Dental Assistant Coach

• Join Our Dynamic Team: Exciting Full-Time Parental Leave Opportunity as a Dental Assistant Coach until June 2026!
• $69,176 per annum + 11.5% Super + Salary Packaging
• 5 weeks Annual Leave + an accrued day off per month.
• Your work will support Victorians’ better their oral health

It’s the people who make the difference at Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV).

DHSV is the leading public oral health agency in Victoria. Our aim is to improve the oral health of all Victorians, particularly vulnerable groups, and those most in need. We provide Victorians with quality oral health care through the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne (RDHM) and work collaboratively with other sectors to deliver oral health promotion programs to benefit all Victorians. Sounds like a place you want to be? 

Your Role: Create An Impactful Change

We’re on the lookout for a passionate and experienced Dental Assistant Coach to become an integral part of our team in Primary Care. In this role, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the careers of both new and experienced dental assistants and trainees, offering personalized mentorship and hands-on coaching. You'll provide invaluable support, practical training, and industry insights to help them refine their skills, build confidence, and excel in their roles. Together, we’ll make a meaningful and lasting impact on the future of dental care, empowering each assistant to reach their full potential and elevate the quality of service provided to patients.

Your Key Responsibilities: Shape the Future

• Be involved in the development and implementation of our new traineeship model. 
• Actively assist in daily team huddle meetings. 
• Perform the dental assistant role as required operationally.
• Collaborating with our Senior Dental Assistants, assisting with audits, onboarding/cross boarding, inducting new staff, guiding trainees & visiting staff to the department. 

 About You: Grow With Purpose, Thrive with Us

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (to be completed within 12 months of starting the role). We support continuous learning and professional development by offering dedicated paid study leave each week.
• A great attitude towards staff training and development with fairness towards staff who are learning. 

Why work for DHSV? 

Discover why our team loves working here! Visit our website: The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne to learn more about our unique collaborative culture and the amazing benefits we offer:

• Work within an essential service being the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne. 
• Access to Salary Packaging and an accrued day off per month on top of your annual leave. That is an extra 12 days off per year! 
• Further your education beyond your initial Certificate III in Dental Assisting, with educational pathways in Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. 
• Fantastic Carlton location – great coffee and food right on your doorstep 

To see a full copy of the position description, please click here.

We warmly invite you to apply today and take advantage of this great opportunity to join our team! To submit your application, please click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Pamela George at pamela.george@dhsv.org.au.

We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period, so please send through your application ASAP. Please note: We reserve the right to withdraw this job advertisement prior to the closing date once suitable candidates have been identified. 

Applications close: Monday, May 5^that 11.59pm.

We acknowledge that diversity increases our ability to transform and achieve better health outcomes therefore we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

DHSV is committed to child safety and wellbeing and has zero tolerance for child abuse and harm. We provide an inclusive and welcoming environment where cultural safety for children is promoted and practiced.

DHSV is a public health service and requires employees to be vaccinated in accordance with Department of Health policies or guidelines and/or public health orders issued by the government.