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Dental Assisting Instructor: Didactic and Clinical

[**[Job Summary []{#_heading=h.rzajlupys053}[Want to make impact in the field of healthcare? Ready to share your expertise with students eager to enter the dental profession? Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you. The School of Science and Health Sciences is seeking a full-time faculty member to provide high-quality Dental Assisting instruction.

[We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to lead our students. The college provides a two-year faculty induction and mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals - it is a great time for our Liberal Arts program and Career and Technical programs to address both.

[Our full-time, nine-month faculty position, provides instruction in the Dental Assisting program, specifically didactic and clinical. As the successful candidate you would be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Full-time teaching assignments of 15-credit hours may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction.

[Todays employers are looking for well-rounded individuals that have a variety of skills to meet the demands and expectations of todays global marketplace.The Dental Assisting program students build a strong foundation of skills and competencies needed to be successful in todays fast-paced environment. Students are guided with support from faculty which possess both the necessary academic credentials and industry experience within their respective disciplines. Program faculty also work with area business leaders to keep current with the needs of local employers and incorporate these skills and competencies into program coursework.

[Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community Colleges mission is empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

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• []{#Hlk115180593}[]{#Hlk115094094}[]{#_Hlk115096245} Designs and implements instruction aligned with student learning objectives/outcomes.
• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.
• Supervises and advises students. Motivates, inspires and retains students in the program.
• Maintains and evaluates program and student performance.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, Dental Administrative chair, other faculty, the programs Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.
• Participates actively as a department member with a focus on student learning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved under Hawkeyes remote work policy, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

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Diploma in Dental Assisting from a Commission on Denta Accreditation Accredited Program and a Bachelors degree in health, education, or a related science field.

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