Oral Health Therapist – Specialist Paediatric Practice

Zssos; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Two guaranteed weekdays

No evenings or weekends

Direct specialist teaching

CPD support

Existing patient cohort

Job summary

Big Mouth and the Shiny Brights in North Adelaide is seeking a paediatric Oral Health Therapist to join as a continuing-care clinician. You will work closely with a specialist paediatric dentist, building relationships with families and managing preventive care for children.

The role focuses on routine examinations, radiographs, risk assessment and helping anxious children become comfortable with dental care.

Qualifications

• Paediatric experience is welcomed and valued.
• Warmth, presence and emotional intelligence are essential.
• Strong communication with children and parents is important.
• Efficient, accurate clinical documentation is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide paediatric continuing care: exams, radiographs, risk assessment and preventive care.
• Manage fissure sealants and early non-operative care.
• Assist during specialist treatment sessions with Dr Marko Milosevic.
• Engage with families to make dental visits comfortable for children.

Skills

Paediatric care

Warmth

Emotional intelligence

Questioning/curiosity

Documentation

Education

Oral Health Therapist registration

Job description

• Permanent part-time – two weekdays




• Wednesday and Thursday preferred, with flexibility for the right person




• $60-70 per hour, plus superannuation




• Mid October commencement (flexible for right candidate)




• Opportunity to grow toward full-time

Some clinicians simply have a way with children.

They build trust quickly, stay calm when a child is anxious or resistant, and communicate confidently with parents without making them feel judged. They make dental care feel safe without turning every appointment into a performance.

That is the person we are looking for.

Big Mouth and the Shiny Brights is a boutique, specialist-led paediatric practice in North Adelaide, built around making children and families feel genuinely known. We combine high clinical standards with a warm, distinctive environment—and we are growing without losing the personality and personal care that built our reputation.

We are creating a new Oral Health Therapist role for someone who wants to become a trusted continuing-care clinician for our families. You will work directly with specialist paediatric dentist Dr Marko Milosevic and progressively take ownership of an existing patient cohort.

THE ROLE

Your clinical focus will be paediatric continuing care: routine examinations, radiographs and risk assessment, preventive care, fissure sealants, early non-operative disease management, mouthguards, and helping anxious or resistant children become comfortable with dental care.

Working chairside with Dr Marko during specialist treatment is also part of the role—and a major part of its professional-development value. Together with regular case discussion and direct teaching, it provides unusually immersive, hands-on exposure to specialist assessment, treatment planning, clinical decision-making and treatment approaches. Your learning can extend far beyond the procedures you personally perform here.

This is a busy, deliberately focused position for someone who genuinely enjoys preventive care, child behaviour and building long-term relationships with families.

The role will commence at two days per week, with the opportunity to add further days as the service grows. Wednesday and Thursday are preferred, but not an absolute requirement. If you are an outstanding fit and require different weekdays, we still want to hear from you.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Paediatric experience is welcome, but it is not the deciding factor. We are open to an experienced OHT, an early-career clinician or an excellent recent graduate.

Clinical systems can be taught; genuine warmth, presence and emotional intelligence are much harder to teach.

You will suit our practice if you are:

Naturally warm, reassuring and engaging with children and parents

Calm and confident with anxious or resistant children

Curious, coachable and comfortable asking questions

Open about uncertainty while developing sound independent judgement

Efficient, organised and consistent with clinical documentation

WHAT WE OFFER

$60–70 per hour plus superannuation, based on relevant capability

Permanent part-time employment from commencement

Two guaranteed weekdays, with no evenings or weekends

An existing patient cohort and strong practice demand

Direct specialist teaching, case discussion and clinical mentorship

Support for relevant continuing professional development

No commission or individual production targets

A genuine pathway toward additional days and potentially full-time employment

Current AHPRA registration as an Oral Health Therapist, appropriate Australian working rights and a valid Working with Children Check will be required before commencement.

We are recruiting for a mid to late-October commencement and can be flexible for the right person.