Adjunct - AYDental Hygiene Insructor

Overview

Adjunct - AY26 Dental Hygiene Instructor, West Los Angeles College. PART-TIME POSITION - POOL ANNOUNCEMENT. Final date to receive applications:
Open Until Filled.

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the largest community college district in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The LACCD comprises nine colleges serving more than 40 cities in Southern California across 882 square miles, offering 600 associate degrees and 400 certificates in general, career-technical and transfer education. For more information about LACCD, visit the official site.

The LACCD is accepting applications for Adjunct Dental Hygiene Instructor positions at West Los Angeles College for the 2026 Academic School Year. When there is an opening the College will begin their review process with the applicants in the pool. If you have applied to previous pools in this discipline, you will need to apply to this pool to continue to be considered.

The College seeks dynamic, motivated and diverse candidates to engage and educate students. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student population are strongly encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants may be offered an interview with Health Sciences Department members. Final determination of part-time assignments is contingent upon enrollment, funding and class availability.

• Master's degree or higher and two years of clinical professional experience directly related to the teaching assignment.
• Current California Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) License or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).
• A sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Verification of Experience letters on letterhead stationery; must show inclusive dates of assignments, indicate full-time or part-time status, and specify duties. If part-time, include the number of paid hours worked per week, semester or year. Upload as an Other Document; signed hard copies required if selected to interview.

• Preferably completed teaching methodology course.

Pursuant to LACCD Board of Trustee's Policy 2900, all students and employees must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption. LACCD employees are required to provide their vaccination status in compliance with policy. Newly hired employees must provide vaccination status prior to starting or by the start date.

The adjunct instructor should be prepared to teach a range of courses within the Dental Technology Dental Hygiene discipline, promoting engaging and inclusive educational environments that support student learning. The successful candidate will be culturally responsive in interactions with students, faculty, staff, and community members who span a diverse range of languages, nationalities, ethnicities, socio-economic levels, ages, identities, abilities and educational experiences.

The salary schedule for adjunct instructors begins at $86.85 per standard hour, plus an office hour differential of $20.32 per hour for classroom assignments. Applicants with a doctoral degree are eligible for a doctoral differential.

Applicants will file the application using a web-based system to create an applicant profile and upload documents.  the LACCD careers site and search for the role. After review of application materials by the selection committee, applicants will be contacted if selected for interview.

For consideration in the selection process, please submit the following:
1) Letter of interest;
2) Current resume;
3) Contact information for three professional references;
4) Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official transcripts if invited to interview). Transcripts from foreign institutions require an evaluation of equivalency from a CA-approved foreign transcript evaluation service.

Application materials will not be accepted by Fax, Mail or Email. Incomplete applications may be excluded from consideration. Equivalency determinations are not conducted for…