Dental Assisting Program Chair: Didactic & Clinical Instructor

Job Summary

Want to make impact in the field of healthcare? Ready to share your expertise with students eager to enter the dental profession? Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you. The School of Science and Health Sciences is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide high-quality Dental Assisting instruction.

We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to lead our growing program. The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals – it is a great time for our Liberal Arts program and Career and Technical programs to address both.

Our full-time, twelve-month (12) faculty position, provides leadership and instruction in the Dental Assisting program. As the successful candidate you would be committed to promoting positivity, growth, innovation, team development, diversity and inclusion. Full-time teaching assignments of 15-credit hours may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction.

Today’s employers are looking for well-rounded individuals that have a variety of skills to meet the demands and expectations of today’s global marketplace.The Dental Assisting program build a strong foundation of skills and competencies needed to be successful in today’s fast-paced environment. Students are guided with support from faculty which possess both the necessary academic credentials and industry experience within their respective disciplines. Program faculty also work with area business leaders to keep current with the needs of local employers and incorporate these skills and competencies into program coursework.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Essential Job Functions

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Designs and implements instruction aligned with student learning objectives/outcomes.

• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.

• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.

• Supervises and advises students. Motivates, inspires and retains students in the program.

• Maintains and evaluates program and student performance.

• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, Dental Administrative chair, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.

• Participates actively as a department member with a focus on student learning.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Unless otherwise approved, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Designs and implements instruction aligned with student learning objectives/outcomes.

• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.

• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.

• Supervises and advises students. Motivates, inspires and retains students in the program.

• Maintains and evaluates program and student performance.

• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, Dental Administrative chair, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.

• Participates actively as a department member with a focus on student learning.

• Coordinate, host and participate in Special Events such as Give Kids a Smile, pinning and graduation, and Summer Dental Clinic.

• Assist the Dean with Budget preparation and compliance.

• Curriculum development and coordination.

• Selection and recommendation of individuals for adjunct faculty.

• Support of adjunct faculty.

• Determining admissions criteria and procedures.

• Scheduling use of program facilities.

• Development and responsibilities to maintain CODA accreditation compliance and documentation.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Unless otherwise approved, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• The program chair must be a Dental Assisting National Board “Certified Dental Assistant” OR Dentist licensed to practice in the state of Iowa NOTE: A dental hygienist appointed after January 1, 2000, would be eligible for such an appointment after acquiring the “Certified Dental Assistant” credential offered by the Dental Assisting National Board and obtaining occupational experience in the application of clinical chairside dental assisting involving fourhanded dentistry.

• Occupational experience in the application of fourhanded dentistry principles, either as a dental assistant or working with a chairside assistant.

• Three (3) years of full-time recent experience in clinical dentistry.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.

• Instruction in educational theory and methodology, e.g., curriculum development, educational psychology, test construction, measurement and evaluation OR willingness to complete training within 60 days of start.

• Certified in CPR, First Aid, and Mandatory Reporter Child and Adult Dependents OR willingness to obtain within 60 days of hire.

• Demonstrated ability to innovate and grow.

• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills and ideas.

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.

• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.

• Demonstrated motivation to serve students from all backgrounds and educational experiences.

• Demonstrated ability to work with a wide array of people such as faculty, staff, students, and the general public in a professional and personable manner.

Working Conditions

Teaching assignments may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction. A full-time teaching load of 15 credit hours per term is typical.

Work is performed either in or a combination of an office, lab and/or classroom setting using technology. Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During the course of day, you will interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Employment Status

Full time, twelve-month faculty contractual position with comprehensive or competitive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick leave; tuition reimbursement/remission; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

• Salary will be commensurate with the candidate’s education and experience based on the Hawkeye Professional Educators’ Associate Master Agreement.

• Current faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $52,017 through Step 20 as $68,754.

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at www.hawkeyecollege.edu/employment

  • Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:

    • Describe your professional work experience in education (include courses taught and employment status).Please indicate equivalent number of full-time years if the work was part-time.

    • Your professional work experience outside of education that is related to this position.

    • Your vision for a growing dental assisting program.

• Submit/upload a resume.

• Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.

• This position is open until filled. Completed applications, along with the required materials will be reviews upon submission.

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Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices. It is the policy of Hawkeye Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact the Equity and Title IX Coordinator, Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015, 319-296-4405, email equity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, Telephone: 303-844-5695 FAX: 303-844-4303, TDD 800-877-8339, email OCR.Denver@ed.gov.3.

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.