Are you a Dental Assisting professional looking for a change of pace?
Do you want to swap the clinical or front desk environment for a dynamic office role while still utilizing your extensive industry knowledge?
At the Dental Assistants Professional Association (DAPA), we are looking for a vibrant, detail-oriented individual to join our fantastic team in Stanmore. This is the perfect opportunity to transition your clinical expertise into a rewarding administrative career.
How You’ll Use Your Skills
In this role, you won't just be doing admin—you’ll be the backbone of our student support system within our Registered Training Organisation arm and a champion for the profession.
You will:
Leverage your Accuracy: Maintain high-level student records, enrollments and completions with the same attention to detail you used for patient records.
Coordinate Projects: Help manage multiple DAPA projects that shape the dental world.
Be a Brand Ambassador: Share your passion for dental assisting at career expos and industry events.
Support Academic Journeys: Use your empathy and communication skills to handle phone inquiries and guide students through their education.
Support our Educators: Assist in the coordination of our amazing team of educators to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Prepare for education classes: set up materials and equipment for class sessions and support trainers with administrative details
Assist the CEO and RTO managers: prepare documents and data for DAPA Board meetings
Promote membership of the Association, direct or assist with inquiries and maintain member register
Promote DAPA Values: Be a proud advocate for the objectives and values of our association.
What We’re Looking For:
Industry Experience: You must have a solid background in dental assisting.
Training and education experience: Past experience with Ready Student/Job Ready SMS would be highly valued. Cert III qualification or previous training and assessment experience an advantage.
Communication Style: High-level empathy and proficiency in clear and accurate English communication, both written and oral, is an essential requirement
Reliability: A proactive professional looking for a stable part-time role (3 days per week).
Location: You should live within an easy traveling distance to Stanmore.
Why Join Us?
This is a rare chance to maintain your connection to the dental community without the physical demands of chairside work. You’ll be part of a supportive, fantastic;team environment where your clinical experience is truly valued.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to trade the mask for a more diverse administrative challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Please send your CV and a brief cover letter to: ceo@dapa.asn.au