Dental Assistant

Avenue Dental Kawana has proudly served the local community for over 14 years with exceptional dental care while providing an environment of job security and satisfaction for our team. We have enjoyed continual growth over the years, which has led us to expand our team further with another dental assistant.

This exciting assisting role will involve supporting and working alongside a team of eight dental assistants, four dentists and three hygienists, whilst completing the following duties;

Being part of a team that promotes teamwork, open communication, cooperation, respect and understanding.

Adhere to and enforce all practice protocols and systems to ensure the smooth running of the back of house.

Work under the direction of the Practice Manager & Clinical Back of House Trainer to ensure overall practice cohesiveness, delivering the highest level of patient quality care, efficiency and effectiveness.

Responsible for working within the sterilization and lab room throughout the day.

Perform full-time chair-side duties as a dental assistant.

Delivering exceptional patient care every day.

Always going above and beyond the job role to increase patients expectations of our service.

Be a part of creating a culture within the team that promotes a high level of job satisfaction, respect throughout and strong bonds between team members.

Your hours are spread over four days throughout the week. Practice hours are Monday – Friday, 7:30am – 5:15pm (1 hour lunch). Tuesday & Thursday hours are 8am – 7:15pm (1 hour lunch + 1-hour staff meeting).

Rosters are issued 1 month in advance that will state which day the RDO will be for each week.

Hourly rate will be negotiated based on experience under the Health Professional and Support Service Award.

The ideal candidate should have;

The ability to communicate clear expectations and directions towards fellow team members to achieve set outcomes.

Strong work ethic and skills to ensure tasks are completed on time, to the highest standard.

Continually work towards building a workplace that is efficient, productive and led by systems that are easy to train and follow.

Professional appearance and behaviour.

The personality to work well within a team with a fair and professional approach the team can expect to see daily.

An innate mission to create a culture among the team that cares and values each other and who continually wants to go above and beyond to better patient care and the overall business.

Loyalty and an unwavering work ethic, dedicated to improving the business.

The skills and experience to work independently, be self-motivated and show initiative daily.

Desire to develop clinical and communication skills for self and team.

Passionate about the growth of the practice.

The ability to work well under time pressure without becoming overwhelmed or stressed with the level of responsibilities and expectations of the role.

Please visit our website www.avenuedental.com.au and Facebook page to get a feel for our team and expected work environment.

If you believe you have strong people skills and a constant attitude to be better than you were yesterday and are looking for long term employment with a team that is always striving to improve and grow then please forward your resume to [emailprotected]

Due to the high interest in this position not all applicants will receive correspondence.

EMAIL INQUIRIES ONLY, NO CALLS WILL BE TAKEN REGARDING EMPLOYMENT DETAILS.

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Your application will include the following questions:

• How many years' experience do you have as a dental nurse or assistant?
• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• Have you completed a qualification in dental assisting?

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