Location: Cambridge Springs, PA
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Job Type: Full-time, onsite
Teach Your Craft. Change a Life.
Love working in the dental lab? Now’s your chance to pass your skills on. We’re seeking an experienced Dental Laboratory Technician to lead hands-on vocational training in a new dental lab within a Correctional Industries program. You’ll teach real-world lab skills, oversee production, and help participants build careers they can carry into life after release.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Great schedule: Monday–Friday, daytime hours, no nights or weekends
- Brand-new lab: Help shape a program from the ground up
- Mission-driven work: Your teaching helps reduce recidivism and opens doors to employment
- Use your expertise in a new way: Move from the bench to the front of the lab as a trainer and mentor
- Lasting impact: See your students grow in skill, confidence, and professionalism
What You’ll Do
- Teach dental lab skills including impressions, model fabrication, waxing, casting, finishing, and digital workflows
- Develop lesson plans, competency checklists, and training modules aligned with NADL and ADA standards
- Demonstrate equipment and techniques, then supervise participants during practice and production
- Inspect finished work for accuracy, fit, and finish to meet commercial and clinical specifications
- Enforce OSHA, infection control, and facility safety protocols, and maintain secure tool and material inventories
- Coordinate workflow, meet production deadlines, and maintain documentation for customers
- Mentor participants in professionalism, teamwork, and workplace ethics
- Collaborate with correctional staff, program supervisors, and external partners
What You’ll Need
- 3–5 years of dental lab technician experience, including fabricating dentures, partials, mouthguards, and other appliances
- Solid knowledge of dental materials, equipment, and fabrication processes
- Ability to teach, coach, and evaluate learners of varying skill levels
- Strong communication, organization, and documentation skills
- Ability to work in a correctional environment and follow all facility rules
Nice to Have
- Certified Dental Technician (CDT) credential
- Experience in adult education, vocational training, or correctional education
- Experience with digital dentistry (CAD/CAM, 3D printing, scanning)
- Familiarity with trauma-informed teaching or reentry workforce programs
Work Environment
This role is based in a secure correctional facility with daily interaction with program participants. The production lab involves exposure to dust, chemicals, and equipment noise. The position requires standing for extended periods and performing fine motor tasks, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ready to turn your lab experience into a lasting legacy? Apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
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Pay: From $70,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
