• Join your Community Health (YourCH) and make a meaningful contribution to the health and wellbeing of people in northern Melbourne.
• Work in a unique co-located clinical and laboratory environment manufacturing Oral Health prosthetic devices using cutting-edge digital workflows, 3D Printing and Milling equipment.
• This a casual opportunity with salary packaging available (portion of salary tax-free)

About us

At YourCH, we provide a wide range of services, including medical, dental, allied health, COVID response, social support, Aboriginal Health, and Trans and Gender Diverse healthcare. Our purpose-driven approach focuses on community development and addressing health inequalities.

About the Dental Technician

As the Dental technician, you'll be working within the Laboratory Team and alongside a multidisciplinary oral health team to run the daily operations of the dental lab. You'll be responsible for the creation, modification and provision of dental laboratory services.

This is a casual opportunity reporting to the Oral Health Manager.

Working to your full scope of practice, your passion and commitment will see you:

• Contribute to daily operations of the dental laboratory.
• Provide high-quality dental prosthetic appliances.
• Strengthen relationships with clients and stakeholders utilising laboratory services.
• Maintain records and other laboratory documentation.
• Mentor and supervise students (in-line with skills and experience)

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Diploma of Dental Technology, or equivalent.
• 5+ years' Dental Technician experience (highly desirable), with ability to work to full scope of laboratory practice.
• Experience using technology in dentistry and dental laboratory settings including CAD-CAM dentistry, digital laboratory workflows, use of 3D printing and/or milling equipment (Highly desirable)
• Demonstrated time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work across systems to develop, maintain, report, invoicing systems

As a YourCH employee in this role, you must have:

• A valid Victorian Working with Children Check (employee only)
• A Satisfactory Police Check (paid for by YourCH)

For more information regarding this role, please refer to the attached position description.

Why join YourCH?

We've fostered a supportive and diverse team culture at YourCH where you can bring your whole self to work, both personally and professionally. You'll join a team that reflects the communities we serve, and we will work with you to ensure a safe, affirming workplace by addressing any barriers you may experience to full participation.

Our benefits and entitlements include:

• Training and development opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Attractive salary packaging (portion of salary tax-free) and Generous leave options (Cultural Immersion, Gender Affirmation Leave, etc.)
• Being a Rainbow Tick Accredited Organisation committed to being a safe, affirming and inclusive place for clients, staff and volunteers from LGBTIQA+ communities.
• Access to Inclusion Networks like our LGBTIQA+ Rainbow Pride Network (and more starting soon).
• Being part of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network.

Submit your application today. Applications for this role may be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

If you still have any queries about the role, please contact Youstina Tawadros, Oral Health Manager on 0477 980 342 or [email protected] using the subject line: Dental Technician enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Your Community Health is an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer who supports inclusiveness and diversity. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining people from a diverse background, including but not limited to, those identifying as LGBTIQ, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people from cultural and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, and people with a disability.

Applications must address the selection criteria contained in the position description as part of the Cover Letter.