Serco is a place where you can grow
Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.
As a civilian Dental Professional working with the Australian Defence Force, you will deliver important clinical care to those who serve in the Army, Air Force, and Navy.
We offer lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:
Paid CPD leave for permanent employees
Paid volunteer leave and leave for Reservists
The provision of uniforms
Free Car Parking
A variety of lifestyle discounts through our Benefits program including discounts with Apple, Qantas, Hoyts Cinemas and more
Access to Sonder, our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, including immediate mental health and counselling support as well as access to specialist support lines and wellbeing programs for you and your immediate family
Make an impact at Serco
As a Dental Assistant, you'll make a positive impact by:
You will be responsible for providing chair-side assistance to a Dentist/Dental Specialist/Hygienist
You will assist with administrative tasks such as entering/updating patient records, as well as other duties as required
You will assisting in the promotion of oral health to patients
You will ensure compliance with all relevant standards and procedures, including accordance with Defence Policies & Procedures.
You will contribute to the cleanliness and effectiveness of a dental surgery environment and maintaining optimal hygiene of the surgery
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Certificate III in Dental Assisting or nationally recognised equivalent qualification.
Demonstrated compliance with relevant standards and procedures
Minimum of 2 years' (full time equivalent) chair-side experience within the last 5 years.
Recent participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities.
Current First Aid (HLTAID011) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (HLTAID009) certification.
Serco is a place for you
Enjoy interacting with patients and assisting the dental team with a range of support activities.
Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of safe, efficient and high-quality care to patients.
About ADF Health Services
In partnership with Bupa, our ADF Health Services team provides integrated healthcare services to Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel across Australia.
This includes providing defence-ready clinical and support staff across 45+ on-base locations, ensuring that ADF personnel have access to quality on-site medical care.
About Stirling Health Centre
Located approximately 45km South of Perth on Garden Island, HMAS Stirling provides operational and logistics support to the RAN ships, submarines and aircraft based in WA. The base is home to RAN Submarine Training & Systems Centre, Training Centre West complex, Defence Communications Station Perth, and is a trials/research & support facility. Health Centre services include primary medical, underwater medicine, nursing, mental health, physiotherapy, dental and pharmaceutical services. Standard operating hours are generally 07:30 – 16:00 Monday – Friday (depending on role requirements).
You must be an Australian Citizen to obtain the required Baseline Security Clearance for this role.
You don't need to be enlisted in the Defence Force to work as a civilian on-base and your job stays here, even if the Defence personnel you care for are deployed.
If you would like to find out more before applying, please feel free to contact Tracey Charry or Tracey.- for a confidential chat, we would love to hear from you.
As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco's services span across the areas of justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility.
In joining us, you'll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.
Are you ready to do important work that really matters? At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world's most urgent and complex challenges.
We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, immigration, and community services.
We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability.
By joining Serco you'll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
Impact a better future at Serco.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Other
Job function
Health Care Provider and Other
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care, Public Health, and Hospitals