Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.

We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:

● Paid CPD leave for permanent employees

● Paid volunteer leave and leave for Reservists

● The provision of uniforms

● Free Car Parking

● A variety of lifestyle discounts through our Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas and more

● Access to Sonder, our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, including immediate mental health and counselling support as well as access to specialist support lines and wellbeing programs for you and your immediate family

Make an impact at Serco

As a Dental Assistant, you'll make a positive impact by:

• You will be responsible for providing chair-side assistance to a Dentist/Dental Specialist/Hygienist

• You will assist with administrative tasks such as entering/updating patient records, as well as other duties as required

• You will assisting in the promotion of oral health to patients

• You will ensure compliance with all relevant standards and procedures, including accordance with Defence Policies & Procedures.

• You will contribute to the cleanliness and effectiveness of a dental surgery environment and maintaining optimal hygiene of the surgery

About ADF Health Services

In partnership with Bupa, our ADF Health Services team provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia.

This includes providing defence-ready clinical and support staff across 45+ on-base locations, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care.

About Gaza Ridge / Albury Wodonga:

The Gaza Ridge Health Centre is located on Gaza Ridge South at Bandiana near Wodonga. The Albury Wodonga Military Area consists of 3 barracks and is home to the Army's Logistic Training Centre, Joint Logistics Unit Victoria and Schooling in various areas. This is a large base providing services to over 5000 Defence Force members. The health centre provides primary medical, dental, nursing, physiotherapy, mental health, and pharmaceutical care. There is also a 20-bed low dependency ward which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The standard operating hours are 07:30 – 15:30 Monday – Friday (depending on role requirements and specific craft groups required for weekend and on-call shifts).

To be successful in this role, you will have:

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

• Demonstrated compliance with relevant standards and procedures.

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

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

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

Please note:

• You must be an Australian Citizen to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role.

• You don't need to be enlisted in the Defence Force to work as a civilian on-base and your job stays here, even if the Defence personnel you care for are deployed.

If you would like to find out more before submitting, please feel free to contact Daniel Senior Talent Acquisition on and  for a confidential chat, we would love to hear from you.

As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco's services span across the areas of justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.

In joining us, you'll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, immigration, and community services.

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'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco