"Dental Assistant Faculty UFT (Credential Field 500088)"

Job Description

This position represents SCTCC’s commitment to serving its community by partnering and investing in students as they attain the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to serve the Saint Cloud community. Qualified candidates will demonstrate commitment to creating a culturally responsive curriculum and environments where students from our diverse community will thrive.

• Teach a wide range of dental assisting courses across the curriculum.
• Facilitate student learning through mentoring and engaging with students in both lab and clinical settings individualizing learning strategies in support of our students.
• Collaborate with colleagues and students, cultivating an inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive learning environment.
• Design, revise and maintain a dental assisting curriculum that meets state and national industry standards.
• Ensures the course content and teaching resources are inclusive and designed to encompass students enrolled in our Dental Assisting program eliminating barriers and creating a culturally responsive pedagogy.
• Participate in budget planning and fiscal management of the department.
• Engage in college committees and activities driven to ensure a culturally responsive culture.
• Provide holistic support designed to foster student success and the development of students’ engagement in lifelong learning.
• Support continuous improvement efforts utilizing assessment data to bolster accreditation efforts. Including learning and assessment to improve student learning and close equity gaps and institutional performance gaps.

Initial Salary Placement Range

$44,143 - $73,690 salary dependent on qualifications of candidate (Based upon qualifications, view 2024 - 2025 MSCF Contract for additional information)

Minimum Qualifications

Education Requirement
Bachelor 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.

Compliance with clinical affiliate policies for attending on-site clinical teaching assignments.

In accordance with the Minnesota State Colleges Universities (Minnesota State) Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on college/university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to Minnesota State’s vehicle use criteria and consent to a Motor Vehicle Records check.

A job offer may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check. The background check may consist of the following components: Criminal Background Check Employment Record Review (current and former State employees only) Employment Reference Check Conflict of Interest Review

Employment eligibility: The college regrets that is in unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work): This teaching position could possibly teach a variety of modalities, primary method is in-person on campus. The SCTCC course schedule determines the days of the week and specific class times. Telework (Yes/No) No

About

St. Cloud Technical Community College’s (SCTCC) Mission and Student Experience Statement, along with Minnesota State’s Equity 2030 initiative, are the bedrock of SCTCC’s strategic initiative to eliminate educational inequities across race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. It is our belief that an antiracist and antidiscrimination ethos is necessary for advancing social justice and equity. Every individual has intrinsic value and our difference enrich our community