As an Adjunct team member, you will have access to the following benefit:

• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 21 years of age)

Purpose of the Position:

As an Instructor, Dental Assistant you will empower students by delivering engaging and effective instruction. You collaborate closely with program leaders and other departments to enhance student success, foster retention, support certification, celebrate graduation milestones, and facilitate successful career placements. Our commitment lies in promoting the overall well-being and integrity of our educational programs and our students.

• Anticipated starting rate of $720.00/week

What you’ll do:

1. Deliver Centralized Curriculum: Teach the standardized distance education curriculum according to an assigned schedule.
2. Engage Students: Facilitate discussion forums and interactive course posts to promote student interaction and engagement. Host weekly office hours.
3. Monitor Student Progress: Grade course activities and post grades on a weekly basis. Proactively track student performance and provide timely academic feedback.
4. Support Student Success: Create learning support tools tailored to students’ demonstrated needs. Provide academic feedback in a constructive, positive, and timely manner.
5. Maintain Professionalism: Adhere to policies, maintain an up-to-date faculty file, and communicate effectively with program leadership and students per established expectations and timelines.
6. Perform other duties as assigned.

Career Level Expectations:

• Applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through post-secondary education or equivalent work experience.
• Work is supervised.
• Handles problems and uses critical thinking to solve.
• Communicates facts, policies and practices related to job area.
• Desire for growth and professional development.

Minimum Requirements:

Dental Assistant with Expanded Functions Instructors:

• Five (5) years of occupational experience as a Dental Assistant or three (3) years’ experience as a Dentist.
• Registered dental assistant certification, certified dental assistant certification or equivalent required (all certifications for slash licensures must remain active and be maintained as required by state and or accrediting commissions)
• Current knowledge and experience in dental assisting. Proficiency in didactic and clinical four-handed and/or six-handed dentistry.

Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s degree in higher in education, healthcare management, communication, nursing, or general studies.
• Experience applying adult learning principles and practices to blended learning.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Other skills and abilities - ability to inspire students to meet career goals by tying course curriculum to potential career outcomes, Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, synchronous instructional tools.

Compliance: 

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations and, and internal policies and procedures.  
• Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department. 

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• This position is either a full-time or adjunct onsite position at UMA’s ground campus in Clearwater, Florida.   
• May include a flexible remote schedule for online/virtual instructional opportunity. 
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed. 

Application Deadline: 6/7/2026

As an Adjunct team member, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age)

Purpose of the Position:
An instructor fulfills instructional duties and responsibilities as assigned including providing engaging instruction in core content, laboratory skills, and professionalism. An instructor models, guides and evaluates student demonstration of required program clinical skills. An instructor develops and delivers high quality academic remediation and intervention support and certification preparation services, as assigned. An instructor manages student information, evaluates student performance, maintains high levels of student engagement, models and teaches professionalism skills, and implements institutional initiatives, policies, and procedures. An instructor is responsive to student needs and feedback and works to maintain high levels of student satisfaction. An instructor works in tandem with program and institutional leadership and cross-department representatives to maximize academic achievement, retention, certification, graduation, and placement outcomes. 

• Anticipated starting rate of $720.00/week

Key Responsibilities: 
Functional:

• Teaches material from approved curriculum in accordance with assigned schedules and deadlines to assure an appropriate level of student satisfaction.
• Effectively prepares for each week of instruction and demonstrates proficiency with all relevant software, course content and materials.
• Evaluates student coursework against stated learning outcomes and works with students so that a full achievement level is attained.
• Grades all assignments and assessments and posts grades in a timely manner.
• Provides students with feedback in a constructive and positive manner highlighting both strengths and areas in need of improvement.
• Appraises students of their academic status throughout a course through continuous evaluation and review of formative and summative assessment results.
• Remains available to students through posted office hours and individual one-to-one sessions.
• Establishes and maintains a positive, student-centered learning environment.
• Creates and implements curricular scaffolding tools and materials to match student learning styles and academic needs, supplementing those provided in the core curriculum.
• Provides high quality academic support for students in need of intervention.
• Remains responsive to student needs and student requests for support.
• Proactively monitors students’ achievement and actively outreaches to at-risk students to support course persistence and program retention.
• Effectively communicates by email, telephone, and in-person with students, fellow instructors, supervisors, and other school personnel.
• Supervises student externship experiences, as assigned.
• Provides tutoring and open laboratory skill instruction, as assigned.
• Provides distance education for Online campus via online learning management system, as assigned. An instructor’s online course assignment is dependent needs of the Online campus and upon the instructor’s ability to effectively manage all aspects of his/her ground campus responsibilities.
• Attends all required and assigned program and institutional meetings.
• Advises students on matters related to academics, attendance, career readiness and professionalism.
• Participates in curriculum development and review based upon expertise in subject area, current industry trends and student performance and engagement indicators.
• Communicates with leadership when barriers to student success are identified and participates in identifying solutions.
• Maintains an up-to-date faculty file in accordance with UMA policy, state regulations and accrediting commission requirements including required meetings, in-services and continuing education units.
• Performs other duties as requested and assigned to ensure the smooth functioning and integrity of school’s operations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the Department of Education, accrediting agencies, CIE, and internal UMA policies and procedures.
• Effectively communicates compliance requirements to students and other staff as appropriate and quickly escalates any compliance concerns to the Compliance department.

Team Member Leadership

• Build a strong culture of accountability and high performance
• Recruit, develop, and retain top performers
• Create and implement an effective onboarding plan for every team member
• Recruit, train and develop a team with skills and experience aligned to meet UMA’s needs and the market with a focus on retention of top performers
• Set clear expectations for all Team Members. Analyze goals, activities and results to determine action plans to improve individual and team performance per stated performance management guidelines.
• Ensure that UMA values are being demonstrated and policies are being followed.

Support Institutional Initiatives

• Keep current on institutional goals, objectives, and progress
• Engage in institutional sponsored activities and initiatives as appropriate
• Lead with courage in support of change initiatives that impact organization
• Manages and assists in coordinating efforts between departments within UMA

Compliance:

• Demonstrates knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the Department of Education, accrediting agencies, CIE, and internal UMA policies and procedures.
• Effectively communicates compliance requirements to students and other staff as appropriate and quickly escalates any compliance concerns to the Compliance department.

Work Experience, Skills & Abilities:
Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Equivalent of 15 semester credits hours in the subject field
• Academic preparation in the specific courses taught
• Graduation from a program in the healthcare field
• Minimum of three (3) years of occupational experience
• An industry certification/licensure if consistent with employment in the healthcare field of instruction (all certifications/licensures must remain active and be maintained as required by State and/or accrediting commissions)
• Able to professionally communicate in verbal and written English
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Teams
• Able to support a diverse and inclusive work environment

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word and Excel
• Experience with Brightspace or another Learning Management System
• Experience with CampusNexus or another Student Information System
• Experience with Brightspace or another asynchronous instructional tool
• One to three (1-3) post-secondary teaching experience
• Demonstrated success in applying adult learning principals and best practices to ensure mastery of program/course learning objectives

Working Environment:

• Office Environment – Must be able to work at the UMA Campus located at 1255 Cleveland Street Clearwater, FL 33755.
• Up to 10% of travel required. 
• Instructional Environment – Must be able to work in an office, classroom, and laboratory settings, and to visit employer and healthcare facility sites as needed.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Physical Demands:

• Demonstrate ability to perform all program clinical skills
• Use one or two hands to grasp, move, or assemble objects.
• Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Use fingers to grasp, move, or assemble very small objects.
• Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired.
• Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.
• Move two or more limbs together (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while remaining in place.
• Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects.
• React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet.
• Make quick, precise adjustments to machine controls.
• Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath.
• Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out.
• Choose quickly and correctly among various movements when responding to different signals.
• Keep or regain the body’s balance or stay upright in an unstable position.
• Coordinate movement of several parts of the body, such as arms and legs, while the body is moving.
• Repeat the same movements.
• Walk for long period of time.
• Sit and stand for long periods of time.
• See details of objects that are less and more than a few feet away.
• See differences between colors, shades, and brightness.
• Understand the speech of another person.
• Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
• Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.
• Focus on one source of sound and ignore others.
• Determine the distance between objects. 

Application Deadline: 5/15/2026

As a full-time team member, you will have access to the following benefits:

• Medical (including prescription), Dental, Vision (UMA subsidized)
• FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
• Basic Life Insurance (UMA paid)
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid)
• Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid)
• Long Term Disability (UMA paid)
• Short Term Disability (Team Member paid)
• Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid)
• Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off
• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection

Purpose of the Position:

The Program Director oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of the assigned program, ensuring it aligns with the institution's mission and educational standards. This role is responsible for curriculum development, faculty coordination, and student support, fostering an inclusive and effective learning environment. The Program Director also engages with industry partners to ensure the program meets current professional standards and prepares students for successful careers in the field.

What You’ll Do:

1. Program Design and Evaluation: Design, implement, and evaluate the assigned program to ensure it meets educational standards and aligns with the institution's mission.
2. Curriculum Development: Develop and update the curriculum to reflect current industry standards and best practices in the field.
3. Faculty Management: Recruit, train, and supervise faculty members, ensuring they have the resources and support needed to deliver high-quality education.
4. Student Support: Provide guidance and support to students, addressing their academic and professional development needs.
5. Accreditation and Compliance: Ensure the program meets all accreditation requirements and complies with relevant regulations and standards.
6. Industry Partnerships: Build and maintain relationships with healthcare industry partners to ensure the program remains relevant and provides graduates with career opportunities.
7. Program Assessment: Monitor and assess the effectiveness of the program through regular evaluations and feedback from students, faculty, and industry partners.
8. Budget Management: Develop and manage the program's budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to support program goals.
9. Professional Development: Stay current with trends in the program field and higher education and participate in professional development opportunities to enhance program quality.
10. Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop team members, fostering a culture of wellness, recognition, and engagement. Meet regularly with direct reports in one-on-one and group settings to provide feedback and cultivate a positive work culture.
11. Lead with Care: Lead, coach, and develop team members while fostering a culture of wellness, recognition, engagement, accountability, and inclusive, values‑based leadership.
12. Perform other duties as assigned.

Career Level Expectations:

• Applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through post-secondary education or equivalent work experience.
• Handles problems and uses critical thinking to solve.
• Communicates facts, policies and practices related to job area.
• Desire for growth and professional development.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Master’s Degree or combination of Bachelor’s degree and equivalent experience in healthcare or related field as appropriate to the program content.
• Administrative and/or supervisory experience with teams in the delivery of academic and/or social services.
• 15 semester credit hours in the subject field for Healthcare Instructor.
• Academic preparation in the specific courses taught.
• 3+ years’ experience in a hospital or long-term care facility.
• Active LPN/RN, PCT, CPT, EMT, Paramedic certification required and must be maintained as required by State and/or accrediting commissions.
• 2+ years’ experience required in proprietary adult education including student advising, evaluation skills, and classroom instruction experience preferred.

Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in healthcare or related field as appropriate to the program content.
• Three (3) or more years of Administrative and/or supervisory experience with teams in the delivery of academic and/or social services.
• Online teaching experience in an accredited post-secondary institution.
• Three (3) or more years of experience in online education or proprietary industry.
• Proficient in MS Office and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Other skills or abilities – Learning Management System (LMS), emerging education technologies, education program strategic planning and market analysis.

Compliance: 

• Demonstrate knowledge of and carefully follow all applicable state laws and rules, federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations and internal policies and procedures.  
• Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department. 

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• This is an onsite position supporting both of UMA's ground campuses in Clearwater, Florida, and Tampa, Florida.    
• May include a flexible remote schedule for online/virtual instructional opportunity.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Application Deadline: 06/01/2026