Oral Health Therapist

• Part-time, 0.4 FTE, ongoing position
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

cohealth and Parkville Youth Justice Precinct

Parkville Youth Justice Precinct is a youth custodial facility that accommodates children and young people aged 10 to 21 years (up to 24 years depending on age of sentencing). Parkville is the reception point for the Youth Justice custodial system and as such, all reception health assessments are undertaken at Parkville before some young men will be transferred to Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct. The primary health service at Parkville is a nurse-led model, with 24/7 on-site nursing coverage.

At Parkville, cohealth aims to deliver a quality, flexible, integrated, efficient service within the custodial environment to young people based on their health needs. This includes delivering primary health, allied health, dental and mental health services, and includes screening, assessing, triaging, and referring to secondary and tertiary health services based on clinical need. cohealth shares a vision for healthy children and young people in custody, supported by a health service responsive to their needs.

cohealth's 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.

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About the role

The Oral Health Therapist will be responsible for providing oral health services within scope of practice and competencies for young people within Parkville. They will ensure the standard of care is maintained at the highest level in accordance with cohealth policy and procedures and relevant legislation and standards.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include
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• Provide oral health promotion, education and screening to young people and their families
• Provide direct client care in accordance with cohealth policies, consistent with the level of experience and in collaboration with the young person and dental team
• Promote and represent cohealth as a caring, professional and client focused organisation
• Network with relevant professional and community groups

What cohealth offers
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• 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:

• Oral Health Therapist qualification
• AHPRA Registration
• Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
• A thorough understanding of recovery-focused, trauma-informed, and culturally appropriate primary health and primary mental health service delivery models

The roles in this program are required to undergo mandatory additional security screening. Details will be provided to successful candidates.

Application Process

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

Applications close on 18 September 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.