Campus Department Chair Dental Assistant Program (64976)

UEI College; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&

Job summary

UEI College in United States (Sacramento) seeks a Campus Department Chair for the Dental Assistant Program to lead and manage the program, ensuring quality instruction and student success. The role may include teaching duties as needed and requires strong leadership and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include faculty supervision, curriculum review, class scheduling, and monitoring retention, attendance, and completion metrics to meet campus objectives.

Qualifications

• Requires active RDA license in California and valid credentials.
• Must have X-Ray, Coronal Polishing, and Pit and Fissure certifications.
• RDA certificate is required for California schools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead the Dental Assistant program to meet retention and completion goals.
• Conduct regular classroom observations and provide coaching to faculty.
• Develop and implement curriculum reviews to improve instruction quality.
• Prepare class schedules to optimize size and learning outcomes.
• Ensure student progress is monitored and guidance is provided.
• Teach didactic and hands-on components as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

Curriculum development

Program management

Student success focus

Education

RDA license

RDA certificate (CA)

X-Ray certification

Coronal Polishing certification

Pit and Fissure certification

Job description

UEI College is a leader in post-secondary career education. Working at our company is more than just a great career - its an investment in yourself. Our mission is to drive personal and community transformation by empowering students to make a positive and enduring life change. We are consistently searching for like-minded compassionate professionals who strive to be the best in their respective fields. Our top candidates share our commitment to helping students build the skills to create a future of which they can be proud.

We are currently seeking a Campus Department Chair- Dental Assistant Program to join our team at our campus. The Campus Department Chair (CDC) is responsible for managing and leading an assigned program by overseeing the delivery of a quality educational program and the development and implementation of effective strategies to meet student retention and completion goals for the assigned program. The CDC may also be assigned to teach a course as needed.

Essential Day-to-day Job Responsibilities Include

• Complying with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, accreditor standards, and institutional policies and procedures;
• Supervising and managing program faculty members and staff by providing day-to-day performance coaching advice and monthly advisement;
• Recruiting, training and developing program faculty members and staff;
• Conducting classroom observations on a regular basis;
• Working with program faculty members to perform curriculum reviews in order to improve quality of instruction;
• Preparing class schedules to optimize class size for achieving an effective student learning experience;
• Ensuring all students in program are advised on a regular basis regarding their progress;
• Advising, coaching, and monitoring all students in program at risk of violating attendance or academic progress policies;
• Administering student surveys and ensuring their timely review; preparing action plans to address concerns and feedback gauged through such surveys;
• Monitoring campus level metrics related to retention, attendance, and completion outcomes for program to meet the campus and organizational objectives;
• Teaching didactic and hands-on/lab components of an assigned course as needed; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Applicant must be an RDA licensee for 3 years and maintain valid, current RDA license throughout employment.
• Must have X-Ray, Coronal Polishing, and Pit and Fissure certifications.
• RDA certificate is required in California schools.
• Thirty-six months combined related industry and/or teaching experience.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common technical journals and legal documents.
• Ability to effectively present information to management and/or public groups.
• Ability to solve practical problems
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to build and lead a team

We offer an exciting, fast-paced and dynamic work environment. In addition, full-time colleagues have a variety of benefits available that include; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Coverage, a generously matched 401(k) plan, voluntary benefits and much more.

If changing students' lives is also important to you, and you have the qualifications reflected above, we would love to hear from you!