Ed. Laboratory Technologist - Dental Continuing Education

SAIT’s Centre for Continuing Education and Professional Studies focuses on the non-credit programming for the individual learner. We create courses and programs for life-long learning with career at our core. Our courses range from exploring general interests to up-skilling for career advancement and reskilling for career changes. We complete all background activities required to set up our products for students to purchase and experience several delivery options.

The Role

We are currently recruiting an Educational Laboratory Technologist to provide technical support, maintenance services and Dental Reception support for the Continuing Education Dental Assisting Courses: Preventive Dentistry Module (PDM)

This position will be responsible for preventative maintenance tasks, troubleshooting, pre-lab preparations and post-lab servicing. Successful candidates will have strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to converse technically with instructors, contractors, vendors and students. This position is an integral part of CDARI’s Technical Support Team!

The Educational Laboratory Technologist is expected to work collaboratively with Instructors & colleagues to create a learning atmosphere which is pedagogically sound, technically supported, and innovative in nature.

The Opportunity

• Pre-Clinical (12 days): July 7th - 30th (Fridays: 1pm - 9pm & Sat/Sun: 8am - 5pm)
• Pre-Clinical (12 days): September 15th - 17th, 22nd - 24th, 29th - 1st, Oct 6th , 14th & 15th (Fri: 1pm - 9pm & Sat/Sun: 8am - 5pm)
• Preventive Dentistry Module (Summer):
• Clinical (5days): August 18th, 20th, 25th, 26th, 27th from 8am - 5pm
• Clinical (5days): November 3rd-5th, 11th & 12th
• Preventive Dentistry Module (Fall)

Qualifications

• High school graduation supplemented by or including technical course work related to position assignment and some related industry experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Dental Reception experience considered an asset
• Preferred to have:
• Related experience in a post-secondary institution is an asset
• Familiar with Dentrix software
• Experience and fluency with Office 365 (MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
• Must have:
• Registered Dental Assistant

Job location: Calgary, AB - SAIT Main Campus

Job classification: Educational Technologist II

# of positions: 1

Posting closing date: Open until suitable candidate is found

Position end date: August 31, 2024

About SAIT

SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers.

Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT.

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is essential to achieving SAIT’s vision to be a global leader in applied education. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Learn more about EDI at SAIT.

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