Statement of Primary Purpose

In support of the overall Learning College, the Director will coordinate the Dental Assisting Program located in Polk County, North Carolina.

Supervises Directly

Dental Assisting Adjunct Faculty

Essential Responsibilities

1. Recruit, orientate, and advise students in the Dental Assisting program
2. Recruit, schedule, advise, and evaluate Dental Assisting adjunct instructors
3. Direct support staff
4. Organize and administer all details of the program to ensure quality instruction
5. Develop course outlines and teaching materials based on the state curriculum standards and make changes to the curriculum as needed
6. Help complete and maintain planning and assessment documents
7. Provide instruction in a variety of dental assisting courses in the program
8. Maintain a current up-to-date inventory of all dental equipment, ensuring proper dissemination of such equipment as needed throughout the dental assisting schedule
9. Maintain correspondence with the Commission on Dental Accreditation to establish and maintain program approval
10. Collaborate with Mountain Area Regional Health Education (MAHEC) partners in maintaining relationship/partnership
11. Schedule use of program facilities
12. Budget preparation and fiscal administration
13. Other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities

1. Develop an understanding and appreciation of the mission, history, current programs, services and goals of Isothermal Community College
2. Understand and use the principles of effective teaching
3. Working skills and knowledge of all Dental Assisting subjects
4. Ability to develop good teacher-student-instructor relationship
5. Administration and supervision ability of personnel and resources