Dental Assistant - Bondi (City of Sydney)

## Dental Assistant
- BondiApplylocations: Bonditime type: Variable timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: June 26, 2026 (28 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR104062HCF Dental is seeking a dedicated and professional Casual Dental Assistant to join our team at our Bondi Dental Centre. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about delivering exceptional clinical support and maintaining a welcoming, efficient environment for patients and team memberAs a casual Dental Assistant, you will work alongside our Dentists and Practice Manager to ensure high-quality patient care, compliance with our Dental Quality Management System, and the smooth running of day-to-day operations.Please note this is a Casual Dental Assistant positionBased at our Bondi Junction Dental Center.## Key Responsibilities* Provide clinical assistance to dentists, ensuring patient comfort and efficiency throughout their visit. Maintain a clean, safe, and organised clinical workplace in accordance with HCF policies and procedures. Support the Practice Manager and Dentist in Charge, promoting teamwork and smooth dental centre operations. Monitor patient day sheets, prepare for patient lists, and accommodate emergencies where possible. Coordinate patient flow, including escorting, settling, and preparing patients for treatment. Assist with chair-side duties: instrument and material set-up, procedure support, mixing materials, data entry, and radiograph development. Uphold infection control standards, manage surgery changeover and cleaning, and perform equipment and stock maintenance. Process and sterilise instruments, maintain stock levels, and validate sterilisation cycles. Report any fraudulent behaviour or activity as required. Comply with Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, policies, and procedures. Report hazards, near misses, and injuries promptly. Participate in meetings, training, and health and safety activities.## ## ## Key Performance Areas* Efficient management of handpieces, stock, and materials. Satisfactory assistance and competency in all dental assistant duties. Teamwork and cooperation, including flexibility for additional tasks. Good communication, punctuality, and attendance. Commitment to learning and adherence to infection prevention, WHS, and PPE standards.## ## ## Skills, Experience & QualificationsEssential: Previous dental knowledge and experience. Neat appearance and sound personal hygiene. High level of confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy. Initiative and common sense in daily tasks. Basic computer literacy.Desirable: Reception experience or willingness to be cross-trained. Qualifications in radiography, sterilising, and/or first aid. Certificate III in Dental AssistingAbout HCFAt HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover over 1.9 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric. We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.Next steps If you require any adjustments to assist you in making your application or during the recruitment or onboarding process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition – to discuss. We encourage applicants to submit their applications at their earliest convenience, as at HCF, we review applications as they are submitted, and may have filled the role prior to the job closing date.At HCF, we want our people to feel supported and empowered to be their best self at work. We create a flexible, inclusive, family-friendly culture so our employees are inspired and motivated to achieve the best for themselves and our members. Our purpose is to bring a human touch to every part of the healthcare system, in big ways and small. Our values inform the way we do things. They help us build the culture we need to realise our purpose. Our values are to: Step Forward Get There Together* Make it Better* Stay Human* Walk in Their Shoes.We’ve invested in our people and teams to ensure they’re equipped to reach their career goals. We help team members expand their skill sets and develop personally through various internal and external courses, as well as broaden their on-the-job experience through transfers, secondments or promotions. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rrbix