Dental Assistant

About Us 
ADF Health Services provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia.  As part of this contract, Serco, in partnership with Bupa, provide defence-ready clinical and support staff across 50+ on-base locations nationally, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care. To learn more please visit  

About the Role
You will be responsible for providing chair-side assistance to the Dentist/Dental Specialist/Hygienist in the delivery of dental services to patients. You will also assist with administrative tasks such as entering/updating patient records as well as other duties as required by the Dentist including promotion of oral health to patients and maintaining optimal hygiene of the surgery.
To be successful in this role, you will have:

•    The highest levels of personal integrity and ethical behaviour.

•    Certificate III in Dental Assisting or nationally recognised equivalent qualification.

•    Minimum of 2 years (full time equivalent) experience within the last 5 years.

•    Recent participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities.

•    Current First Aid (HLTAID011) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009) certification.

•    Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality care to patients within a dental surgery.

About ACT Health Centre
ACT houses Department of Defence Headquarters, Airforce Headquarters and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) which is a tri-service military academy.  The ACT Health Centre opened mid-2021 and is a large facility.  It services approximately 7000 military personnel, including trainee officers from both ADFA and Royal Military College.  There is a 24-bed low dependency ward which operates 24/7.  Services provided include primary medical, aviation & underwater medical, nursing, dental, mental health, pharmaceutical and physiotherapy. Defence Force Recruitment for medical officers is in addition to health centre roles.  Standard hours of operation are generally Monday to Friday (depending on role requirements and specific craft groups required for weekend and on-call shifts).

About You
You have a professional and friendly manner and enjoy interacting with patients and assisting the dental team with a range of support activities. Ensuring compliance with all relevant standards and procedures, you take pride in contributing to the cleanliness and effectiveness of a dental surgery environment and assisting your team wherever possible. You are a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do. You are passionate about providing dental support services and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support delivery of the highest standard of care to patients.

Rewards & Benefits 

•    Be part of an amazing culture, based on the values of trust, care, innovation and pride

•    Gain access to Global Employee Networks that embrace diversity and inclusion

•    'Start with a job and stay for a career' with extensive employment and growth opportunities across Serco's many contracts

•    Meaningful work supporting defence personnel

•    Referral Programs

•    Paid annual and personal leave

•    Paid CPD leave for permanent employees

•    Paid volunteer leave and leave for reservists

•    Provision of uniform

•    Variety of lifestyle discounts through the Serco Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas and more

•    Plus, ongoing 24/7 immediate mental health and counselling support via our Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

•    Join a dedicated team of collaborative and supportive health professionals

Join Us
If you are inspired to make a positive difference and would like to be considered for this opportunity, submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Please note your resume must include - start and finish dates for each role, along with employment type (e.g. casual, part-time, full-time) and hours worked per week.
You must also be an Australian Citizen in order to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role. If you're not an Australian Citizen, please feel free to apply to other healthcare roles with Serco through our careers site below.
For a confidential chat, please contact Maddie Knight
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Serco's values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day. 
We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability. By joining Serco you will have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.