Title: Faculty- Dental Hygiene

Employee Classification: Faculty F/T 

Department: Dental Hygiene

Salary Range:  Commensurate with experience

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit:  St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer:  For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community:  Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students.  More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation.  STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

We value Diversity, equity & inclusion:  STLCC is committed to fostering an atmosphere of appreciation for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or class.

What you get:

Benefits package [for full-time employees]:  STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, ST LT disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow:  Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents.  Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance:  Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness:  STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

***Temporary, for Spring 2025 semester only***
Position requires a wide range of professional responsibilities and activities, including participation in curriculum and course development, course budget preparation, departmental planning, attendance at departmental, campus and college-wide meetings, committee participation, student mentoring, didactic and clinical teaching and other duties as assigned at either the Forest Park or Florissant Valley campus.

What you'll do:

• This position requires a wide range of professional responsibilities and activities, including participation in curriculum and course development, course budget preparation, departmental planning, attendance at departmental, campus and college-wide meetings, committee participation, student mentoring, didactic and clinical course preparation and teaching and other duties as assigned. Specifically, this dental hygiene full time faculty member will coordinate or co-coordinate dental hygiene clinic and laboratory courses, provide instruction in laboratory, clinical and didactic dental hygiene courses. Course assignments made by the program director will be commensurate with topic education, preparation and expertise.

Education, experience, and other requirements:

Graduate of a Dental Hygiene Program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
and
Minimum of three (3) years full-time, or full-time equivalent, of clinical Dental Hygiene experience
and
Current Certification in Healthcare Provider CPR
and
Current Dental Hygiene licensure in Missouri with infiltration and block anesthesia and nitrous oxide certifications or eligible for licensure in Missouri and eligible for infiltration and block anesthesia and nitrous oxide certification
and
Significant continuing education and professional development activities in subject matter and dental hygiene education methodology.
and
Current American Dental Hygienists' Association membership
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Master’s degree with at least thirty (30) approved graduate semester hours in education or subject field,
or
Bachelor degree with major in subject field or education and dental hygiene college teaching experience
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A commitment to matriculate and complete a Master's degree in education or subject field within five (5) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

Graduate of a Dental Hygiene Program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
and
Minimum of three (3) years clinical Dental Hygiene experience
and
Current Certification in Healthcare Provider CPR
and
Current Dental Hygiene licensure in Missouri with infiltration and block anesthesia and nitrous oxide certifications
and
Significant continuing education and professional development activities in subject matter and dental hygiene education methodology
and
Current American Dental Hygienists' Association membership
and
Master’s degree with at least thirty (30) approved graduate semester hours in education or subject field and two (2) years of full-time, or full-time equivalent, college teaching experience