About the Dental Assistant role

Make a real difference in your community as a Dental Assistant at YourCH. Join a welcoming team committed to providing high-quality oral health care in our clinics and out in the community. We have multiple part-time fixed-term opportunities available, ending in either 2026 or 2027, based in Melbourne's Northern Suburbs.

Your Passion and Commitment will see you:

• Support clinicians chairside with confident, high-quality care.
• Record accurate charting and capture clinical images.
• Run efficient setup, pack down and sterilisation workflows.
• Champion innovative tools like CoTreat AI and YourSmile Lab.
• Help extend public dental services to priority populations.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting (HLT35021 or equivalent)
• Hold and maintain an Australian Driver’s License (desired)
• Demonstrated experience working as a Dental Assistant in a public, private or community health dental setting
• Experience working with diverse clients, including children, older people, CALD communities and those with additional needs

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description (available via the YourCH Careers Hub). 

YourCH Culture & Benefits

YourCH has fostered an organisation-wide supportive and diverse team that allows staff to bring their whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team focused on reflecting the diverse communities we serve and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation. We offer:

• True flexibility in a supportive work environment to be yourself and balance your personal and professional responsibilities.
• Opportunities for development and training to grow your skills and career.
• Access to internal inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
• Eligibility for not-for-profit Salary Packaging Options including $15,900 annually and $2,650 Meal and Entertainment allowance per FBT year.
• Being an environmentally conscious employer part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.

Submit your application today!

Applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

If you still have any queries about the role please contact Bernadette Jurgens, Dental Assistant - Team Lead on bernadette.jurgens@yourch.org.au.

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.