What are the responsibilities and job description for the Faculty - Dental Assistant position at Central Lakes College?
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Working Title:
Faculty - Dental Assistant
Institution:
Central Lakes College
Classification Title:
Bargaining Unit / Union:
210: Minnesota State College Faculty
City:
Brainerd
FLSA:
Job Exempt
Full Time / Part Time:
Part time
Employment Condition:
Unclassified - Unlimited Academic
Salary Range:
Application Procedure:
Please upload the following information with your application:
- Cover Letter/Letter of Interest
- Current resume (include dates of employment with month and year) for each position and indicate average hours worked per week for each job.
- College transcripts
Job Description
This is an unlimited, part-time position with a guaranteed 0.75FTE (24 credits). Activities related to college teaching and learning in the Dental Assisting field, including but not limited to the duties listed below:
- Instructional planning, teaching, learning, and evaluating associate degree students in the classroom.
- Instructional facilitation.
- Assessment of student performance.
- Dental Assisting program coordination.
- Student recruitment, retention, and advising.
- Lab/climate management.
- Maintenance of professional skills and credentials.
- Work closely with program advisory committee to maintain and enhance curriculum and assess program outcomes.
- Participation in department meetings, coordination activities, curriculum development, and college-wide committees.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree and graduate of an accredited dental assisting program.
- Occupational Experience Requirement: Three full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a dental assistant.
- Recency Requirement: One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.
- Professional Requirement: Dental Assistant certification by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). Current Dental Assistant License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.
Preferred Qualification
- Occupational experience in the application of fourhanded dentistry principles, either as a dental assistant or working with a chairside assistant.
- Demonstrate familiarity with and commitment to the mission and constituencies of a comprehensive community and technical college.
- Dedication to teaching and student learning providing quality education emphasizing college level standards.
- Commitment to studying, analyzing, and implementing learning strategies that will help students reach their education goals.
- Experience using teaching techniques that support diverse learning styles.
- Excellent interpersonal and team building skills.
- Knowledge and experience in the use of instructional technology, including Interactive Television and online course delivery.
Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)
Monday-Friday, dependent upon course schedule/registration
Telework (Yes/No)
No
About
Central Lakes College (CLC) is a comprehensive community and technical college serving about 5,500 students per year. With a knowledgeable, caring faculty and modern, results-oriented programs in comfortable facilities, CLC is the college of choice for seekers of success.
Benefits Information:
At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.
Desired Start Date:
08-20-2025
Position End Date:
Open Date:
01-13-2025
Close Date:
01-25-2025
Posting Contact Name:
Terri Henrikson
Posting Contact Email:
as3269re@minnstate.edu
