Dental Assistant| Mobile Unit | Full-Time, Fixed Term

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Lumino Mobile 4 Unit is seeking a reliable full-time Dental Assistant to support an experienced Oral Health Therapist during visits to secondary schools across the Waikato region. This fixed-term role runs from 9Feb26 to 2Apr26, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, with responsibilities including instrument sterilisation, infection control, stock control, and occasional reception duties, plus meeting the unit at each site. The ideal candidate has previous dental assistant experience, a warm team-oriented attitude, strong attention to detail, good computer skills, and excellent communication. To apply, tailor your CV to show mobile or school-based dental experience, travel readiness, reliability, and a patient-centered mindset.

Company Description

At Lumino, we aim to deliver a superior patient experience for everyone who visits our practices. Our people are passionate about dentistry and the important part it plays in the health and well-being of New Zealanders.

• As the leading provider of dentistry in the country and with 88% brand awareness, we're the number one choice of dentist throughout New Zealand.
• We invest in our people, with training and resources to keep them at the top of their game.
• We ensure our clinicians and clinical teams receive great training and development opportunities as well as modern equipment and the technology to help them grow professionally.

If you enjoy working with patients and watching them walk out the door loving their smiles, then you will enjoy being part of the team at Lumino the Dentists.

Job Description

Our Lumino Mobile 4 Unit is looking for a reliable full-time Dental Assistant to join our team! Our Lumino The Dentists mobile dental units visit a large number of secondary schools in the Waikato region, meaning parents don't have to take time off work or remove their child from important classes for them to be seen by a dental therapist.

As a Dental Assistant, you will support a highly experienced Oral Health Therapist. You will be assisting them with diverse and interesting dental procedures during patient appointments. You will also take responsibility for instrument sterilisation and infection control and also stock control. You will be required to help out at reception from time to time, so being a people person is essential.

This is a Fixed Term role (9Feb26 to 2Apr26) working 5 days a week and the hours for the role are:

• Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following:

• Previous Dental Assistant Experience preferred for this role as it's a busy unit and the successful candidate will be working with an experienced Oral Health Therapist.
• Warm and positive attitude and team-orientated approach.
• Strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail.
• Computer savvy skills with the ability to pick up things quickly.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

The Location

Since the units are always on the move, you will need to meet the unit at the site for the duration of the visit.