Dental Assistants Professional Association - Stanmore NSW

Are you a Dental Assisting professional looking for a change of pace?

Thinking about moving away from chairside dental assisting, but still want to stay connected to the profession? Combine your strong professional values with regular hours in a great team environment.

DAPA is looking for an experienced Dental Assistant/receptionist or practice manager to join our team in a part-time administrative and training support role based in Stanmore.

You will need significant administrative experience, solid organisational skills, and confidence working with students, records, and training systems. Experience as a trainer would be a major advantage.

This is a great opportunity to use your dental knowledge in a new direction while continuing to support the Dental Assistant profession.

The Dental Assistants Professional Association (DAPA) is seeking a vibrant, detail-oriented team member to join us in Stanmore. This is a rare opportunity to transition your dental assisting experience into a rewarding administrative and student-support role within DAPA's Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and membership association.

About the Role

In this role, you won't "just" be doing admin - you'll be the backbone of our student support system and a champion for the dental assisting profession.

Key responsibilities include:

- Student administration & records: Maintain accurate student records, enrolments and completions with exceptional attention to detail
- Student support: Respond to phone and email enquiries, support learners through their training journey with empathy and professionalism
- Educator coordination: Assist with scheduling and coordination of our educator team so delivery runs smoothly




- Class preparation: Set up materials/equipment for sessions and support trainers with administrative requirements
- Projects & initiatives: Support multiple DAPA projects that strengthen the profession nationally
- Board support: Assist the CEO and RTO Manager by preparing documents and data for DAPA Board meetings
- Membership support: Assist with membership enquiries and help maintain an accurate member register
- Events & outreach: Represent DAPA at career expos and industry events as a positive brand ambassador
- Values in action: Promote and uphold the objectives and values of DAPA in every interaction

About You

You're organised, proactive, and people-focused - with the confidence to manage detail-heavy work while supporting students and members with warmth and clarity.

Essential:

- Solid background in Dental Assisting
- High level of written and spoken English (clear, accurate, professional)
- Strong empathy, patience and phone customer service skills
- Reliable and consistent - seeking a stable part time role
- Able to work from our Stanmore office (living within an easy commuting distance)

Highly regarded:

- Experience in training/education administration (RTO/VET environment)
- Experience using Ready Student / Job Ready (SMS)
- Certificate III in Dental Assisting and/or training & assessment exposure/experience

Why Join DAPA?

- Stay connected to the dental community - without the physical demands of chairside work
- Work with a supportive, purpose-driven team that values your clinical insight
- Contribute to meaningful projects that strengthen dental assisting across Australia
- Enjoy variety - student support, events, and professional association work

Applications close: Thursday, 14 August 2026

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