Team Leader Oral Health Therapy [Regional]

Latrobe Community Health Services; Morwell; On-site; AUD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 taxfree

Meals and entertainment allowance up $

Novated leasing

Training and development opportunities

Buddy support on commencement

Discounted private health insurance

Career progression

Meaningful community impact

Job summary

Latrobe Community Health Services is seeking a Part-time Team Leader Oral Health Therapy to lead a dedicated team across fixed and outreach locations in the Latrobe Valley, including Morwell. The role blends hands-on clinical leadership with mentoring, ensuring high-quality oral health services and program delivery.

You will supervise Oral Health Therapists, Dental Therapists, and Oral Health Educators, while supporting recruitment, training and service performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior clinical experience and expertise in oral health therapy or dental therapy.
• Experience in the delivery of the Smile Squad program.
• Demonstrated team leadership skills, including the ability to motivate, support and develop others.
• Strong time management, organisation and problem-solving skills in a busy clinical environment

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to Oral Health Therapists, Dental Therapists and Oral Health Educators.
• Deliver oral health therapy services across fixed and outreach locations, maintaining an appropriate clinical workload.
• Coordinate and oversee the delivery of outreach dental services, including the Smile Squad program.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management and professional development of team members.
• Monitor service performance, productivity and key performance indicators to ensure effective service delivery.
• Promote evidence-based clinical practice, clinical governance and continuous quality improvement.
• Build strong relationships with schools, internal teams and external stakeholders to support effective outreach services.
• Ensure compliance with clinical standards, infection prevention, safety requirements and relevant quality standards

Skills

Senior clinical experience

Team leadership

Mentoring clinicians

Smile Squad delivery

Education

Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy

Job description

Team Leader Oral Health Therapy [Regional]

Latrobe Community Health Services – Morwell VIC

Location: Latrobe Valley
Position Type: Part time (60.8 hours per fortnight), permanent
Salary: $50.3316 per hour

Team Leader Oral Health Therapy
Location: Latrobe Valley
Position Type: Part time (60.8 hours per fortnight), permanent
Salary: $50.3316 per hour

About the role

Are you an experienced Oral Health Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? As Team Leader Oral Health Therapy at Latrobe Community Health Service, you'll combine your clinical expertise with leadership to support and inspire a dedicated team of oral health professionals.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred oral health services across fixed and outreach locations, including the Smile Squad program. You'll play an important role in supporting team performance, mentoring clinicians, driving continuous improvement and ensuring our services deliver positive outcomes for the community.

Working closely with the Operations Manager – Oral Health and the broader Oral Health leadership team, you'll help shape service delivery while maintaining a hands-on clinical role.

About the role responsibilities

Your work will include:

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to Oral Health Therapists, Dental Therapists and Oral Health Educators.

• Deliver oral health therapy services across fixed and outreach locations, maintaining an appropriate clinical workload.

• Coordinate and oversee the delivery of outreach dental services, including the Smile Squad program.

• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance management and professional development of team members.

• Monitor service performance, productivity and key performance indicators to ensure effective service delivery.

• Promote evidence-based clinical practice, clinical governance and continuous quality improvement.

• Build strong relationships with schools, internal teams and external stakeholders to support effective outreach services.

• Ensure compliance with clinical standards, infection prevention, safety requirements and relevant quality standards.

Skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated senior clinical experience and expertise in oral health therapy or dental therapy.

• Experience in the delivery of the Smile Squad program.

• Demonstrated team leadership skills, including the ability to motivate, support and develop others.

• Strong time management, organisation and problem-solving skills in a busy clinical environment

Position requirements

• Bachelor of Oral Health Therapy.

• Current AHPRA registration.

• Current Victorian licence for radiation sources.

• Current Victorian Driver's Licence.

• Current Employee Working with Children Check.

Qualifications in Healthcare Management or Business Administration, or working towards these, are desirable.

Benefits on offer

At Latrobe Community Health Service, you'll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Salary packaging benefits, including up to $15,900 tax free income per year.

• An optional $2,650 tax free per year for meals and entertainment.

• Novated leasing through our salary packaging provider, Maxxia.

• Training and development opportunities, both online and onsite.

• A personal training plan and dedicated buddy support on commencement.

• Access to discounted private health insurance.

• Career progression and professional development opportunities.

• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the health and wellbeing of our community.

About Latrobe Community Health Service

Latrobe Community Health Service is committed to better health, better lifestyles and strong and inclusive communities.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, disabilities, sexual orientations and cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to creating a positive, respectful and inclusive workplace where our people can grow, develop and make a difference.

Latrobe Community Health Service is also committed to promoting the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people accessing our services.

If you require reasonable adjustments, support or access arrangements during the recruitment process, please let us know.