Dental Assistant - Casual

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Detail information about job Dental Assistant - Casual. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Attractive salary packaging
• Discounted gym memberships and corporate private health insurance
• Great work location and environment, free car parking and close to shops and cafes
• Be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to community development and a social model of health
• Make a meaningful contribution to the health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne

Your Community Health provides a comprehensive range of medical, dental and allied health services and support programs to anyone, through a combination of outreach, client-based and centre-based activities. Our purpose is to enable health, wellbeing and dignity for all people in northern Melbourne by providing responsive and accessible services. We provide priority access to those most at risk of health inequalities and those that may face barriers to accessing traditional health services.

We continually strive to improve, we are creative and will always rise to challenges and persevere in faces of obstacles. We are a talented bunch who believe in having a positive and supportive culture. We are committed to professional and career development of all our staff, but more importantly we truly value work-life balance and ensuring all staff can enjoy both their working and personal lives.

Your Community Health is seeking enthusiastic Dental Assistants to join our Multidisciplinary Oral Health Team on a casual basis. As a casual Dental Assistant you will have the opportunity to work across our three clinic locations (East Reservoir, Preston and Northcote) and be involved in outreach screenings and promotional activities.

The casual Dental Assistant is a key member of our Oral Health Team and supports the delivery of high quality care to our clients through chairside, sterilisation and outreach duties. Our Oral Health Team includes Dental Assistants, Oral Health Educators, Dentists, Dental/Oral Health Therapists and Dental Prosthetists; who provide general, denture and emergency care to clients living and working in the Northern Melbourne region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide chairside assistance to our multidisciplinary team of Dentists, Dental/Oral Health Therapists, Dental Prosthetists and Certificate IV Dental Assistants (Oral Health Educators)
• Maintain high standards of infection control and OH&S practices
• Undertake reprocessing and sterilisation duties in accordance with the relevant standards and Your Community Health policies and procedures.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• A Certificate III or IV in Dental Assisting (or Equivalent)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work cohesively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Good time management skills
• A commitment to customer service excellence and continuous quality improvement

For further enquiries please contact:

Simone Charalambides or Bernadette Jurgens, Dental Assistant Team Leaders on (03) 8470 1111

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.

To apply for this job go to: "yourcommunityhealth.recruitmenthub.com.au" & enter ref code: 4261049.

Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the Cover Letter.

 Applications close 08 August 2018