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Teacher- Preschool
 Santa Barbara City College | |
sick time
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 United States, California, Santa Barbara | |
 Jul 12, 2025 | |
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Teacher- Preschool Salary: $63,129.00 - $76,932.00 Annually Job Type: Classified Staff Job Number: 166 Closing: 7/24/2025 11:59 PM Pacific Location: Santa Barbara, CA Department: Orfalea Early Learning Center Basic Functions Under the direction of the Director, provide care, supervision and learning activities with children enrolled at the Early Learning Center; plan and implement a variety of educational activities to meet the needs and interests of preschool children; provide appropriate modeling and verbal feedback to all ECE students in a lab center environment. Representative Duties ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Provide care, supervision and learning activities to preschool children enrolled at the Early Learning Center; develop and implement lesson plans; respond to a child's needs and problems in a patient, caring and sensitive manner. Planning and implementing a variety of educational activities, long term and weekly, to meet the needs and interests of preschool children and facilitate and enhance social, physical, emotional, creative, language, and cognitive growth. Provide appropriate modeling and verbal feedback to all ECE students in a lab center environment; observe and monitor progress of all ECE students. Assist children by answering questions, providing appropriate examples, emotional support, friendly attitude and general guidance; monitor, assess and report progress of children's performance and behavior; monitor, assess and adjust activities in response to children's needs. Observe and re-direct behavior of preschool children according to approved procedures; monitor children during outdoor activities; resolve child guidance problems in a proper and timely manner. Communicate with students, families, personnel and outside agencies to exchange information and resolve issues or concerns. Maintain a clean, safe, attractive and organized learning environment; assure the health and safety of children by following health and safety practices and procedures; clean, set up, and set out toys and instructional materials. Participate in a variety of other assigned activities such as preparing meals, answering telephones, performing laundry duties and setting up equipment for outdoor activities. Attend and participate in various meetings, conferences and in-services as assigned. Conduct a parent conference with each family twice per year OTHER DUTIES: Perform related duties as assigned. Education and Experience Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school supplemented by a minimum of 24 core units in Early Childhood Education, 16 units of General Education and 175 days of teaching young children in a licensed setting. Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic background of the student, community, and employee population. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
WORKING HOURS: Monday-Friday: 7:45 am- 4:45pm / Hour lunch break 10 months per year, plus fringe benefits; 6 month probation period. All work schedules and work assignments are subject to change based on the needs of the College. SALARY INFORMATION: The current salary schedule range for the Teacher- Preschool position is Salary Table 29 Range 28, $52,608 - 59,531. Nine step salary range continues to a maximum of $64,111. Initial placement based on experience with annual advancement to the next higher step. Knowledge and Abilities KNOWLEDGE OF: General principles, techniques, theories and practices of early childhood education and child development including proper care and discipline. Child guidance principles and practices. Safe practices in classroom and playground activities. Basic instructional methods and techniques. Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of assigned children. Basic subjects taught in schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language and reading. Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary. Classroom procedures and appropriate child conduct. Oral and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy. ABILITY TO: Provide care, supervision and learning activities to children enrolled at the Early Learning Center. Plan and implement a variety of educational activities to meet the needs and interests of preschool children and facilitate and enhance social, physical, emotional, creative, language, and cognitive growth. Oversee and assist children with classroom projects and assignments. Learn, interpret, apply and explain rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Learn policies and objectives of assigned Program and activities. Monitor, observe and report child behavior and progress according to approved policies and procedures. Monitor, assess and adjust activities in response to children's needs. Understand and follow oral and written instructions. Observe health and safety regulations. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others. WORKING CONDITIONS: ENVIRONMENT: Indoor and outdoor work environment. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate standard office and classroom equipment. Sitting or standing for extended periods of time. Seeing to read a variety of materials and monitor child activities. Hearing and speaking to exchange information. Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist children. Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally. HAZARDS: Potential for exposure to children's bodily fluids. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (Upon Offer of Employment):
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APPLICATION PROCESS REQUIRED APPLICATION DOCUMENTS: (The following required documents must be submitted electronically via the online application system.)
Additional Instructions: If you experience technical difficulties attaching any of your documents electronically, please contact Human Resources for instructions. If you do not have a scanner, there are commercial facilities available to assist you with this process. All required documents must be submitted with your electronic application by the application deadline or your application will be considered incomplete and will not be considered. Application Procedure: To be considered for this position, a complete online application including all required application documents (listed above) must be submitted via https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/sbccby the application deadline (please see instructions to applicants). It is important that the online District Application form (Item #1) be complete and specific to fully indicate the education, experience and other qualifications of the applicant. "See Resume" is not acceptable. If you apply for more than one position, copies of all the required documents must be attached separately for each position. Applications and all documents submitted become the property of SBCC and are retained electronically. Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: If you are selected for an interview and need special services or facilities to participate in the interview, please contact Human Resources. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Selection Procedure: SBCC is an equal opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, military and veteran status, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, consistent with applicable federal and state laws. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY - TITLE IX EMPLOYER To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/sbcc/jobs/4988856/teacher-preschool jeid-2a9d493ea0489c458b717d6c18236b19 | |