Trainee Dental Assistant

2 weeks ago

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Full time $65,149 - $67,496 per year

ABORIGINAL IDENTIFIED POSITION

Full-time

Delivering dental services with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.

$65,149 to $67,996 pa

About the role

The Trainee Dental Assistant works under supervision with a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality, comprehensive and culturally safe oral health care services, while gaining a qualification and experience to confidently assist dentists during clinical treatment.

What are we looking for?

Someone to fit our team with the following requirements:

  • Identifies as an Aboriginal person; recognised and accepted as an Aboriginal person by the Central Australian Aboriginal community.
  • Demonstrates the ability and commitment to undertake and complete a minimum certificate III in Dental Assisting.
  • Demonstrates an interest in Aboriginal health issues and provision of assistance and care to others in the community.
  • Has effective communication and interpersonal skills, and is willing to discuss and demonstrate own knowledge and skills with work colleagues.
  • Computer literacy with the ability to enter information into health databases.
  • Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations.

What we offer:

Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:

  • Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
  • Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
  • A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
  • Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.

Got you interested?

Don't meet all the role requirements, but think you'd be a great asset to our team? We'll never know unless you hit the Apply Now button.

For more information on the position please contact

Senior Manager - Allied Health, Laura Stuart on

We are not currently accepting agency referrals.

Applications close when a suitable applicant is found.

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