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Location : Gresham Campus, OR
Job Type: Part-time Faculty and Tutor
Job Number: 2025-00095
Division: Instruction
Department: Health Professions
Opening Date: 04/28/2026
Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties
This posting is to establish an applicant pool for potential openings in 2026. While a position is not guaranteed, we encourage interested candidates to apply so they may be considered if a vacancy becomes available.
The successful candidate(s) must reside within a reasonable commuting distance and be available to work at off-site facilities as required.
Job Summary
Provides quality instruction that will contribute to the learning experiences necessary for each student to meet the objectives of the course and to be successful in both their education and career development experiences.
Essential Duties

1. Assists the program director in the adherence to and review of program practices to meet accreditation standards.
2. Conforms to college regulations regarding textbook selection and replacement.
3. Meets classes on time and regularly as scheduled, and arrives 15 minutes prior to the start of all lab or clinical sessions.
4. Posts and maintains appropriate office hours either in person or remotely.
5. Teaches one evening class per year or one summer term class as needed.
6. Attends or participates remotely in all scheduled faculty meetings.
7. Assists in the development of courses as requested by other instructors or the program director.
8. Assists the clinical coordinator, program director, and/or administrative assistant on a variety of projects as needed.
9. Reports any student concerns (academic, clinical, or behavioral) to the clinical coordinator, program director, or Dean as they arise.
10. Reports any clinical equipment or supply concerns to the clinical coordinator as they arise.
11. Maintains and emphasizes safe working conditions and practices in the labs/clinic, classrooms, department offices, supply area, and sterilization room.
12. Adheres to the same dress code, grooming, and PPE requirements as mandated for students who are participating in lab or clinical activities.
13. Understands and abides by college policies and regulations.

Additional Duties

1. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Associate's degree in dental hygiene for clinical/lab instruction OR Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene or related field for didactic course instruction.
• Active dental hygiene license in any state.
• Two (2) years of experience in a clinical dental hygiene practice.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
Desired Qualifications

• Possession of a personal liability insurance policy.
• Possession of an expanded practice permit.
• Possession of a restorative endorsement and experience.
• Possession of a nitrous oxide permit.
• Teaching experience.
• Community or volunteer experience in the dental field.

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Additional Requirements

• Instructors must complete at least three (3) educational methodology courses each year.
• Instructors must complete at least 12 hours of continuing education each year in area(s) of instruction.

Working Conditions and Important Information
Working ConditionsWork is typically performed in a classroom environment, including clinical labs which provide patient care. Some work may be performed while sitting at a computer terminal. This is an on-site position. Any remote work requires prior approval and must comply with MHCC Remote Work policies and administrative regulations. Remote work must be within the states of Oregon or Washington.
Salary Placement
Initial salary placement for Instructional Load Credit (ILC) Instructors will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Initial salary placement for all other newly hired instructors will be at Level 1.
Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience (including unpaid and volunteer experience) in your application that you would like the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.
Compensation and Benefits Information for Part-Time Instructors
Part-time Instructors may teach classes within a variety of programs, including credit-based, Community Education, and ABE, GED, and ESL programs. There is no guaranteed minimum teaching load or hours worked.
Credit-based classes: Part-time Instructors for credit-based classes are paid per instructional load credit (ILC) according to the salary schedule below. Salary level will be based on educational level and total accumulated ILCs as part-time instructors at the College;initial placement will not exceed Level 2.
LevelAccumulated ILCs$ Per Term Per ILC10 - 44.9$991.36245 - 89.9$1035.98390 - 134.9$1082.604135 - 179.9$1131.325180 - 224.9$1182.246225 - 269.9$1235.437270 - 314.9$1291.048315 - 359.9$1349.159360 - 404.9$1409.8610405 - 449.9$1473.2911450 - 494.9$1539.5812495 -539.9$1608.8613540 or more$1681.26?
Community Education: Part-time Instructors for Community Education classes and represented by the Part-Time Faculty and Tutor Association (PFTA) are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.
Level*Accumulated Work HoursLecture/DemonstrationLecture/Discussion10 - 1000$43.20$52.3721001 - 2000$45.18$54.7232001 or more$47.18$57.18
ABE, GED, and ESL programs: Part-time Instructors for ABE, GED, and ESL programs classes are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; all new employees will start at level 1.
Level*Accumulated Work HoursABE, GED, ESL Instructors10 - 1000$90.1621001 - 2000$95.2632001 - 3000$99.5143001 - 4000$104.0054001 - 5000$108.6565001 - 6000$113.5476001 - 7000$118.6487001 - 8000$123.9898001 - 9000$129.57109001 - 10000$135.401110001 - 11000$141.491211001 or more$147.851312001 or more$154.51
Sick Leave
New hires will receive eight (8) hours of sick leave upon hire. An ILC instructor will receive one hour per term of paid sick leave per ILC, which includes Special Loading. An hourly instructor or tutor will receive one hour of paid sick leave per 11 hours of employment. Unused sick leave will accumulate up to a maximum of 80 hours and be available for use in subsequent academic terms.
Tuition Waiver Plan
Each employee will be eligible for a full tuition waiver, which is equivalent to 24 credits, for each term in which the employee is working for the College. Such waiver may be used for tuition for credit courses or the fee in lieu of tuition for noncredit courses (commonly called Fee B). Such tuition waivers are not cumulative. However, an employee may use a tuition waiver in the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned. Employees and their spouses/domestic partners will pay only course-specific fees. Tuition waiver(s) may be assigned by the employee to his/her immediate family (to one or amongst the family) to be used in the term in which the waiver is earned by the employee or the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned.
01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in dental hygiene or related field?

• Yes
• No
• I believe I have an equivalent combination of education and experience to meet this requirement

02
Do you have an active dental hygiene license in any state?

• Yes
• No

03
Do you have 2 years of experience in a clinical dental hygiene practice?

• Yes
• No
• I believe I have an equivalent combination of education and experience to meet this requirement

Required Question