Adjunct Faculty - Dental Assisting Education (DAE)
Duties & Responsibilities
Instruct students in the content area and work with them on strategies to help them achieve academic success.
Follow established protocols for presence, responsiveness, grading, attendance taking, and assessment of student learning.
Use current, effective classroom management techniques.
Monitor and continuously improve instruction to ensure Student Learning Outcomes are met on a classroom, discipline/program, and College level.
Evaluate student performance.
Continually improve instruction utilizing appropriate delivery methods.
Maintain competency and currency in the teaching field(s), as well as in teaching strategies, subject delivery modalities, and assessment methods.
Work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students and utilize a collegial style in all forms of communication.
Job Requirements/Qualifications
- Non-Didactic Instruction Qualifications include all of the following:
- Certified Dental Assistant.
- Be currently CPR-BLS, certified through The American Heart Association.
- 2 years’ experience as a dental assistant.
- Must have current knowledge at an appropriate level for the subject they teach.
- PREFERRED: Graduate from a CODA accredited program.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Related to:
- Experience teaching college-level courses.
- Experience using a Learning Management System, preferably D2L Brightspace.
- Student learning styles: ability to adapt and modify instruction based on the instructional needs of students, including working with accommodations and accessibility.
- Evaluation of students' educational progress: ability to maintain high instruction and learning standards and assess students' academic progress in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes.
- Competencies in diversity and inclusion: knowledge of diverse community college student populations, and the ability to address diversity in effective instructional practice and student learning.