Employment Type : Full-Time
Position Information Position Title Part-time Faculty, Dental Assisting
Department Dental Assisting Department
Location San Marcos
Projected Start Date Continuous Application Pool
Full or Part Time Part-time
Category Academic
Hours per week Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
Work Schedule A part-time faculty member’s assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations, as well as distance education classes).
Salary/Wage For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Part-time Faculty section.
Salary/Wage Frequency Hourly
Benefits For information about part-time faculty health benefits, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ptfaculty. Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:
Job Duties The Dental Assisting department is seeking qualified part-time instructors to teach registered dental assisting. Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of dental technology (dental assisting, dental hygiene).
Minimum Qualifications Must meet both sets of qualifications listed under 1) and 2):
Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at www.naces.org/members.htm, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.
NOTE : For professional experience, a “year” is defined as equivalent to 40 hours per week for 10 months.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.
Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:
All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Licenses and/or Certificates California Registered Dental Assistant, Certified Dental Assistant by the Dental Assisting National Board required.
Supervision Received Part-time faculty members receive supervision from the Division Dean and direction from the Department Chair/Director.
Working Conditions Complete working conditions may be viewed at www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
Terms of Employment Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.
Complete terms of employment may be viewed at www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
Posting Detail Information Open Date 08/01/2022
Close Date 08/01/2024
Open Until Filled No
Posting Number P0309T
Additional Application Information