Dental Hygiene Program Director

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Who Are We: Carrington College prepares graduates for professional success by offering Baccalaureate and Associate of Science Degrees and Certificates of Completion in business, medical and technical career fields. We help students achieve success by providing them with “hands-on” training that uses the technologies and processes that are used in the field, allowing them to build their confidence while they “learn by doing”. Our focus is to help change the lives of our students for the better through education. That’s more than our purpose; it’s our promise to you and our students! What we’re looking for: Someone with tenacity, passion, and leadership skills to join our team as a Dental Hygiene Program Director at our San Jose campus. Summary: The position is responsible for oversight of their academic program(s) including activities related to the student experience and student success such as developing and implementing retention strategies, managing active students, students on leave of absences, NS/TO and students on externship. The position is responsible for management and support of faculty assigned to teach in their programs, managing externship quality and number of sites and/or clinical site quality and volume. Academic quality is a direct responsibility for the position. Areas related to academic quality include, but are not limited to, conducting classroom observations and providing feedback to faculty, participating in program review process, assessing, reporting, analyzing student learning outcome data and developing improvement plans associated with SLO data and analysis. The position is responsible for cascading pertinent information to faculty and holding program-specific training to their faculty teams. The position may be required to devote required time to classroom teaching. The remaining percentage of their assignment will be devoted specifically to providing administrative oversight of the program. What We Offer: The targeted starting pay range for this position is between $105,000-$115,000 per year. Our benefits program for full-time colleagues includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as flexible spending and health savings accounts. You will accrue two to three weeks of paid vacation in your first five years with eleven paid holidays. We offer state-compliant sick leave, disability insurance, and company-paid life insurance. We offer a 401k profit-sharing plan with a discretionary match and tuition assistance to employees. Do you have a passion for education and seeing students thrive? Carrington College’s Program Director is responsible for management and support of faculty assigned to teach in their programs, managing externship quality and number of sites and/or clinical site quality and volume. Academic quality is a direct responsibility for the position. Areas related to academic quality include, but are not limited to, conducting classroom observations and providing feedback to faculty, participating in program review process, assessing, reporting, analyzing student learning outcome data and developing improvement plans. The position may be required to devote required time to classroom teaching. The remaining percentage of the position will be devoted specifically to providing administrative oversight of the program. Do you qualify? Qualifications for the position: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of some of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work location for this position is on-site. Education and/or Experience: Qualifications: Master degree Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), or State Dentist License BLS for health care provider (AHA or ARC) Infection Control certification (8 hour) and CA Dental Practice Act certification (2 units) 2 years of clinical practice experience Teaching experience preferred Administrative or leadership experience preferred We look forward to connecting with you! All qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment. To ensure the safety and integrity of our operations, it is imperative that a review of all applicants’ criminal history is conducted. Failure to do so poses a significant risk to the Employer, potentially compromising both business operations and the organization’s reputation. As part of our standard hiring process, all candidates offered a position at San Joaquin Valley College Inc. will undergo a thorough background screening. This includes education verification, county and national criminal background checks, a motor vehicle report, and social security number trace/verification along with an address history search. Depending on the specific position, additional requirements may apply, such as drug testing, a Fraud and Abuse Control Information System check, and verification for access to the National Student Loan Database System.

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