Instructor​/Clinical Coordinator, Dental Hygiene

• This position is a 11-month, Faculty C position.
• Screening will begin ASAP and continue until the position(s) is filled.
• As soon as practical after the interviewing process.

Salary and Benefits:
This is a full-time, benefited Faculty C, F3 level position. Starting salary range: $82,060.00 - $/annually, depending upon experience.

• Educational Benefits for the employees and dependents
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 17 Paid Holiday/Closure Days
• Three Paid Personal Days
• Healthcare/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Generous Retirement Benefits - 14.62% Employer Paid/4% Employee Paid
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Onsite Childcare Center
• Professional Development Opportunities

The Instructor/Clinical Coordinator Dental Hygiene is a full-time, benefited position responsible for delivering high-quality instruction in the Health Sciences & Wellness Pathway and other related courses at the community college level. The instructor will teach a range of Dental Hygiene courses, including lectures, labs, and clinics which include, but are not limited to dental principles courses, radiology, clinical assignments, and seminars, catering to students with varied academic and career goals.

Responsibilities include developing, revising, and delivering course materials aligned with college standards, assessing student performance, organizing, equipping, and management of the clinic and laboratory, direct supervision of students working in the clinical setting, proctoring of exams, assessing student proficiencies and competencies in the Dental Hygiene curriculum in clinics and labs, and providing academic support to help students succeed. The instructor must demonstrate a deep commitment to fostering student success through engagement in departmental activities and staying current in the fields of teaching and Dental Hygiene through professional development.

In addition to classroom teaching in varied environments, the Dental Hygiene Instructor will actively participate in student engagement activities such as recruitment, on-campus events and activities, and academic support initiatives. The instructor will contribute to the continuous improvement of the institution by collaborating with colleagues across the College on curriculum development, program assessment, community building, and student success strategies.

The instructor role also involves institutional service, including participation on committees, involvement in accreditation processes, and collaboration on departmental projects.

– this position is exempt and is not eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative, other duties may be assigned. To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform principal responsibilities satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion;

reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the principal responsibilities.

The primary responsibility of all faculty is instruction. At LCCC we seek instructors who are committed to excellence in teaching as demonstrated in the competency domains outlined below. The Instructor/Course Coordinator is expected to continually grow towards excellence in the following outcomes in the designated discipline of Dental Hygiene. These functional and behavioral responsibilities include teaching approximately a minimum of 24 but no more than 27 of the contracted annual workload hours as detailed below:

• Employs student-centered instruction coupled with the development and use of appropriate and current educational materials.
• Consistently and promptly respond to student inquiries and share timely, appropriate, and instructive feedback and evaluation of student work. Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of the values, practice, and procedures within the designated discipline, and by engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21st…