Title: Faculty, Dental Hygiene

Position Type: Faculty 9 Month Full Time

College: Pueblo Community College

Division: Health Professions & Public Safety

Department: PCC Dental Hygiene

Campus: Orman Campus

Location: Pueblo

Salary Range: $65,000 and up to 5% higher depending on education and experience. Faculty are offered a 12-month contract with 166 workdays between August-May. Additional teaching and compensation may be offered during the summer term.

Job Summary:

The Faculty of Dental Hygiene provides classroom, laboratory, or related instruction under the supervision of the Department Chair and is responsible for planning and providing student instruction in accordance with approved syllabi, curriculum guidelines, and required program standards.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Essential Functions
• Teaches courses as assigned within faculty workload guidelines.
• Meets all scheduled classes unless the class has been canceled or with the permission of the Chair.
• Presents instruction via classroom, hybrid classroom/online, synchronous online, or asynchronous online modalities.
• Attends all regularly scheduled department, division, and college meetings/trainings as required by contract, unless these meetings conflict with a scheduled class or unless the faculty member is excused by their Chair or Dean.
• Serves as a substitute within the program for absent colleagues for short-term absences as determined by the Chair, Coordinator, or Dean.
• Maintains a work schedule as agreed upon by the supervisor and in concert with the state and faculty workload policy (at least a forty-hour work week with a minimum of 24 hours on campus, which can include co-ops or off-campus assignments).
• Maintains regularly scheduled office hours (a minimum of five per week) for consultation or advisement with students.
• Performs student advisement and registration responsibilities professionally and accurately.
• Adopts and implements Accessibility and Inclusion strategies throughout the Division, including Equity-Minded Teaching and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy.
• Provides adequate preparation of the course material for all assigned courses.
• Supervises and enforces appropriate safety procedures.
• Assists in the development and implementation of the approved program curriculum and syllabi and participates in cooperative planning with colleagues.
• Assists with training of instructors and with the preparation of materials for them.
• Participates in college-wide assessment of student learning activities and/or projects.
• Assists in program reviews and evaluation process required by internal/external sources.
• Assists in marketing, recruitment, and retention activities.
• Serves on and contributes to a minimum of one college committee or special task force per academic year after the first provisional year and represents the college in the community as requested.
• Participates in the annual graduation ceremony.

Additional Expectations

In addition to faculty responsibilities, faculty are also expected to support and assist with student orientations, advising, and registration. Absences will be minimal and only for appropriate cause; notification of supervisor is required. Faculty must provide coverage or obtain approval for class cancellation according to PCC policy. Two personal days per year are available with approval. Refer to PCC Operational Procedures and Protocols for further information.

Engages in ongoing professional development in the areas of active learning and cultural competency.

Faculty are expected to model professionalism in dress, action, and communication. Accordingly, faculty are obliged to respond professionally to constructive feedback and to follow the chain of command in resolving conflicts.

Faculty must adhere to the laws, policies, procedures, rules, and applications which govern and affect the college, including the fiscal rules of the State of Colorado.

This list of functions is not exhaustive, and other functions may be added at the discretion of Pueblo Community College or the employee’s supervisor.

PCC offers job function modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation when requested from Human Resources.

Competencies/KSAs:

• Knowledge of best practices in teaching in post-secondary settings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Learning Management System; Dental Software System, and Digital x-ray.
• Able to read and communicate in English.
• Mobility around campus.
• Able to lift 15 pounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education
• Bachelor's degree in Dental Hygiene or related degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Experience
• At least two years teaching at the college/university level in classroom or online setting.
• Demonstrated curriculum development experience.
• Experience teaching online and/or via distance-education technology.
License/Certification
• Colorado Registered Dental Hygiene License or related license in good standing.
• Anesthesia endorsement.
• Possess or ability to obtain a Colorado Vocational Teaching Credential.
• Nitrous Oxide certified.
• Current CPR BLS for healthcare provider’s certificate.

Selection Process:

Review of applications begins immediately for a start date of August 11, 2026.

Colorado PERA retirees are not eligible to fill faculty positions.