Oral Health Educator

Echuca Regional Health; Echuca; Sur place; AUD 65 000 - 75 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working arrangements

Salary packaging

Health and wellbeing programs

Career progression and skill growth

Free onsite parking

Free staff vaccinations

Résumé du poste

Echuca Regional Health is seeking an Oral Health Educator to join our Dental team in Echuca. This role combines chairside dental assisting with community education and health promotion to improve oral health outcomes across the region.

You will deliver education, support preventative initiatives, and assist clinicians while contributing to health literacy and outreach programs. This is a part-time, max-term role running through July 2027 with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Dental Assisting required.
• Experience providing chairside dental assistance in a clinical setting.
• Experience delivering health education or community engagement activities.

Responsabilités

• Prepare treatment rooms and maintain clinical equipment.
• Clean, disinfect and sterilise instruments in accordance with infection control standards.
• Deliver oral health education and individual hygiene instruction.
• Support community-based oral health promotion programs.
• Assist with preventative oral health initiatives targeting priority populations.
• Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
• Perform reception and administrative tasks to support the dental service.

Connaissances

Chairside assisting

Health education

Community outreach

Infection control

Record keeping

Formation

Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Outils

Dental instruments

Description du poste

Allied Services, Managers and Admin EA 2025 – 2027 (DY18 – DY19)

72 hours per fortnight

Part Time, Max Term (Until July 2027)

Echuca Regional Health proudly serves the Shire of Campaspe and Murray River Council communities, with Echuca and Moama located side by side on the banks of the Murray River. We offer a wide range of hospital, aged care, and community health services, and are growing as a sub-regional teaching health service. With over 1,000 staff, we’re the largest employer in the region—providing real opportunities for career growth, development, and making a difference close to home.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about improving oral health outcomes and making a positive impact in your community? Echuca Regional Health is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Oral Health Educator to join our Dental team. In this rewarding role, you’ll combine clinical dental assisting with community education and health promotion activities to support healthier smiles across our region.

As our Oral Health Educator, you will provide chairside assistance to dental clinicians while also delivering oral health education and preventative health initiatives to individuals and community groups. You will play an important role in improving health literacy and supporting positive oral health outcomes through both clinic-based and outreach activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare treatment rooms and maintain clinical equipment.
• Clean, disinfect and sterilise instruments in accordance with infection control standards.
• Deliver oral health education and individual hygiene instruction.
• Support community-based oral health promotion programs.
• Assist with preventative oral health initiatives targeting priority populations.
• Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
• Perform reception and administrative tasks to support the dental service

Qualifications/experience required:

• Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion) or equivalent qualification.
• Experience providing chairside dental assistance in a clinical setting.
• Experience delivering health education or community engagement activities.

Why Work at ERH?

At ERH we offer a supportive and inclusive culture that offers opportunity for growth and development. As well as that we have a fantastic range of benefits for our employees, including:

• Generous salary packaging opportunities, to increase your take-home pay each fortnight
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive and experienced leadership
• Health and wellbeing programs
• Career progression and skill development opportunities
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program for staff and family
• Free onsite parking
• Free staff vaccinations

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date.

We appreciate the time taken to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted; if you do not hear from us, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Applications are not accepted from agencies.

Diversity and Inclusion

At ERH, we value and celebrate the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and talents of our people. We encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally, linguistically and gender diverse people and, mature aged people.

We are a child-safe organisation (see Victorian Government Child Safe Standards) and proudly Totally Smoke Free.

Should you require any additional support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process they are available upon request. For application support, contact ***********@erh.org.au

Pre-Employment Requirements

This position requires completion of a satisfactory National Police Check and (where relevant) provision of a Working with Children Check and check on the Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme prior to appointment. Vaccination status in line with policy and procedure at this time. Applicants must hold Australian Citizenship or hold Australian Work Rights to be eligible. Financial support towards VISAS is not available.

Application deadline: 22nd November 2026.