Full-time) Dental Hygiene Instructor

OVERVIEW

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides a wide array of outdoor amenities and activities with miles of hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in the city of Redding, population 90,000.

The area is characterized by excellent schools with high graduation rates, low traffic, and low housing prices (Zillow average 393,000 vs. California state average of 770,000). Shasta College is committed to providing its diverse student population with equitable education outcomes, contributing to the social, cultural, intellectual, and economic development of our communities. The college has been recognized as a leader in developing and implementing innovative education programs to increase student success, including accelerated pathways for high school students to achieve a bachelor's degree and for returning students to complete their Associate and Bachelor's degrees.

Shasta College enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and provides educational services to students with a wide range of skills and abilities. Our ideal candidate is motivated to join a campus community prioritizing the success of our racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student population. Providing equitable outcomes so all members of our community may enjoy safe, healthy, and vibrant educational and employment environments is critical to our success.

Teaching in the California Community College system offers a unique opportunity to empower students to improve their lives and communities. Our faculty engage with a diverse student population, facilitating equitable outcomes for all students seeking enrichment through our academic programs. As a faculty member at Shasta College, you will join a vibrant community of educators working together to provide a positive, healthy educational environment where our students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives.

A career in teaching at Shasta College offers a highly rewarding and enriching employment experience.

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Community College District is a collaborative and inclusive organization that strives for equity and equal opportunity and that serves a diverse student population. Under administrative leadership, it is the responsibility of the full-time college instructor to teach classes and to participate in processes that will result in continuous improvement of instruction and programs, student success and completion, and advancement of the vision, mission, and values of Shasta College.

The Shasta College Dental Hygiene Program is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Clinical Dental Hygiene Instructor to join our dynamic dental hygiene faculty. The successful candidate will provide clinical instruction and supervision to dental hygiene students, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care and the development of competent, ethical, and professional entry-level dental hygienists. This position requires an instructor who demonstrates consistency and teaching calibration to maintain alignment with program competencies, clinical evaluation criteria, and institutional goals.

The ideal candidate will actively contribute to a collaborative team environment focused on student success, program integrity, and continuous improvement.

• Provide clinical instruction and supervision to dental hygiene students in pre-clinical and clinical settings.

• Evaluate student performance consistently and in accordance with established program rubrics and calibration standards.

• Maintain calibrated teaching and assessment methods that align with the goals of the Dental Hygiene Program and faculty team.

• Participate in faculty calibration sessions to ensure fairness, consistency, and standardization in student evaluation and clinical instruction.

• Support the integration of evidence-based practice and critical thinking in clinical education.

• Foster teamwork, professionalism, and ethical practice among students and colleagues.

• Ensure compliance with all program, institutional, and accreditation standards (e.g., CODA, DHBC, OSHA and HIPPA regulations).

• Participate in faculty meetings, professional development, and program assessment activities to support ongoing program growth and accreditation.

• Full-time instructional faculty are contracted to work 175 days per year including 164 days of classroom instruction and 11 days of professional growth and development. Instructors enjoy up to 18 weeks off per year during the summer and winter intercessions. The Fall and Spring semesters each contain 17 weeks of instruction with approximately 82 instructional days. The Fall semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December.
  
  The Spring semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May.…