• Reference Number : refs/023520
• Directorate : Dental Assisting
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 252 840 per annum (plus benefits)
• Enquiries : Dr NA Mukhari-Baloyi Tel no: 012 521 3079

Requirements :

• Grade 12 with a national certificate in dental assisting or equivalent qualification with prior experience. Registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dental Assistant and proof of current registration. A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as a dental assistant after obtaining appropriate qualification or prescribed in service training that allows for the required registration with HPCSA and experience in dental assisting supervisory role. Experience in academic environment. Able to perform routine dental assisting tasks. Good communication skills. Organizational skills, computer literacy and knowledge of DENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. Ability to work in a team and under pressure. The incumbent must be self-motivated, and goal orientated.

Duties :

• Provision of satisfactory client service. Ensure organisation and maintenance of administrative duties and record keeping including staff rosters. Practice and maintain infection control standards. Ensure and maintain general clinical ward activities. Adherence to quality assurance standards. Ordering of consumables as needed. Do inventory of dental instruments. Adhere to the health care waste management. Monitoring and management of dental assistant duties of all HR requirements and related duties. Participate in student teaching and training in the clinical environment. Orientation of student on the standard operating procedure in the clinical areas.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. NB: For assistance with online applications please email your query to e-recruitment@gauteng.gov.za. NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment/reference check verification). NB: Reference Checks-The applicant must provide at least 3 contact details (names, cellphone number and email address) of his/her referees, of which one must be immediate supervisor. The Department shall reserve the right to conduct verification beyond names provided on CV. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : SMU Oral Health Centre

Closing Date : 20-10-2025

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.