Trainer Adjunct -Dental Assistant Workforce Training and Continuing Education

Texas Southmost College•Austin, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment, specifically designing and delivering dental assisting training courses for continuing education and the healthcare workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized, short-term workforce training for business, healthcare, and dental industry partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design, with instructional assignments driven by employer demand, contract timelines, and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom or laboratory environment. Assignments may vary by duration, schedule, modality, and location, and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.

Requirements

Subject matter expertise in dental assisting.
Ability to translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners.
Ability to adapt teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles.
Ability to maintain classroom and dental laboratory spaces, including the upkeep of assigned equipment, dental chairs, sterilization units, X-ray equipment, materials, and dental management software.
Ability to provide for the security of facilities and maintain safe, sterile working conditions.
Ability to promote positive morale and teamwork.
Ability to provide exceptional customer service.
Ability to model key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility.
Ability to complete duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable state and federal rules.
Ability to support the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission.
Ability to complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College (TSC).
Criminal history check with acceptable results.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and delivering dental assisting training courses for continuing education and the healthcare workforce industry.
Experience in corporate training environments.
Experience with Canvas certification (if teaching online or hybrid).

Responsibilities

Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements.
Prepare and teach departmental courses, developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles.
Deliver engaging instruction in corporate, classroom, laboratory, virtual, or hybrid environments based on program scope.
Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches for specific training engagements.
Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission.
Prepare, distribute, and utilize instructional support materials, including course syllabi and supplementary materials.
Administer assessments, evaluations, and feedback tools after each training.
Develop, conduct, and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes.
Document attendance, completion, student records (e.g., grades), and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines.
Maintain classroom and dental laboratory spaces, including the upkeep of assigned equipment, dental chairs, sterilization units, X-ray equipment, materials, and dental management software, providing for the security of facilities, and maintaining safe, sterile working conditions.
Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles.
Promotes positive morale and teamwork, provides exceptional customer service, and models key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility.
Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable state and federal rules.
Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission.
Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College (TSC).