• Full time/ Part time roles available -Level 1, 2 and 3
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the roles

These positions are core to our community dental team which provides a range of evidence-based preventive, restorative and health promoting activities to enhance the oral health of our communities. The roles work in the Smile Squad program and across all cohealth Oral Health clinic locations (Kensington, Niddrie, Footscray) and other outreach locations.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Provide high quality, efficient and effective oral health care within the scope of a community based public dental service
• Provide oral health assessment and treatment planning, diagnosis of conditions of the oral cavity, intra-oral radiography, and treatment planning
• Provision of preventive strategies and directions for oral health
• Provide dental treatment within scope of practice in line with dental treatment plan
• Dependent on experience and level, mentor junior team members.

What cohealth offers:

• Career development and continuous learning opportunities
• Generous salary packaging options to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
• A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider
• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Novated Leasing available
• Discounts for health and wellbeing activities, such as gym memberships, health clubs products, and spas
• Free staff Immunisations and Vaccines
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Dental qualification as an Oral Health Therapist (Adult scope)
• APHRA Registration
• High level of clinical competence and a demonstrated commitment to the provision of appropriate, high quality dental services with a focus on public health principles
• Demonstrated ability to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with people from multicultural, marginalised, and diverse communities
• Ability to obtain an WWCC
• Victorian drivers license
• Fully Vaccinated for COVID

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses). Additionally, some roles will also require current AHPRA registration and/or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance.

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria in the Cover Letter. We will be conducting interviews for this role as suitable applications are received. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Anna Jaros anna.jaros@cohealth.org.au