Dental Assistant

The University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Sydney in Surry Hills, NSW, seeks a Casual Simulation Clinics Dental Assistant to support students and academics in a busy dental simulation environment. Availability to work at Camperdown Bligh Building and Sydney Dental Hospital, with flexibility to travel to other campuses as required.

Key responsibilities include assisting staff and students, maintaining the simulation lab, delivering customer service, and upholding safety standards.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Dental Assisting completed; two years' relevant industry experience preferred.
• Certificate IV in Dental Radiography is desirable.
• Current Working with Children Check is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and assistance to academic staff and students using the clinical simulation and laboratory facilities.
• Assist in maintaining the simulation and laboratory environment under supervision to meet teaching needs.
• Deliver high-quality customer service and foster positive relationships with internal and external users of the clinics.
• Demonstrate professionalism, courtesy, and respect in all interactions with students, staff, and visitors.
• Work to WH&S standards in the simulation clinics and align with university policies.

Skills

Dental knowledge

Safety procedures

Team collaboration

Prioritisation under pressure

Independent work

Education

Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Certificate IV in Dental Radiography

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The University of Sydney – Surry Hills NSW

• Casual Opportunity supporting student and academics in a simulation dental environment
• HEO 4 $59.13 per hour + super
• Flexibility to work with other teams such as Sydney Health Executive Education to support dental courses.

About the opportunity

The School of Dentistry has over 100 years of excellence in providing education and training in dentistry and oral health. Our students benefit from opportunities gained in a clinical environment at leading dental hospitals and learn from diverse real world oral health issues. Combining teaching, clinical activities and research in six disciplines, including oral biosciences, oral health, oral surgery, medicine and diagnostics, orthodonticand paediatric dentistry, population oral health and restorative andreconstructive dentistry; the school is constantly ranked as one of Australia’s top dental schools.

We are seeking a Casual Simulation Clinics Dental Assistant to work closely with professional and academic staff as well as students in the simulation clinic environment. As a Simulation Clinical Dental Assistant, you must be available to work at Camperdown Bligh Building and Sydney Dental Hospital as well as any other University campuses as required.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide support and assistance to academic staff and students using the clinical simulation and laboratory facilities.
• Assist in maintaining the simulation and laboratory environment under the guidance of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Co-ordinator to ensure that the learning and teaching requirements of the work area are met
• Deliver high-quality customer service and foster positive relationships with internal and external users of the clinical skills simulation clinics.
• Demonstrate professionalism, courtesy, and respect in all interactions with students, colleagues, and visitors.
• Work is carried out ensuring Work Health and Safety standard are met in the Clinical Skills simulation clinics and are aligned to the University's WH&S policy.
• Monitor and manage the role-based email account regularly to assist with the smooth coordination and delivery of scheduled classes and activities.

About you

• A Certificate III in Dental Assisting and at least two years' relevant industry experience.
• A Certificate IV in Dental Radiography (desirable).
• A current Working with Children Check.
• Intermediate computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Technical dental knowledge and expertise
• Sound working knowledge and acute awareness of safety regulations and operating procedures within the laboratory environment including experience in working with hazardous substances
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and exercising sound judgement in resolving matters that may arise as part of normal daily work
• Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work, sometimes under pressure, with competing priorities and sometimes limited supervision.
• Flexibility to work in our spaces to support dental courses as part Sydney Health Executive teams.

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

EEO statement

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