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Dental Assistant (501182)

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Job Description

The Team

Oral Health Services Tasmania (OHST) is excited to welcome dental assistants to our team! We are a close-knit and collaborative group of oral health professionals, made up of both proud locals and adventurous newcomers who now call Tasmania home. We work across major centres and community dental clinics, delivering contemporary, evidence-based care to our communities.

The Role

The Dental Assistant is responsible for maintaining clinical standards in dental assisting by providing a range of support. This will include clinical chairside assistance, administrative and clerical activities, and sterilisation and infection control practices. You will also provide training and assistance to less experienced staff undertaking a traineeship.

You will need

  • Certificate III (or IV) in Dental Assisting or equivalent qualification.
  • Registration to Work with Vulnerable People - or ability to obtain.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of appointment

Fixed term, full time, day worker position, working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 April 2027.

*Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.

Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time, and casual vacancies.

Salary

$76,849 to $82,996 per annum + our Employer 12% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

  • Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2025

Salary Packaging

You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.

Benefits available to eligible candidates

  • Professional development and accelerated pathways.
  • A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support.
  • Fitness Passport – You, and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.

More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here

Eligibility

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria.

  • Certificate III in Dental Assisting or equivalent qualification
  • Working with Children Registration

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

  • Current Driver’s Licence
  • Current First Aid Certificate Level I

Applicants should note the position features:

  • Required to wear protective clothing (provided by the Agency) in accordance with the Oral Health Service Infection Control Protocol guidelines

Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.

Statement of Duties:

Application Guide:

How to apply

Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.

You will be prompted to complete a 1–2-page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.

*applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role

*only Recruitment Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role

For more information

Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.

Name: Carolyn Bakes
Position: Senior Dental Assistant
Phone number: 61 665485
Email address: sdasouth@ths.tas.gov.au

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Respecting diversity is the foundation of everything that Department of Health do. This allows us to instil trust and collaborate through honest and fair communication and helps cultivate an environment of growth and innovation. We strongly encourage applicants from key communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ people, and people living with disabilities.

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About ANSTO

ANSTO is one of Australia’s largest public research organisations and custodian of much of our country’s important science infrastructure, including the OPAL nuclear research reactor, the Australian Synchrotron, accelerators, cyclotrons and neutron beam instruments.

More than 1000 scientists, engineers and experts work at ANSTO to answer the significant environmental, medical and industrial questions using nuclear techniques.

ANSTO’s international collaborations, including partnerships with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), ensure Australian scientists are connected to a global network of experts and research projects.

As part of enabling a strong national collaborative network, ANSTO is connected with all Australian and New Zealand universities through the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE), providing researchers access to Australia’s nuclear science, technology and engineering expertise and landmark infrastructure.

On average, ANSTO accommodates over 1800 visiting researchers from other Australian and international research organisations each year.

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