Job Description

Columbus Technical College seeks an individual to serve as an Adjunct Instructor in the Dental Assisting program. This individual will be responsible for laboratory and clinical instruction. This position will also require evaluating student progress in attaining goals and objectives and ensuring all safety and security requirements are met in training labs. Additional Duties include maintaining program accreditation requirements, preparing and maintaining all required documentation and administrative reports, attending workshops, and completing mandatory staff development training.  This position is part-time/exempt.

Please note the following information regarding this position:

1. May be required to teach high school students
2. May require teaching on or off campus throughout our service delivery area (Muscogee County, Stewart County, Quitman County, Chattahoochee County, Harris County, and Talbot County)
3. May require travel

Responsibilities:

• Instruct students in the Dental Assisting program
• Follow state standards in developing program and course outlines, goals, and objectives.
• Evaluate students’ progress in attaining goals and objectives
• Request and maintain supplies and equipment
• Develop teaching methods and maintain management procedures and documentation
• Meet with students, staff members, and other educators to discuss students’ instructional programs and other issues impacting the students’ progress.
• Ensure safety and security requirements are met in the training areas
• Respond promptly to administrative requests
• Assist with recruitment, retention, and job placement efforts
• Maintain program accreditation requirements as appropriate
• Involvement in professional activities/organizations
• Other job-related duties as assigned

​​​​​​​ Minimum Qualifications:

• A current Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credential from the Dental Assisting National Board
• Recent occupational experience in the application of four-handed dentistry principles, either as a dental assistant or working with a chairside assistant

Salary/Benefits:
Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Benefits include state holidays, annual leave, sick leave, State of Georgia Retirement, Health and Flexible Benefits Program.

Application Deadline:
Applications are accepted until filled. Applicants must submit a Columbus Technical College employment application online and upload a cover letter, resume and copy of transcript(s) at time of application (Incomplete submissions will not be considered). **Post offer requirements will include a criminal background check and motor vehicle records check.

Employment Policy:

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

Columbus Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.
For nondiscrimination information, please contact:

• Dr. Felicia Harris, Title IX Coordinator for Students – 706.641.5032,  [email protected]
• Jennifer Thompson, Title IX Coordinator for Employees – 706.649.1883,  [email protected]
• Olive Vidal-Kendall, Section 504 Coordinator (ADA/Section 504) – 706.649.1442,  [email protected]

All coordinators can also be reached at Columbus Technical College, 928 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, Georgia 31904-6572.

Job Tags

Contract work, Part time, Flexible hours,

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