CDS Employment Opportunities

Child Development Services is always looking for committed individuals who share the program’s passion for high-quality services to low-income young children and their families.

You can find our Employment Application here and our Safety Sensitive Personnel Supplemental Application can be found here.

For more information contact Candi Miell, 719-384-3103 or at candice.miell@otero.edu.

Positions requiring a degree must have a copy of transcript from accredited college/university accompany the application. Otero College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title IX/Section 504 employer.

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Current Job Openings

Administrative Vacancies

Transportation Manager (La Junta, full-time)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Early Learning Mentor Coach (Full-time, 9 months, La Junta)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

2025-2026 Head Start Preschool Vacancies
Preschool locations include Lamar, La Junta, Rocky Ford, Manzanola

Preschool Teacher
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

Teacher Aide (Manzanola, Rocky Ford)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled, first review February 11, 2026

Center Aide (La Junta)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled, first review February 11, 2026

Bus Driver Substitute
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

Substitute
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

2026 Farmworker Head Start Vacancies
School locations include Alamosa, Center, Boone and Manzanola

Bus Monitor/Center Aide (Two positions in Alamosa)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled, first review February 20, 2026



Seasonal Positions

Applications for the Otero College Child Development Services programs that operate in Alamosa, Boone, Center and Manzanola during the height of the area's agriculture seasons are taken ongoing throughout the programs' operating season (May through October). Contact the center you are interested in for more details about available positions and how to apply.

Contact one of the centers by calling:
Otero College Child Development Services - Alamosa - 719-589-8683
Otero College Child Development Services - Boone - 719-947-1257
Otero College Child Development Services - Center - 719-754-2971
Otero College Child Development Services - Manzanola - 719-384-3190

Open positions for 2025 Program Year operating between May and October 2025

Teachers (Manzanola and Boone)