Dental Assistant

St John WA is a well renowned not-for-profit organisation whose vision and purpose is to serve humanity and build resilient communities.

With over 130 years' experience, the culture at St John WA is underpinned by a strong team spirit and camaraderie with employees and volunteers working together to change lives. This powerful sense of belonging makes St John WA a place where our people are proud to work.

This combined with over 3000 permanent staff, 6000 volunteers and annual revenues of around $400 million, makes St John WA the industry leader in the provision of pre-hospital care and related products in Western Australia. Each year we attend in excess of 250,000 people across the state, treat 350,000 patients at our primary health centres and teach over 330,000 people life-saving first aid skills.

Dental Assistant - South Clinics - Casual Role

Be part of an exciting era with St John Dental and work for an iconic Western Australian organisation committed to changing lives and making a difference to your community.

The role:

In line with patient growth, we are now seeking a Dental Assistant to join our team of professionals on a casual basis to cover all clinics in the South of Perth. This role will cover current employees for sick and annual leave so you must have availability Monday to Saturday and be flexible in the hours you can work.

What you will be doing:

• Assist our Dentists chair-side, pre-empting their needs
• Perform surgery preparation in anticipation of the daily schedule
• Follow instrument sterilisation and infection control procedures
• Care for our patients like they are family and bring a positive and professional energy to the team

To be considered you will have:

• Cert IV in Dental Assisting
• At least 1 year chair-side experience
• Experience using Dental 4 Windows or similar
• Exceptional inter-personal and customer service skills

What we can offer you:

• You will be joining one of the most modern and progressive dental clinics in Perth
• Competitive hourly rate
• Penalty rates for out of hours shifts
• Corporate uniform
• $500 Health and Wellness benefit
• Retail discounts
• Free parking on site
• Free Ambulance cover
• Free First Aid training
• Private health insurance discounts
• Comprehensive training and induction process
• The latest state of the art equipment and technology
• Supportive Team
• Job satisfaction

What you need to do now:

We would love to hear from you so please click APPLY NOW or contact Lynn Ranking, Recruitment Consultant on 08 6235 88***for a confidential enquiry. Quality healthcare starts with St John Dental and we look forward to welcoming you to our team.

St John WA is committed to creating an inclusive environment which provides a sense of belonging and enables a welcoming, diverse, capable and connected workforce who represent the community we serve. Our goal is to ensure people feel safe to be themselves.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, nationalities, abilities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and all other suitable applicants.

St John Dental operates in primary health clinics across the metro area located in Armadale, Cannington, Cockburn, Midland, Joondalup & Osborne Park. These facilities are state of the art and offer a range of combined health solutions including GP, Urgent Care and Dental, along with allied services and x-ray/imaging facilities.