Dental Assisting Traineeship

Work & Training, in partnership with our amazing Dental Host based on the NW Coast of Tasmania, is offering a full-time Dental Assisting Traineeship — the perfect first step into the medical and dental industry!

🦷 Why Choose This Traineeship?

• Get paid to learn — no student debt!
• Start your career in a professional healthcare setting.
• 12 months of hands-on experience working alongside real dentists and hygienists.
• One-on-one training right at your workplace with qualified trainers.
• Graduate with a nationally recognised Certificate III in Dental Assisting (HLT35021).

👩‍⚕️ What You’ll Learn:

• How to assist chair-side during dental treatments.
• Sterilisation and infection control techniques.
• How to use dental tools and equipment.
• Admin and front-desk tasks.
• Basics of oral health, anatomy and even oral surgery assistance!

💼 What’s In It for You?

• You’re employed by Work & Training — one of Tasmania’s biggest employer of apprentices and trainees.
• Support from your workplace team and your own Work & Training mentor.
• Trainers come to you, so no extra study days off-site.
• Training fees paid.
• Accrual of leave entitlements.

💰 Pay:

• Earn a National Training Wage while you build your skills.

📍 Full-time role (Monday to Friday) — great routine and real-world experience!

📝 How to Apply:

1. Upload your current resume.
2. Add a cover letter telling us why you’re interested in dental work.
3. Fill in the online recruitment details.

📌Essential Requirements:

• Drivers Licence & reliable car (so you can work from a number of clinics along the coast).
• Ability to obtain a Working with Vulnerable People licence & National Police Check.

📞 What Happens Next?

• We’ll call you for a quick chat.
• You might be asked to do some aptitude testing.
• Then meet the host employer for an interview.
• If you’re the right fit, we’ll get you started with your qualification and arrange your start date!

💥 Don’t wait around — this is your chance to step into a career in healthcare, gain a qualification, and earn money doing it.

Start your career. Support smiles. Apply now! 😁

Applications close 20 July 2025