Part-Time Dental Assisting Instructor; Pool

Part-Time Dental Assisting Instructor (Pool)

San Mateo County Community College District.

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows:
Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) – $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) – $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year:
Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter:
Yes

Campus Security Authority:
No

• Provide instruction in Dental Assisting.
• Implement skill building in the Dental Assisting lab setting.
• Prepare class assignments and course work.
• Grade student work.
• Record and post grades in a timely fashion.
• Report to the lead instructor as needed.
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours.
• Participate in Dental Assisting team, department, and division meetings.
• Assist in curriculum development and revision.
• Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreements, and general institutional needs.

• Dental assisting, including recent experience and/or concurrent employment in a dental office.
• Current dental assisting issues and trends.
• The use of computer-based technology appropriate to the dentistry industry and the willingness to expand its use.
• A variety of successful teaching techniques.

• Willing to update skills if needed.
• Maintain licensure by attending continuing education classes or home study courses.
• Teach in areas as assigned. These positions may require assignment to evenings or weekends.
• Willing to actively participate and contribute to changes in the Dental Assisting program at department and team meetings.
• Commitment to staying abreast of new trends, techniques, and materials in dental assisting.
• Commitment to supporting gender and ethnically diverse students enrolled in dental assisting.
• Ensure consistent and appropriate monitoring of student progress.
• Use teaching methods that engage students actively in their learning and encourage them to learn problem-solving skills.
• Adapt teaching methodology to meet the needs of an ethnically and culturally diverse group of students.
• Assist students in acquiring, analyzing, and evaluating knowledge and skills in dental assisting.
• Willing to work with faculty and staff in a spirit of collegiality at department, division, college, and District levels.
• Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's pedagogy and modify techniques to engage students.
• Commitment to the SMCCCD goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum.
• Commitment to the goals and ideals of the teaching profession and enthusiasm for the mission of the community college.

• Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of related professional experience, OR any associate degree and six years of related professional experience, OR the equivalent (see below). Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree.
• Current California Registered Dental Assistant license (in good standing)
• Current national Certified Dental Assistant license (in good standing)
• Current CPR certification
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Safety: to promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near‑miss incident to their supervisor.

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.