Job Description

Competition Number
P13202

Posting Title
Instructor, Dental Hygiene

Classification
Instructor

Location
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Regina Campus

Other Location(s)


Building


Other Building


Date Posted
08/17/2022

Closing Date
08/25/2022

JIQ #


Start Date
08/17/2022

End Date
06/30/2023

Open Until Filled
No

Ongoing
No

Category of work
Part Time (Full Time Hours)

Bargaining Unit
Faculty Association

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

Salary Range
As per instructional grid

Temporary Market Stipend


Incumbent


Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay
180 days .9

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)

Job Duties

Job Duties
1. Through lectures, seminars, and/or labs, provide didactic and clinical instruction and assessment of performance in the Dental Hygiene program.
2. Supervise and evaluate students in clinical settings.
3. Maintain comprehensive knowledge of current dental hygiene 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 hygiene services as required.
7. Provide instructional support to Dental Assisting Program when required.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

Specific Accountabilities


Duties


Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities (QSA)
1. Graduate of a Dental Hygiene Program and related baccalaureate degree (or be working toward completion of a related degree).
2. Minimum of two years recent and relevant dental hygiene experience in a dental office utilizing current dental hygiene principles, procedures and techniques.
3. Eligible for registration and licensure as a dental hygienist in Saskatchewan.
4. Training in educational theory and methodology.
5. Effective communication skills.
6. Effective instructional ability.
7. Effective interpersonal skills.
8. Ability to function as a team member in an ever-changing environment
9. 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.
10. Demonstrates valuing diversity.

Desired QSA