Student Early Care and Education Assistant

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume
• A Cover Letter
• Transcripts

For additional information please contact: Shandell Landon at

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability protected veteran and other protected status.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal History Check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in Youth Programs may have additional Criminal History Checks every 2 years.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

This recruitment will be used to fill up to 10 part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Early Care and Education Assistant at Oregon State University Cascades.

OSU-Cascades and COCC have collaborated on an opportunity for students to participate in a paid internship. Students will have the option to work with a partner in an early learning setting to serve Central Oregon families. Students are required to work in an early childhood program providing care for infants to children will work under the direct supervision of a classroom teacher and a faculty mentor to learn skills in early learning that can be applied immediately to a job in Central Oregon.

Participants will receive:

• $18.50/hour while working in your career field for up to 24 hours a week

• Up to 45 academic credits saving up to $12000 in tuition and fees (based on enrollment)

• Career placement advising after completion

• Flexibility in placement at child care center in Deschutes County

• Experience that meets state ELD qualifications to be an early learning childcare teacher

The Undergraduate Student Outreach Assistant performs a variety of work related to outreach programs including assistance at camps youth programs nutrition and education programs and physical activity courses.

Position Duties:

• Assist in the implementation of a developmentally appropriate play-based culturally responsive and equity-oriented interactions with infants toddlers and/or preschool-aged children.

• Prepare and maintain a safe attractive neat and functional environment both indoors and outdoors and utilize the environment as a teaching tool.

• Assist with bottle preparation and/or preparing lunch and snacks for children.

• Collaborate with teachers and staff members to create and deliver developmentally appropriate play-based culturally responsive and equity-oriented interactions with infants toddlers and/or preschool-aged children.

• Form a positive supportive team atmosphere with other teachers and staff members.

OSUis committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduationthrough intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working atOSUare defined by theNational Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)as the essential skills employers seek in their this position students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication Critical Thinking Equity & Inclusion Professionalism

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: be academically enrolled in a high school community college or university and pursuing a program or course of study

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered full-time by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by theOffice of International Services(OIS) and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.