North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) is committed to making healthcare more accessible and culturally relevant. With the recent addition of Victoria’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room, NRCH works with community members to support social justice principles which afford all people the right to dignity, respect, and the highest quality of care.

NRCH provides a range of medical, allied health, dental and community services to clients from all backgrounds.

The Senior Dental Assistant / Dental Assistant position (Part time 0.8 / 0.6 EFT) will contribute to the achievements of the organisation’s aims and objectives by assisting dental operators to perform their duties to the highest standard and thereby enable effective and efficient delivery of dental services to the community.

The position requires the understanding and application of the social model of health, drawing on health promotion and community development principles and practice to ensure an inclusive and culturally appropriate client centred workplace and health promoting model of care. The delivery of care may occur across sites and in outreach, place based care.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Preparation of nominated surgery for daily activities
• Assistance at the chair-side during the dental procedure
• Appropriate preparation and selection of instruments, materials, medicaments and equipment.
• Maintenance of high-level infection control in dental surgeries
• Clean, tidy and maintain surgeries as an appropriate working environment.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Must hold qualification as Dental Assistant Certificate lll or Certificate IV level.
• Organised and attention to detail
• Able to work in a culturally appropriate manner with clients
• Able to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Establish work priorities and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Professional personal presentation and behaviour, particularly with clients
• Responsive and sensitive to cultural needs of clients
• Able to undertake administrative tasks
• Able to verbally communicate in another language as per client group an advantage
• Have a basic understanding and application of the social model of health desirable

Please note it is a requirement for all employees of North Richmond Community Health to demonstrate evidence of mandatory immunisations/vaccinations prior to commencement of employment, based on the Immunisation Category their position falls under.

All offers of employment are subject to provision of a satisfactory National Criminal History Check.

A position description is attached.