Instructor, Early Childhood Program

This is a full-time, 11-month contract position beginning August 1, 2025, in the Early Childhood Education program. Primary duties are course instruction in both face-to-face and asynchronous/synchronous (virtual) class formats and field experience supervision. Some travel is required to visit students in field experience sites and advising at other MACC locations.

The full compensation package includes excellent benefits such as health insurance (employee coverage paid by MACC); life, dental, vision, long and short-term disability, accident, critical illness and other insurance options; paid holidays; sick leave; defined benefit retirement plan through the Public School Retirement System of Missouri (PSRS); and more.

All candidates must submit a completed online application at our website:https://www.macc.edu/jobs/

A cover letter, resume, transcripts, and any other relevant documents should be uploaded with the application. Review of applications will begin immediately.

• Master’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Care and Education, or a related field (e.g. M.S. in Developmental Psychology) with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours of courses specific to early childhood education and development, required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience working with children birth to five years of age in group settings.
• Available to teach at two campuses and travel throughout northeast Missouri for other responsibilities.
• Flexibility to teach evening classes and complete lab supervision visits according to the students’ schedules.
• Sound computer proficiency required. Distance education teaching experience preferred.
  
  

Responsibilities

In addition to the responsibilities outlined in the general faculty job description found below, the Early Childhood Education Instructor will also:

• Teach 15 credit hours of Early Childhood Education courses with one field placement supervision in each semester.
• Lead collaboration with adjunct instructors teaching the same classes.
• Review and revise common syllabi for courses taught each semester based on feedback from other instructors, students and the ECE Director.
• Assist with course revisions, including rubrics for major assignments, final assessments, selection of textbooks and other resource materials.
• Coordinate, supervise, assess, and revise field experiences, including establishing partnerships with community sites.
• Conduct first semester CDA practice observations.
• Assist in writing and revision of program-related handbooks.
• Advise ECE students for field placement.
• Assist in selection or development of CDA equivalent competency assessments.
• Monitor and maintain portions of ECE Department Canvas page
• Participate in ECE Advisory Committee.
• Attend Early Childhood meetings as assigned.
• Co-facilitate orientation meetings for Cooperating Teachers and Directors at field experience sites.
• Co-facilitate orientation meetings for students before their first field experience.
• Submit course grade reports at the end of each semester for course assessment data
• Review students’ Professional Portfolios and validate for essential skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Early Childhood Education, the Dean of Workforce Development and Technical Education, or as designated by the President.
  
  

Teaching and Instruction

• Teach classes assigned by the administration which could include but are not restricted to day, evening, dual credit, distance education, or any campus location;
• Provide effective instruction that encompasses active and meaningful learning activities and frequent and timely feedback to students regarding their progress;
• Develop course curriculum, materials/handouts, lectures, and labs, and update regularly to ensure relevancy and currency;
• Select required course resources and textbooks, working in conjunction with other faculty as appropriate, and provide this information to the appropriate dean’s office;
• Utilize course-adopted textbook(s) and/or course resources;
• Provide students with a course syllabus which aligns with the common course syllabus and provides information detailing learning expectations, major assignments, and methods of evaluation, and provide a copy of this syllabus to the appropriate dean’s office;
• Participate in the development/revision and implementation of program assessment plans and utilize feedback to improve learning outcomes;
• Maintain a total of ten office hours per week at assigned instructional site(s) as approved by the appropriate dean and post information on office door (up to two virtual/online office hours per week via an approved delivery format may be held in lieu of traditional hours, and office hours may be adjusted by the appropriate dean for other approved activities, such as administratively assigned travel to other sites that extends normal work hours);
• Keep adequate course records (including grades and attendance) and submit required records to the designated office by the established date;
• Follow college-wide student attendance policy and drop non-attending students in a timely manner;
• Refer at-risk students to available support resources and interventions;
• Submit annual budget requests to the appropriate dean’s office for supplies, equipment, travel, and other instructional expenditures.
  
  

Service and Leadership

• Attend all faculty meetings;
• Be available on a campus, or by virtual office each college day;
• Assist and mentor new and/or adjunct faculty;
• Participate in committee assignments or other service or leadership opportunities at the local, regional, or state level;
• Serve as directed as sponsor of student clubs and organizations;
• Promote the College in the community through participation in community activities and organizations as appropriate;
• Support students and activities of the College through attendance at College events and functions;
• Be available to serve as consultants or advisers to students or prospective students and assist with communication of enrollment and course/degree planning information to students;
• Assist with student recruitment, registration, and orientation functions as assigned or appropriate;
• Collaborate with colleagues and administrators to achieve shared goals and strategic plan priorities; and
• Participate in commencement activities in academic attire unless excused by the President.
  
  

Professional Development

• Participate in professional growth activities;
• Stay current in discipline, in teaching methodologies, and with industry standards as appropriate;
• Demonstrate self-reflection and growth through the faculty evaluation process which includes completion of a teaching portfolio, end-of-course student evaluations, classroom and peer observations, and administrative conferences; and
• Submit updated/current college transcripts to the Human Resources Office showing all college work earned at both the graduate and undergraduate level, along with all degrees granted.
  
  

Other

• Carry out the policies developed by the Board of Trustees as executed and interpreted by the administration, and
• Perform other duties assigned by the appropriate dean, Vice President for Instruction, or the President.