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About the Role
Casual Opportunity supporting student and academics in a simulation dental environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide support and assistance to academic staff and students using the clinical simulation and laboratory facilities.
- Assist in maintaining the simulation and laboratory environment under the guidance of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Co-ordinator to ensure that the learning and teaching requirements of the work area are met.
- Deliver high-quality customer service and foster positive relationships with internal and external users of the clinical skills simulation clinics.
- Demonstrate professionalism, courtesy, and respect in all interactions with students, colleagues, and visitors.
- Work is carried out ensuring Work Health and Safety standard are met in the Clinical Skills simulation clinics and are aligned to the University's WH&S policy.
- Monitor and manage the role-based email account regularly to assist with the smooth coordination and delivery of scheduled classes and activities.
Requirements
- A Certificate III in Dental Assisting and at least two years' relevant industry experience.
- A current Working with Children Check.
- Intermediate computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Technical dental knowledge and expertise.
- Sound working knowledge and acute awareness of safety regulations and operating procedures within the laboratory environment including experience in working with hazardous substances.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, taking initiative and exercising sound judgement in resolving matters that may arise as part of normal daily work.
- Demonstrated ability to organise and prioritise work, sometimes under pressure, with competing priorities and sometimes limited supervision.
- Flexibility to work in our spaces to support dental courses as part Sydney Health Executive teams.
- Must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply.
- Employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role.
- Must declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process.
- Required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.
Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Technical dental knowledge and expertise.
- Working knowledge of safety regulations and operating procedures within the laboratory environment.
- Experience in working with hazardous substances.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Initiative and sound judgement.
- Organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with competing priorities and limited supervision.
Location
- Camperdown Bligh Building
- Sydney Dental Hospital
- Other University campuses as required
Work Type
- Casual
- Full-time
Experience Level
- At least two years' relevant industry experience
Education Level
- Certificate III in Dental Assisting
- Certificate IV in Dental Radiography (desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- $59.13 per hour + super
About the Company
- The School of Dentistry has over 100 years of excellence in providing education and training in dentistry and oral health.
- Our students benefit from opportunities gained in a clinical environment at leading dental hospitals and learn from diverse real world oral health issues.
- Combining teaching, clinical activities and research in six disciplines, including oral biosciences, oral health, oral surgery, medicine and diagnostics, orthodontic and paediatric dentistry, population oral health and restorative and reconstructive dentistry; the school is constantly ranked as one of Australia’s top dental schools.
Equal Opportunity
- At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive.
- We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve.
- We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+.
- We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
- We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer.