• Part-Time (0.2 FTE), Fixed-Term to February 2028
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging benefits

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 and linguistic 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 role

This role is responsible for providing a broad range of dental services to young people, including extractions, endodontic procedures, and provision of simple orthodontics and prosthodontics, and providing dental health information and education to young people and their families.

As senior practitioner on site, the Dentist oversees maintenance of the dental clinic, contributes to development and supervision for the team, and supports process and quality improvements.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information (also attached below).

Your duties include:

• Ensure the delivery of best practice, high quality and client-focussed dental services within a custodial environment
• Provide comprehensive support in clinical decision making to the dental, nursing, and wider healthcare teams
• Provide oral health promotion, education and screening to young people and their families

What cohealth offers:

• 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
• Salary packaging 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) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• 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:

• Experience with and awareness of issues that affect people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people from marginalised communities
• Understanding of dental public health principles and working effectively within an interdisciplinary team to deliver the model of care
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

To apply for this job click 'Apply Now' and you will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter.

If this role is a good fit for you, please don't hesitate with your application as we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close at 10.00 PM on the closing date.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Ali Shepherd on [email protected] using the subject line: Dentist - Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement (B). This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.