties as assigned, including timely compliance with administrative responsibilities and College, Division, and Department policies Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreements, and general institutional needs
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Master's in child development, early childhood education, human development, home economics/ family and consumer studies with a specialization in child development/early childhood education or educational psychology with a specialization in child development/early childhood education
OR
Bachelor's in any of the above
AND
Master's in social work, educational supervision, elementary education, special education, psychology, bilingual/bicultural education, life management/home economics, family life studies or family and consumer studies
OR the equivalent.
Desired QualificationsA minimum of three (3) full years teaching experience at the community college level 2 years experience working in an early childhood center Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, college administration, intercollegiate athletic coaches and various on campus and off-campus constituencies.
Physical Demands and Working Environment
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 25 pounds; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction
Employment Requirements
Special Instructions:
To be considered a qualified applicant, interested persons must submit ALL of the following documents:
1. Completed San Bernardino Community College District online application. (Do not state "See Resume" on the application form.) Determination of applicants meeting minimum requirements will be based upon information provided in the SBCCD application. Resumes will be reviewed by the committee only after information satisfying minimum requirements have been listed in the SBCCD application. Paper applications will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
2. A resume summarizing your educational and professional experience.
3. A cover letter explaining how your experience and background demonstrates that you meet the minimum requirements for the position stated in the posting.
4. Teaching Philosophy of your beliefs about teaching and learning. The statement or description should include examples of how you put your beliefs into practice by including concrete examples of what you do or anticipate doing in the classroom.
5. Unofficial transcripts that show you meet the minimum educational requirement(s) for the position. Only transcripts showing the awarded minimum required degree or higher degree will be accepted. Transcripts must be legible. Transcripts must be from a US accredited institution. Transcripts from outside the US must include an official evaluation for equivalency. Copies of diplomas will not be accepted in lieu of transcripts if the position requires a degree. Official Transcripts will be required upon hire. If possible, please highlight the area indicating the degree name/major and date the degree was awarded or conferred.
All interested parties must apply through the SBCCD employment website to be considered a qualified applicant.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:
Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's
You have medical, dental and vision plans from which to choose coverage. You may cover yourself, spouse or domestic partner and eligible children. Coverage is effective on the first of the calendar month following your date of hire.
HEALTH CARE
Medical Benefits - You may choose between five medical plans:
CASH IN LIEU BENEFIT
The district offers a taxable $250 monthly stipend to a benefits eligible employee who waives medical coverage under SBCCD's group plan because that employee has other group coverage (e.g., a spouse's plan, parents' plan, or other employer's plan).
LIFE INSURANCE
Term Life and Accidental, Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance - The district provides a $50,000 basic term life insurance policy and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy. The district pays the full cost of this coverage. Coverage is automatic and effective on the first of the month after your date of hire. Employees are also provided opportunity to enroll in optional term life and AD&D policies for themselves as well as spouse/domestic partner and children.
VOLUNTARY BENEFIT PLANS
The district partners with American Fidelity to administer the district's voluntary benefit plans which include:
PRE-TAX RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN - As a district employee, you have two voluntary retirement savings plans available to you, which allow you to invest pre-tax dollars to supplement your CalPERS Retirement Plan benefit. They are a 403(b) plan or 457(b) plan.
You may participate in one or both of the plans. Each is governed by a different section of the IRS Code resulting in different rules and provisions. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is the districts third party administrators for all retirement savings plans.
RETIREMENT PLANS
CalPERS Retirement Plan - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides lifetime benefits based on members' years of service, age, and final compensation. Full-time employees in non-academic positions appointed for at least six months, or part-time employees working at least 50% and appointed for at least one year, are automatically enrolled in the CalPERS retirement plan. Depending on hire and/or membership date, employees are placed in one of two membership categories: Classic or PEPRA. For more information on CalPERS:
Classic Membership Retirement Formula Employee Contribution %
CalPERS member prior to 1/1/13 2% at age 55 7% of base bay
PEPRA Membership
CalPERS member on or after 1/1/13 2% at age 62 7% of base pay
CalSTRS Retirement Plan - The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides lifetime benefits based on a member's years of service, age and final compensation. Full-time employees appointed to academic positions are automatically enrolled in the CalSTRS retirement plan. Depending on hire and/or membership date, employees are placed in one of two membership categories.
Retirement Formula Employee Contribution %
CalSTRS member prior to 1/1/13 2% at age 60 10.25% of base bay
CalSTRS member on or after 1/1/13 2% at age 62 10.205% of base pay
01
Describe your experience teaching at the community college level; make sure to indicate length of time.
02
Describe your experience working in an early childhood center; make sure to indicate length of time.
03
Describe your experience working with students, faculty, staff, college administration, intercollegiate athletic coaches and various on campus and off-campus constituencies; make sure to indicate length of time.
Required Question
Location : San Bernardino, CA
Job Type: Academic Full-Time Tenure Track
Job Number: 2425-01469
Department: Child Development
Opening Date: 02/28/2025
Closing Date: 3/23/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Work Schedule: Varies
HR Recruiter: Gustavo Chavez - guchavez@sbccd.edu
Work Days/Year: 175
Mission Statement: San Bernardino Valley College provides innovative instructional programs and cohesive student services to support the educational goals of a culturally diverse community of learners by engaging in continuous improvement and actively working towards an antiracist culture to foster an environment of meaningful learning and belonging for our students, employees, and the community.
Job Description
San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students identifying themselves as either African-American/Black or Latinx. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are seeking individuals to join our Child Development department that are fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.
This posting is to fill one (1) full-time, tenure track position teaching in the Child Development department.
Summary Description:
Under the direction of the Dean of Social Sciences, Human Development, and Kinesiology & Health, the faculty member will: teach a full contract load of courses in the department of Child Development, participate in curriculum development, serve on division, college and district committees as necessary to maintain and improve the instructional programs, and participate in appropriate professional development and other divisional activities. Faculty positions may require work to be performed during evenings and/or weekends.
We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:
- Advocate for students and have a student-centered approach to education
- Have a commitment to equity and social justice
- Understand the importance of educations being held accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.
- Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility
- Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference
- Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive
- Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues and the surrounding community for equity-related initiatives.
The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Master's in child development, early childhood education, human development, home economics/ family and consumer studies with a specialization in child development/early childhood education or educational psychology with a specialization in child development/early childhood education
OR
Bachelor's in any of the above
AND
Master's in social work, educational supervision, elementary education, special education, psychology, bilingual/bicultural education, life management/home economics, family life studies or family and consumer studies
OR the equivalent.
Desired Qualifications
Physical Demands and Working Environment
The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight up to 25 pounds; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.
Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction
Employment Requirements
Special Instructions:
To be considered a qualified applicant, interested persons must submit ALL of the following documents:
1. Completed San Bernardino Community College District online application. (Do not state "See Resume" on the application form.) Determination of applicants meeting minimum requirements will be based upon information provided in the SBCCD application. Resumes will be reviewed by the committee only after information satisfying minimum requirements have been listed in the SBCCD application. Paper applications will not be accepted. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
2. A resume summarizing your educational and professional experience.
3. A cover letter explaining how your experience and background demonstrates that you meet the minimum requirements for the position stated in the posting.
4. Teaching Philosophy of your beliefs about teaching and learning. The statement or description should include examples of how you put your beliefs into practice by including concrete examples of what you do or anticipate doing in the classroom.
5. Unofficial transcripts that show you meet the minimum educational requirement(s) for the position. Only transcripts showing the awarded minimum required degree or higher degree will be accepted. Transcripts must be legible. Transcripts must be from a US accredited institution. Transcripts from outside the US must include an official evaluation for equivalency. Copies of diplomas will not be accepted in lieu of transcripts if the position requires a degree. Official Transcripts will be required upon hire. If possible, please highlight the area indicating the degree name/major and date the degree was awarded or conferred.
All interested parties must apply through the SBCCD employment website to be considered a qualified applicant.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:
- Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
- Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
- Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
- Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).
Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's
You have medical, dental and vision plans from which to choose coverage. You may cover yourself, spouse or domestic partner and eligible children. Coverage is effective on the first of the calendar month following your date of hire.
HEALTH CARE
Medical Benefits - You may choose between five medical plans:
- Anthem Blue Cross Select HMO (offered at no cost)
- Anthem Blue Cross California Care HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross PPO
- Kaiser Permanente $10 HMO
- Kaiser Permanente $30 HMO
- DeltaCare USA HMO (offered at no cost)
- Delta Dental PPO.
CASH IN LIEU BENEFIT
The district offers a taxable $250 monthly stipend to a benefits eligible employee who waives medical coverage under SBCCD's group plan because that employee has other group coverage (e.g., a spouse's plan, parents' plan, or other employer's plan).
LIFE INSURANCE
Term Life and Accidental, Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance - The district provides a $50,000 basic term life insurance policy and $50,000 of basic accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) policy. The district pays the full cost of this coverage. Coverage is automatic and effective on the first of the month after your date of hire. Employees are also provided opportunity to enroll in optional term life and AD&D policies for themselves as well as spouse/domestic partner and children.
VOLUNTARY BENEFIT PLANS
The district partners with American Fidelity to administer the district's voluntary benefit plans which include:
- Disability insurance
- Cancer insurance
- Accident insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
PRE-TAX RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN - As a district employee, you have two voluntary retirement savings plans available to you, which allow you to invest pre-tax dollars to supplement your CalPERS Retirement Plan benefit. They are a 403(b) plan or 457(b) plan.
You may participate in one or both of the plans. Each is governed by a different section of the IRS Code resulting in different rules and provisions. SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is the districts third party administrators for all retirement savings plans.
RETIREMENT PLANS
CalPERS Retirement Plan - The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides lifetime benefits based on members' years of service, age, and final compensation. Full-time employees in non-academic positions appointed for at least six months, or part-time employees working at least 50% and appointed for at least one year, are automatically enrolled in the CalPERS retirement plan. Depending on hire and/or membership date, employees are placed in one of two membership categories: Classic or PEPRA. For more information on CalPERS:
Classic Membership Retirement Formula Employee Contribution %
CalPERS member prior to 1/1/13 2% at age 55 7% of base bay
PEPRA Membership
CalPERS member on or after 1/1/13 2% at age 62 7% of base pay
CalSTRS Retirement Plan - The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) is a defined benefit retirement plan that provides lifetime benefits based on a member's years of service, age and final compensation. Full-time employees appointed to academic positions are automatically enrolled in the CalSTRS retirement plan. Depending on hire and/or membership date, employees are placed in one of two membership categories.
Retirement Formula Employee Contribution %
CalSTRS member prior to 1/1/13 2% at age 60 10.25% of base bay
CalSTRS member on or after 1/1/13 2% at age 62 10.205% of base pay
01
Describe your experience teaching at the community college level; make sure to indicate length of time.
02
Describe your experience working in an early childhood center; make sure to indicate length of time.
03
Describe your experience working with students, faculty, staff, college administration, intercollegiate athletic coaches and various on campus and off-campus constituencies; make sure to indicate length of time.
Required Question