Job Description
Early Childhood Program Specialist 2 Online applications must be received before 12:00am on: November 7, 2024
If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s): 256B-YN_CS_NPS - Early Childhood Program Specialist 2
Business Title: Early Childhood Program Specialist 2
Employee Type: Classified
Position Details: Summary of Duties: The Early Childhood Program Specialist 2 (ECPS2) assists in implementing the educational curriculum and the general operation of an infant, toddler, preschool, or school age classroom.
Responsibilities include: maintaining a safe, healthy, and developmentally appropriate learning environment, assisting in children assessments, assisting in planning, implementing and evaluating children activities, assisting in directing student staff and volunteers, assisting with record keeping, assisting in maintaining a classroom environment that meets child care licensing and accreditation standards; assisting in evaluating student staff; modeling appropriate nurturing and communication skills with children; and participating actively and positively as a team member with all center staff members.
The ECPS2 may temporarily assume leadership of the classroom in the absence of the Early Childhood Program Specialist 3.
Required Qualifications: One year of experience in an early childhood program and thirty quarter credit hours in early childhood development/education/special education; OR equivalent education/experience.
Associates degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Development OR Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education.
Must meet the required criteria of having 12 aligned college credits in ECE Core Competencies or a CDA (Child Development Associate) within 5 years of hire. See the following links for more information
Must meet and understand the requirements for the following:
- WAC 110-300-0120 Providing for personal, professional, and health needs of staff
- WAC 110-300-0105 Preservice requirements
Preferred Qualifications: - Associates degree in Child Development or Early Childhood Development OR Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education.
- Two (2) years experience with children in group child care setting.
- Knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices with young children.
- Experience working with infants/toddlers in an education or childcare setting
- Proven leadership skills.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills with parents, children and co-workers.
Additional Information: Area/College: College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS)
Department Name: Children's Center
City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164
Department Link: childrenscenter.wsu.edu
Monthly Salary: $3,167.00 - $4,194.00 | Range 36 | Steps A - M
Successful candidates typically begin at the beginning of the salary range and receive scheduled salary increment increases in accordance with WAC 357-28 .
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes: paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts.
For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for classified staff visit:
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Overtime Eligibility: Overtime eligible
FTE: 100%
This is a Permanent position. Posting Close Date: This position has been re-posted. Applicants must submit their completed application by November 6, 2024 at 11:59pm
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 , engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Application Instructions: External candidates, please upload all documents in the 'Resume/CV' section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of your application.
Required Documents: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application.
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter.
Time Type: Full time
Position Term: 12 Month
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu .
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