Job Description

Competition Number

P17074

Posting Title

Instructor - Dental Assisting Program

Classification

Instructor

Location

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Regina Campus

Other Location(s)

Building

Other Building

Date Posted

11/10/2025

Closing Date

11/20/2025

JIQ #

Start Date

01/02/2026

End Date

Open Until Filled

No

Ongoing

Yes

Category of work

Full Time

Bargaining Unit

Faculty Association

Hours of Work

825 hours (825 hours of student contact/1442.75 hours per year), 7.25 hours per day

Salary Range

As per academic salary grid

Temporary Market Stipend

Incumbent

Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay

199 assigned days

Posting Status

Open

Saskatchewan Polytechnic considers the diversity of our workforce to be one our leading strengths and greatest assets. Our employee diversity enhances our ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Currently, approximately 20% of our students are Indigenous. A continued emphasis on the development of a representative workforce is one of Sask Polytech's strategic priorities and, as an organization, we are making significant efforts to attract and retain Indigenous employees.

Job Duties/Qualifications, Skills and Abilities(QSA)

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Job Duties

Job Duties

1. Through lectures, seminars, and/or labs, provide didactic and clinical instruction and assessment of performance in the Dental Assisting program.

2. Supervise and evaluate students in clinical settings.

3. Maintain comprehensive knowledge of current dental assisting principles, procedures and techniques and the principles of adult education.

4. Develop and maintain course curriculum.

5. Conduct various aspects of program administration as required.

6. Provide dental assisting services as required.

7. Provide instructional support to Dental Hygiene Program when required.


QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

Specific Accountabilities

Duties

Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities (QSA)

1. Graduate of a Dental Assisting Program.

2. Eligible for registration and licensure as a dental assistant in Saskatchewan.

3. Related baccalaureate degree (or be working toward completion of a related degree).

4. Training in educational theory and methodology.

5. Minimum of two years recent and relevant dental assisting experience in a dental office utilizing current dental assisting principles, procedures and techniques.

6. Effective communication skills.

7. Effective instructional ability.

8. Effective interpersonal skills.

9. Demonstrated valuing diversity.

10. Ability to function as a team member in an ever-changing environment.

11. Demonstrated competence and recent experience in the use of the internet, e-mail, MS Office Suite software and ability to learn and adapt to changing technology.

Desired QSA