Dental Hygiene Instructor

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Working Title:

Dental Hygiene Instructor

Institution:

Hennepin Technical College

Classification Title:

Tech College Faculty

Bargaining Unit / Union:

210: Minnesota State College Faculty, 218: Non-Unit

City:

Brooklyn Park

FLSA:

Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified - Unlimited Academic

Salary Range:

Job Description

Posting Details-

Hennepin Technical College seeks an Unlimited, full-time, Dental Hygiene instructor dedicated to excellence in career and technical education who desires to become part of an environment that values trust, integrity, pride, passion, respect, collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and diversity. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to embracing quality and innovation in career and technical education, workforce development, and lifelong learning. The majority of this role will serve as the Program Director for the Dental Hygiene program and teach courses in Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting.

Examples of Duties:

• Serve as the Program Director for the Dental Hygiene program as defined in CODA standards for the program.
• Lead program accreditation activities
• Work closely with faculty, the Academic Dean, and college leadership in the development of the Dental Hygiene program.
• Oversee day-to-day operation, supervision, evaluation, and revision of the Dental Hygiene program.
• Teach instructional lecture, lab, and clinical courses in Dental Hygiene and eligible courses in the Dental Assistant program.
• Continuous curriculum development, including the design, revisions, and implementation of instructional materials and assessment of learner outcomes
• Integration of assessment activities into teaching practices and participation in department and college-wide assessment of student learning
• Support of the success and development of students through the use of a variety of instructional methods, available office hours, and by providing additional resources
• Development and implementation of on-campus, online, and hybrid courses
• Contribution to department decisions on budget, scheduling, textbook selection, etc.
• Participation in discipline, team, campus, and college matters through service on committees; attendance at regular meetings; and continued professional development
• Support and advance the department and college mission through ideas and projects

Salary Range:

Min $44,144 - Max $96,906

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement

• Bachelor's degree and a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program.

Occupational Experience Requirement

• Three full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a dental hygienist.

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

• Current Dental Hygienist License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.

Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement

• course construction (credit course)*

• teaching/instructional methods (credit course)*

• student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course)*

• philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course)**

• Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status.

• * These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full-time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired. (Procedure 3.32.1 College Faculty Credentialing, Part 5, Subpart B.2)

• ** This course shall be waived for individual