Child Development Associate (110-24)

Job Summary

Job Summary

The person in this position works under general supervision to observe and control the behavior of students and non-students; to provide for the supervision and protection of students, personnel, property and equipment on a school campus. Primary responsibilities of the position are to: - Assists with the development and implementation of a program, working plan and schedule which meets the needs of the preschoolers and their families; implements a culturally and linguistically appropriate learning environment for preschoolers; - Assists with planning, implementing and evaluating indoor and outdoor environments, activities and routines in the following curricular areas: art, literature and language, dramatic play, water/sand play, blocks and construction, manipulatives, puzzles and games, music, computers, and science; - Substitutes for the Child Development Specialist in his/her absence by carrying out all programmatic instructional plans and routines; supervises children in the classroom, on the playground, on the school campus, on field trips, when entering and leaving the center, and during fire and earthquake drills; - Understands child development and the needs of the developing preschool child; assists teach with development assessment, learning goals and objectives of all children; implements activities to facilitate each child's attainment of his/her specific goals and objectives; - Assists in developing and implementing conflict management and problem solving strategies with children; implements positive discipline techniques at all times;

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Requirements / Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE - A Child Development Associate Teacher Permit is required. Those candidates with equivalent coursework in child development and preschool experience must be willing to make an application to the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing for the required permit.

• Possession of a valid and appropriate California Driver's License

• Pediatric CPR and pediatric first aid certificates.

Comments and Other Information

The written test will be given Friday, April 26, 2024 at 9:15 am or 2:15 pm (picture ID required). Late arrivals will not be admitted for testing. No cell phones, no calculator.

Application and information may be obtained from Moorpark Unified School District, 5297 Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 378-6300 or at mrpk.org. Current employees working in a different job classification and desiring to make application for a vacant position should complete and submit an Application for Classified Employment to the Personnel Office prior to the posted deadline. An employee requesting to transfer from one work site to another work site in the same job classification, must complete and submit a classified Request for Transfer to the Personnel Office prior to the deadline.

Outside applicants will also be considered. The Moorpark Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying and sexual harassment based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, marital status, parental status, family status, pregnancy status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other specified characteristic such as hairstyles or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in all educational programs, school related or school sponsored activities, school attendance or employment policies which may have an impact or create a hostile environment at school as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Equity in Higher Education Act, and other applicable laws and regulations. For questions or concerns regarding discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying or sexual harassment, please contact the District's Discrimination, Equity, and Title IX Compliance Officers: Dr.

Jane Wagmeister, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services, jwagmeister@mrpk.org, or Dr. Cathrine Lasure, Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services, clasure@mrpk.org, 5297 Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA 93021, (805) 378-6300. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY: Special arrangements for the applicant and testing process for individuals with a disability can be made by informing the Moorpark Unified School District's Personnel Department in writing no later than the filing date stated on this announcement.

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