ABORIGINAL IDENTIFIED POSITION
Full-time
Delivering dental services with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation.
$65,149 to $67,996 pa
About the role
The Trainee Dental Assistant works under supervision with a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality, comprehensive and culturally safe oral health care services, while gaining a qualification and experience to confidently assist dentists during clinical treatment.
What are we looking for?
Someone to fit our team with the following requirements:
* Identifies as an Aboriginal person; recognised and accepted as an Aboriginal person by the Central Australian Aboriginal community.
* Demonstrates the ability and commitment to undertake and complete a minimum certificate III in Dental Assisting.
* Demonstrates an interest in Aboriginal health issues and provision of assistance and care to others in the community.
* Has effective communication and interpersonal skills, and is willing to discuss and demonstrate own knowledge and skills with work colleagues.
* Computer literacy with the ability to enter information into health databases.
* Willingness, ability and appropriate levels of health and fitness to travel to and work from remote locations.
What we offer:
Congress offers rewarding career options and a wide range of employee benefits including:
* Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of the bigger picture.
* Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
* A flexible work policy including flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
* Salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
Got you interested?
Don't meet all the role requirements, but think you'd be a great asset to our team? We'll never know unless you hit the Apply Now button.
For more information on the position please contact
Senior Manager - Allied Health, Laura Stuart on
We are not currently accepting agency referrals.
Applications close when a suitable applicant is found.