Description

Position Title:
Teacher, KOC

Position Type:
Regular

Hiring Range:

$28.03/hour to $30.83/hour; Compensation will be based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

Pay Frequency:
HourlyMust meet all requirements as a fully qualified preschool teacher per the Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, which includes a minimum of 12 Early Childhood Education Units (Including core units).

I. Purpose

This is a full-time twelve-month teaching position. The teacher is responsible for 8 to 16 children who are 10 weeks to 6 years old. This is a team teaching position and the Teacher works with the Director and other teachers to plan and implement an appropriate educational program by providing excellent childcare services to faculty, students, and staff of the university. This position will begin in January 2026.

II. Essential Responsibilities:

• Classroom curriculum development, teaching, and assessment.
• Collaborate in a team teaching situation that includes administration, teachers, assistants, and student aids.
• Administrative, supervisory, and operational duties necessary to maintain a quality early childhood program.
• Supervise and mentor Assistant Teachers and student staff within the KOC environment.
• Communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators on a daily basis.

III. Specific Duties:

Organizational

• Attend all faculty meetings/retreats/parent meetings/special programs
• Assist in complying with state licensing guidelines
• Attend pertinent KOC functions
• Support parent education and school/family partnerships
• Assist in planning and conducting KOC family/ teacher meetings
• Provide engaging environments for students
• Assist in the admissions process for students
• Participate in opportunities for professional growth and development. This includes professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
• Support the professional growth of an assistant teacher

Team Involvement

• Communicate and work cooperatively and respectfully with all team-members
• Participate in opportunities for professional growth and development
• Assist as needed in the process of hiring new KOC team-members
• Participate in the training, mentoring, supervision, and assessment of assistant teachers and student teachers including: Creating guidelines and determining the process for integrating assistants into an existing program
• Strive for classroom practices that are consistent with the KOC Program Philosophy
• Coordinate daily responsibilities with Assistant Teachers and Student Teachers

Classroom Practice

• Provide for the safety and well being of all children
• Provide a nurturing, engaging, and developmentally appropriate program for 8 to 16 students
• Uphold the philosophical guidelines of the KOC program including: Documenting student work, classroom practices, developing portfolios, developing and supporting a child-driven curriculum, and providing consistent practice between classrooms
• Communicate regularly with parents through written messages, conversation, and documentation
• Establish and maintain an engaging classroom environment that supports emerging work of students and all areas of children's development
• Create learning experiences that support an emergent and inquiry-based curriculum
• Partner and communicate effectively with parents
• Assess children's progress and prepare progress reports
• Schedule and conduct parent / teacher conferences
• Coordinate responsibilities with a team of teachers to develop consistent programing between classes
• Reflect on the work of children and teachers

IV. General Guidelines

• Recommends initiatives and implements changes to improve quality and services
• Identifies and determines cause of problems; develops and presents recommendations for improvement of established processes and practices
• Maintains contact with customers and solicits feedback for improved services
• Maximizes productivity through use of appropriate tools; planned training and performance initiatives
• Researches and develops resources that create timely and efficient workflow
• Prepares progress reports; informs supervisor of project status; and deviation from goals
• Ensures completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all operational functions
• Prepares and submits reports as requested and required
• Develops and implements guidelines to support the functions of the unit

Working Conditions

The unavoidable, externally imposed conditions under which the work must be performed, including the frequency and duration of occurrence of physical demands, environmental conditions, demands on one's senses and mental demands.

Physical Demands (The nature of physical effort leading to fatigue)

Caring for children can be physically demanding. The Teacher must be able to lift, push, pull or carry 50 pounds without assistance and/or have the ability to assess the weight in order to ask for necessary assistance or to determine a safer method of moving the load. Must be able to move with agility over and under children and objects; to get down to child's level by kneeling, sitting, crouching or stooping. This position requires sufficient hand eye coordination (vision correctable to 20/20), manual dexterity, sufficient visual acuity to recognize words, letters and numbers; speech and hearing ability to carry on conversations in person or over the phone. The Teacher will be expected to move about easily throughout the community with children. This may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, twisting, reaching, stooping and bending. The Teacher may come in contact with children who are ill and/or contagious, and must take precautions to ensure the health and safety of all children, parents, staff and themselves.

Sensory Demands (The nature of demands on the incumbent's senses)

The Teacher will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment, must be able to tolerate constant noises made by children such as crying, screaming, yelling and laughing. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and the Teacher will have to supervise all children at all times. The Teacher may experience smells associated with toileting and children who are ill.

Mental Demands (Conditions that may lead to mental or emotional fatigue)

Caring for children can be stressful. The Teacher must ensure that children are supervised at all times, respond to children sensitively and appropriately, and ensure that children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There may be a number of situations happening at once, and the Preschool Teacher must be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.

Qualifications:

Kids On Campus is a growth-oriented and collaborative learning community that is committed to our mission and core values. We are dedicated to providing an environment that acknowledges and supports each child's ability to construct an understanding of his or her world in a creative and intrinsically motivated fashion. The successful candidate must demonstrate passion for working with young children; possess a nurturing teaching style, high energy, and a desire to work collaboratively with a team of teachers.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's Degree.
• Understanding of a Constructivist/Play Based Approach and NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practice for young children.
• Minimum of 12 early childhood education units, California Associate Teacher Child Development Permit, or eligibility for a permit. A California Master Teacher Child Development Permit or California Teacher Child Development Permit is preferred.
• Minimum of one year of teaching experience with children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
• Degree in Early childhood Education or related field preferred.

Candidates for this position should submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a resume ; 3) a philosophy statement; and 4) a short description of a student project

Telecommute

Santa Clara University is registered to do business in the following states: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Illinois. Employees approved to telecommute are required to perform their work within one of these states.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity/Notice of Nondiscrimination

Santa Clara University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy or related conditions, reproductive health decision making, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. For a complete copy of Santa Clara University's equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity and Title IX website at https://www.scu.edu/title-ix/.

Clery Notice of Availability

Santa Clara University annually collects information about campus crimes and other reportable incidents in accordance with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. To view the Santa Clara University report, please visit the Campus Safety Services website. To request a paper copy please call Campus Safety at (408) 554-4441. The report includes the type of crime, venue, and number of occurrences.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Consistent with its obligations under the law, Santa Clara University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants who wish to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources ADA Team at hraccommodations@scu.edu or by phone at (408)554-5750.