Part-Time Early Childhood Education Assistant

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and maintenance of partnerships with childcare centers and public/private school programs to facilitate the placement and tracking of SMC students completing clinical hours in alignment with course requirements.
• Cooky working independently and collaboratively
• Cooky working independently and collaboratively
• Cooky working independently and collaboratively
• Cooky working independently and collaboratively
• Cooky working independently and collaboratively
• Support the ongoing analysis of clinical placements and clinical hour requirements to ensure students are engaged in meaningful and effective field experiences.
• Assist the Education Department by reviewing and updating projects, organizing student records, and monitoring program requirements.
• Collaborate with Career Development to coordinate hiring fairs, workshops, and other career-related opportunities, as well as assist with posting employment opportunities from community partners.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
• Experience in childcare and/or school settings
• Communicating with staff

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree

Special Instructions to Applicants

• Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation: The physical activity of this position. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The physical requirements of this position. Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position. The employee is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside. Close Date 07/12/2026 Quicklink https://swmich.peopleadmin.com/postings/5358 Reference Requests Reference Request Details Accept References Yes Minimum Requests 3 Maximum Requests 3 Posting Specific Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Applicant Documents Required Documents ResumeCover Letter Optional Documents Academic TranscriptsPortfolioOptional Documents