At North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) we are proud to deliver courageous health and community services that collaboratively address health inequity. We nurture a workforce that is passionate and diverse, with shared values and a strong commitment to making positive health impacts within the heart of North Richmond. With access to a variety of flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing activities and a rich learning environment, our team members are consistently able to deepen their expertise by being part of impactful and world recognised community health solutions.
Part time | 0.6 FTE | Fixed term until September 2027
$34.22 per hour + superannuation and salary packaging
Richmond, Melbourne
Strong connection to community and innovation
We’re looking for a Dental Assistant to join our friendly and experienced Oral Health team at North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) for a 12 month maternity leave position.
Working alongside our oral health professionals, you’ll provide high-quality chairside assistance and help create a welcoming, safe and positive experience for our clients.
Our Oral Health Program takes a preventative and holistic approach to care, working with people from diverse backgrounds and supporting communities who may experience barriers to accessing dental and other health services.
This is a part-time, fixed-term position at 0.6 FTE, concluding 9 September 2027
The position is classified as Dental Assistant Grade 2.5 under the Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers (Victorian Stand-Alone Community Health Services) (Multi Employer) Enterprise Agreement 2022–2026, with an hourly rate of $34.22, plus superannuation and applicable entitlements.
Provide chairside assistance to dental and oral health professionals.
Prepare surgeries, instruments, materials and equipment for daily clinical activities.
Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, sterilisation and clinical record keeping.
Welcome clients and support a positive and respectful experience throughout their care.
Provide oral hygiene information and support as directed by dental operators.
Assist with reception, intake and other clinical administration duties.
Support stock control, equipment maintenance and clinic audits.
Participate in health promotion activities delivered by the Oral Health Program and broader NRCH team.
Work collaboratively with colleagues across Oral Health and other NRCH programs to support coordinated, client-centred care.
You’ll be an organised and compassionate Dental Assistant who enjoys working as part of a collaborative team and providing high-quality care to a diverse community.
You’ll bring:
A Certificate III in Dental Assisting or equivalent Dental Assistant qualification.
Demonstrated experience working as a Dental Assistant.
Strong chairside assisting and infection control skills.
Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
The ability to manage competing priorities in a busy clinical environment.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
A professional, respectful and client-focused approach.
The ability to work sensitively and appropriately with people from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
Confidence undertaking basic administration and reception duties.
The ability to communicate in a language other than English would be an advantage.
Closing Date: 7 September 2026
For questions about the role, please contact Angie Sabra (Oral Health Manager) angies@nrch.com.au
For questions or support with your application, please contact Isabella Fisher, isabellaf@nrch.com.au
Our commitment to health equity
At NRCH, improving health equity is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that health is shaped by social and structural factors beyond clinical care and we work alongside individuals and communities to address barriers to health and wellbeing.
Inclusion and Belonging
At North Richmond Community Health (NRCH), we are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, identities, abilities and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities, and people of all ages.
Child Safety
NRCH is a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for all forms of child abuse. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of children and young people. All staff and volunteers share responsibility for promoting and maintaining a child safe environment in accordance with the Victorian Child Safe Standards.
All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, Working with Children Check, evidence of qualifications and registrations, proof of work rights, and evidence of immunisation requirements relevant to the role.
North Richmond Community Health began supporting the Richmond community on Wurundjeri land in 1974. Then called the North Richmond Family Care Centre, it was an organisation built to support the diverse needs of the 4,000 strong community members of the Langdon Park Ministry of Housing estate.
A group of progressive doctors approached the estate’s community-led Tenants Union in the early 1970s, and together they came up with the idea of a health centre that didn’t just provide vital medical services, but also fostered and supported the community.
Since it was opened, North Richmond Community Health has been a place for people of all linguistic backgrounds, physical, emotional and mental abilities, faiths and cultures. For 40 years, the community has come to our centre to meet, receive care, seek advice, socialise and celebrate.
In 1994, we received funding from the Victorian Department of Human Services to share its knowledge across the state, and the Centre for Culture, Ethnicity and Health (CEH) was formed. In the last 21 years, CEH has continued to develop their expertise in health and wellbeing, human rights, cultural competence and health literacy.
North Richmond Community Health’s current building opened in late 2012. At that time, North Richmond Community Health was given the honour of an Aboriginal name by Wurundjeri Senior Elder Doreen Garvey-Wandin: Wulempuri-Kertheba, which translates from Woi wurrung as ‘staying healthy together’.
As an organisation, we pride ourselves on our commitment to working with refugees, asylum seekers, newly-arrived migrants, people of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people who inject drugs and people of all socio-economic backgrounds.
We are constantly reiterating that commitment and developing it.
North Richmond Community Health has a long history, with many relationships in the community going back 40 years. We look forward to many more years of learning, working and building healthier communities.
