Dental Assistant

• Part-Time, 0.6 FTE, Fixed-Term
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role

Parkville Youth Justice Precinct is a youth custodial facility that accommodates children and young people aged 12 to 21 years. The Dental Assistant ensures the provision of oral health services by undertaking dental assisting duties consistent with best practice and infection control standards with the entire dental team.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Work collaboratively with the Oral Health team to enable provision of optimal patient care
• High-level consideration of patient needs in all clinical decisions
• Assist in the provision of oral health education and promotion
• Comply and adhere to all cohealth policies and procedures including code of conduct and values

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here:
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting
• High level of clinical competence, including chair side assisting and infection control, consistent with best practice
• Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of people from marginalised or CALD backgrounds
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

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You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. Please note we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 17 October at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Sally Wilcox on

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.