Job description
Founded on the vision that everyone is entitled to good health, we’re one of the nation’s leading health and community services providers, offering a broad range of services for over 45 years. Click on the link to learn more about the services EACH offers.
- Full & Part time Ongoing opportunities available
- Ferntree Gully & Ringwood Locations
- $30.03 – $31.66 per hour + Super + Up to $18,850 in Salary Packaging
Job Description
We are a large Public Dental agency with 18 dental chairs in Ringwood and Ferntree Gully, mobile vans and outreach programs including Smile Squad. Smile Squad school dental program aims to transform dental care for every student attending a Victorian public school. It won’t matter if a student is visiting an examination van in rural Victoria or a treatment van in central Melbourne – they will have a similar experience, wherever they are. Our vans are fully eqipped to provide a large range of treatments.
Our vision for Smile Squad is the delivery of consistent, accessible, high-quality dental care, every time. Students are quickly becoming familiar with our bright orange fleet, smart uniforms, our approachable staff and the great customer care they provide.
You will be responsible for;
- Providing professional communication and customer service to the clients
- Compliance with infection control principles, maintaining the clinical environment appropriately
- Sterilisation and maintenance of dental instruments to industry standards
Qualifications
EACH is looking for several Dental Assistants for part-time or full-time positions to provide efficient clinical chair-side assistance to the dental operators in all facets of the delivery of safe, high quality, efficient and effective public dental services.
If you’re a Dental Assistant, qualified with a Cert III or IV in Dental Assisting in Australia with experience in recent practice, enjoy variety in your day, and working closely with other service delivery professionals, you might be exactly the person we’re looking for!
Cert IV in Dental Assisting – OHE or Cert IV in Radiology would be highly advantageous.
In total there are approximately 60 staff members that work across the sites in the provision of high quality, safe clinical services. A diverse team consisting of dentists, prosthetists, oral health therapists, dental therapists, senior dental assistants, oral health educators, dental assistants, and trainee dental assistants, and EACH also supports dental student placements during the year from Melbourne University.
Additional information
EACH is committed to developing our people. At EACH you’ll be supported to be your best. We provide:
- Work arrangements that flex to you to allow for a positive work-life balance
- Maximise your take home pay with generous Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging of up to $15,900 free income tax per year, AND up to $2,650 additional tax-free money to spend towards meals entertainment.
- Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
- Support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program for you, and your immediate family members
- Domestic Violence & Community Service Leave
- Public Holiday Substitution policy