Dental Assistant - Qualified or Traineeship

$30.62 to $33.08 per hour + salary packaging | Qualified Dental Assistant/Dental Assistant Traineeship

Permanent Full Time opportunity for an experienced Dental Assistants (or those looking to get into dental) to work alongside a supportive clinical team.

About the Role
As a Dental Assistant at Grampians Health, you will be an integral part of a collaborative, team-based approach to dental care. In this role, you will support both our patients and the dental team, ensuring a positive and efficient experience for all. We’ve built a work environment that fosters enthusiasm and teamwork, where you’ll make a meaningful impact on our patients' experiences and outcomes. This role offers the chance to work across various dental clinics, educational chairs, and outreach programs. As part of an interdisciplinary team focused on population health, you'll deliver high-quality, cost-effective dental care. 

At Grampians Health - we can facilitate Certificate III in Dental Assisting. Click here for more details.

This qualification provides the knowledge and skills needed to assist a Dentist, Dental Hygienist or Dental Therapist during all dental care procedures. Delivery combines work experience and structured training to assist the dental professional competently and safely during oral health care procedures. This qualification is offered as a workplace delivery training to new employees in a general dental practice, as well as existing employees seeking a formal qualification.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with patients by delivering exceptional customer service
• Prepare patients and treatment rooms for dental procedures
• Provide quality chairside assistance to Dentists during treatments
• Ensure proper sterilization of instruments and uphold infection control standards
• Maintain infection control procedures to ensure a safe and clean environment
• Manage patient care from check-in to the surgery, including recall management

Skills & Experience

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting (essential)

• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence with a willingness to travel between locations

• Certificate IV in Dental Radiology or Oral Health Promotion (desirable)

• Previous experience in teaching, mentoring, or training staff (desirable)

• Familiarity with Titanium dental software (desirable)

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with patients and colleagues

• Highly organised, reliable, and committed to delivering outstanding patient care and customer service

To see a full copy of the Position Description, please click here for Qualified Dental Assistant PD. Click here for Dental Traineeship PD.

Interested? 

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Jodie Robinson, Clinical Coordinator Dental on 03 5320 8859 for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Ballarat has some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check. All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.