Dental Assistant

Overview

Employment Type: Casual, Part Time and Full Time

Location: Goulburn

Position Classification: Dental Assist Grade 1

Remuneration: $33.26 - $35.53 per hour or $65,953.00 - $70,456.00 per annum

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ601770

Applications Close: 12 September 2025

Interview Information: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

Incentives: This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive scheme with a value of up to $10,000

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the Great Dividing Range and the Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals care for more than 200,000 people. As a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD, click here.

Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact the hiring manager — Kerrie O'Rourke — should you require assistance.

What You'll Be Doing

The Dental Assistant assists dental officers and oral health therapists to deliver safe and effective oral health services by providing clinical and administrative assistance and support.

Selection Criteria

• Experience in dental assisting and qualification in a field recognised by the Dental Assistant Education Council of Australia or equivalent, OR experience and preparedness to undertake Certificate III in Dental Assisting.
• Demonstrated high level of competency in assisting with all oral health care procedures.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of current infection control principles and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to use computer software and electronic systems to complete work tasks.
• Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of the team.
• Ability and willingness to travel for work purposes. This may involve driving long distances with the Health Service and overnight stays at health service expense. Evidence of a current Class C driver's licence.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination

This is a Category 'A' position. Please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and are compulsory for NSW staff who enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

Australian Work Rights

Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au.

Need more information?

• Click here for the Position Description
• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Kerrie O'Rourke at kerrie.orourke@health.nsw.gov.au

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