What are the responsibilities and job description for the Faculty/Program Director, Dental Assisting position at Davidson-Davie Community College?
Location : Thomasville, NC
Job Type : Full-time Faculty
Job Number : FPDDA25
Department : Academic Affairs
Opening Date : 01 / 16 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 31 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Eastern
Be part of something big.
Davidson-Davie Community College is an award-winning institution known for a commitment to excellence and student success. The Davidson Davie Community College community is dedicated to providing a high quality education designed to prepare students to live and work in an increasingly interconnected world.
Our benefits and other resources make it possible to excel both professionally and personally. We are a dynamic community that supports and celebrates the success of all of its members. The future is here!
What you'll do on a typical day
This full-time faculty position is a twelve-month position, requiring a presence on campus with the faculty member's primary efforts focused on teaching and learning, academic excellence and student success. Primary responsibilities include designing and implementing learning strategies for students in the Dental Assisting Program. This position reports directly to the Dean, Health Sciences. The Faculty / Program Director is responsible for program effectiveness, including outcomes, organization, administration, continuous review, planning and development. The director has a role in the budget development process of the program. Davidson Davie Community College faculty members have the following responsibilities including, but not limited to :
- Promote Davidson Davie Community College's mission, vision and values
- Teach assigned courses at various locations to meet program needs, including, but not limited to day, evening, weekend, and online
- Ensure that each class session contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy, and maintains currency
- Evaluate student progress and provide appropriate, timely feedback
- Provide and / or facilitate quality experiences in the learning environment(s) to meet program needs
- Develop course syllabi and provide appropriate written information to students concerning course evaluation and criteria
- Incorporate appropriate instructional technology to enhance student learning
- Assist in the development and evaluation of courses and programs
- Prepare, maintain, and submit instructional records, reports and grades established by institutional policy.
- Managing the Dental Assisting Program and administrative duties
- Participate in professional development to enhance instructional and technical skills
- Attend appropriate internal and external meetings
- Assist in student recruitment and retention
- Maintain accessibility to students, faculty and staff
- Maintain a high level of sensitivity, understanding, and respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological, and ethnic backgrounds.
- Perform other tasks as assigned which support the mission and initiatives of the College.
Your attributes
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Work environment
ADA requirements for this position include critical thinking skills with the ability to process information and exercise good judgment; ease of mobility within the work environment and other areas of campus and College locations; travel between campus locations may be required; and effective use of all forms of communication including use of computers.
A climate controlled, contact center environment - filled with amazing people, incredible students and career opportunities.
DISCLAIMER : The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
