This position is Grant Funded - Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Grant.Under limited supervision, the Part-time dental hygienist is responsible for providing oral screenings and oral health education at schools, health division clinics and outreach sites throughout Oakland County. The position will also enter data and communicate with parents and schools regarding dental screenings and dental resources. The Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Grant is a multi-year grant.Applications will be rejected if the following information is not provided at the time of application:
 

• Thoroughly documented work history
• Copy of Michigan Board of Dentistry License
• The application is incomplete in ANY capacity

At the time of application:
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. Licensed by the Michigan Board of Dentistry to practice dental hygiene in the State of Michigan.
2. Possess a valid United States motor vehicle operator’s or chauffeur’s license.
Work History You are required to include your work experience in the Work Experience Section of your NEOGOV application. If you have previously included work history on a resume you must transfer your work history into the Work Experience Section prior to applying. Attached resumes will not be reviewed or considered. Please review the job posting, specifically the purpose of the position and the minimum qualifications, prior to answering the work experience question; and note that only related work experience will be considered. NOTE: Provide full detail in the employment history section noting the skills, experience and hours worked per week pertaining to the minimum qualifications.  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must maintain license to practice dental hygiene in the State of Michigan.
2. Must maintain a valid United States driver’s or chauffeur’s license.
3. Must submit to immunizations as requested by the Department of Health & Human Services
and periodic tuberculin skin tests or chest X-rays at County expense.
4. If assignment is for Children’s Village, before beginning employment, candidates will be required to provide Children’s Village with documentation from the Michigan Department of Human Services that they have not been named in a central registry case as the perpetrator of child abuse or child neglect. In addition, applicants being considered for hire will be asked to sign a form authorizing Children’s Village to request and receive a criminal history check in accordance with the privacy act of 1974.
Applicants for positions at Children’s Village will not be considered if they have been convicted of either of the following:
(a) Child Abuse or Neglect
(b) A felony involving harm or threatened harm to an individual within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of hire.
5. If assignment is for kindergarten oral health assessment, before beginning employment, the following is required:
(a) Documentation from MDHHS that the candidate is not named in a central registry case as a perpetrator of child abuse or child neglect. Clearances are updated prior to each new school year.
(b) Documentation from the Michigan Department of State Police ICHAT that the candidate has not been convicted of child abuse and neglect, or a felony involving harm or threated harm. Clearances are updated prior to each new school year.