**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time
**Position Classification**: Dependant on Qualifications ( Trainee Year 10 Level A, Trainee Year 11 Level A, Trainee Year 12 Level A)
**Remuneration**: $11.73 - $20.32 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Location**:Mount Druitt Hospital
**Where you'll be working**
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Holroyd and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond' and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect and empowerment.
**What you'll be doing**
This is a temporary full-time position, to gain a well-trained and educated dental assistant providing dental care within the limits of their Education whilst working towards competency in Dental Assisting under the direction and supervision of Education Coordinators.
The Dental Assistant Trainee will undertake educational and clinical experience within all aspects of Dentistry including but not limited to Chairside Assisting, Management of Infection Control, Instrument Preparation, Dental Charting, Sterilisation and Patient Care.
**Essential Criteria**:
Qualification: Minimum Year 10 School Education or above
Evidence of Diversity claim: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
**Selection Criteria**:
- This is an Identified Aboriginal/ Torres Strait Islander Position. Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent through percentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such.
- Minimum Year 10 School Education or above, not holding a certificate III and who are not already under a traineeship program.
- A willingness to complete a certificate III in Dental Assisting qualifications within 12 months.
- Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to independently undertake tasks once delegated.
- Ability to work across multiple dental clinics within WSLHD.
**Need more **information**?**
University of Sydney Bachelor of Oral Health - Direct Entry Pathway into Dentistry
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**Requisition ID**: REQ533046
**Applications Close**:24th November 2024
- People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard._
**_Please note: _**_A person who is not an Australian citizen or a permanent resident is only eligible for temporary employment for a period not longer than the duration of their current visa or a period not shorter than the duration of the advertised position._