Reference no: 498533
Work type: Continuing - Full Time
Location: Orange
Categories: Dentistry
* Join a friendly and supportive team environment
* Work across a diverse team of oral health clinicians, teaching staff and students
* Contemporary facilities and equipment
The role
* Continuing, Full Time
* Level 4 - $73,230 to $79,494 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
* Orange
As a Dental Assistant, you will be responsible for providing quality clinical and professional assistance and support to oral health clinicians, teaching staff and dentistry students to ensure a high level of patient care is delivered.
This role would suit an individual with sound dental assisting skills and understanding of infection control within the dental environment. You will also be a great team player and have a focus on the provision of quality patient care.
About you
* Completion of Certificate III in Dental Assisting or a Certificate III in Dental Assisting in progress.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Demonstrated ability to liaise with a range of individuals whilst maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
* Sound organisational skills and initiative.
About us
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.
Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.
Learn more about the Faculty of Science and Health here.
Learn more about the Dental and Oral Health Clinic here.
Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.
Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.
To apply
Click the Apply button and complete your application online, submit a "statement of suitability" demonstrating your skills, knowledge and/or experience relevant to the position (referencing the selection criteria in the position description) and upload your CV.
If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.
This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.
Further information
Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:
Jessica Mullins| Acting Dental Clinics Coordinator | | Ph:
Closing Date: 11pm, 30 November 2025
Advertised: 13 Nov :00 AM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 30 Nov :00 PM - AUS Eastern Daylight Time