Allied health assistant
Barkly St Dental

Please note, this is a Health Care Worker role for the vocations of Dental Assisting, Administration Assistant and Steri Assistant. To express an interest in this opportunity, please email the Central Grampians LLEN at swl@cgllen.org.au or phone 5352 3266. Please provide details of the specific vocation you are studying and the placement position you are interested in at Barkly St Dental, we can speak to the employer about your request and organise an interview. Barkly St Dental is located in Ararat in Western Victoria and is committed to providing the very best of dental care to the surrounding community, offering a wide range of services including general dentistry, children’s dentistry, orthodontics and implant dentistry to replace missing teeth. This placement will allow students to engage within a Health Care Worker role which may include the areas of dentistry, business administration and oral health and wellness. If you are enthusiastic and motivated about working with a team of highly trained professionals, please contact your careers teacher today about how to apply.

Skills You Might Learn

Skills attained will include the following;
- Exposure to health-related fields in a professional environment.
- Experience and familiarity with general dental healthcare, business administration, customer care and equipment and instrument sterilisation functions.
- Broader understanding of what a Dentist role involves on a day-to-day basis.
- Communication skills in the workplace.
- Importance of teamwork.
- Time management and punctuality.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Students will be responsible for the following tasks;
- Assisting Barkly St Dental trained staff with related activities as instructed.
- Completing all cleaning and sterilisation related tasks as assigned by Barkly St Dental trained staff
- Engaging with Barkly St Dental personnel, community members, clients, specialised service staff and external health services representatives as instructed by trained staff.

Student Requirements

Students are encouraged to consider a SWL placement to develop skills learned from their VET course in Community Services and Health and/or Business Services.
The following requirements must be met;
- Students are required to have completed the Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) module in the relevant VET course.
- Students are required to have a keen interest in the healthcare sector.
- Students must adhere to strict Privacy and Confidentiality policy and procedures.
- Students must have a willingness to learn and be able to follow instructions carefully and competently.
- Students must notify the workplace supervisor and the careers teacher of any planned or unplanned absences. This includes making a time to discuss extending the placement period if assessment requires a certain number of hours or days to be completed.
- Students must be willing to communicate clearly and work as a productive team member.
- Personal mobile phones are not required and should only be used out of work hours or on meal breaks.
- Privacy and Confidentiality policy clauses prevent personal mobile phones usage while interacting with staff, volunteers or clientele.
- Students must be completing a related subject or have displayed a particular interest in Dental Health services.

Dress Requirements

Students undertaking a placement with Barkly St Dental will be required to wear neat casual clothing as appropriate for a dental surgery. All PPE must be worn in accordance with workplace health and safety policy and procedures. Dress requirements to be discussed at the host interview.

Special Transport Requirements

The student or the parent/guardian (where the student is under 18 years of age) is responsible for the student’s transport to and from the workplace. If it is proposed that the student may need to undertake vehicle travel with their employer and/or supervisor during the arrangement (including transporting the student to and/or from the workplace), the employer must complete the Structured Workplace Learning Travel and Accommodation Form. The student or the parent/guardian (where the student is under 18 years of age) must give their consent by also completing this form. If transport is presenting a problem, please contact CGLLEN to discuss available options and support that can be provided. Email: SWL@cgllen.org.au Phone: 03 5352 3266.

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