Job Description

Competition Number
P13201

Posting Title
Instructor - Dental Hygienist

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
08/22/2022

End Date


Open Until Filled
No

Ongoing
Yes

Category of work
Part Time

Bargaining Unit
Faculty Association

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

Salary Range
As per Academic Salary Grid

Temporary Market Stipend


Incumbent


Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay
180 days FTE .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.
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. Related baccalaureate degree (or be working toward completion of a related degree).
5. Training in educational theory and methodology.
6. Minimum of two years recent and relevant dental hygiene experience in a dental office utilizing current dental hygiene principles, procedures and techniques.
7. Effective communication skills.
8. Effective instructional ability.
9. Effective interpersonal skills.
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.
12. Demonstrated valuing diversity.

Desired QSA