2026-206 Dental Assistant - Uncertified

Title: Dental Assistant - UncertifiedDivision: Integrated Indigenous Health and Specialized Community ServicesAffiliation: Non-unionized Site: Moose Factory, ONReports to: Regional Manager of Dental ServicesStatus: Term (July - August 2026) The Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking a summer student to fill the key role of Dental Assistant. Life at WAHAA beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

What We DoThere has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve. At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.

Who You Are

Willingly to learn

Strong work ethic

Communication skills

Ability to multitask, be medically suitable to perform the functions of this position

What You’ll Do

Provides chair side assistance to dentists during examination and treatment of patients

Performs clerical duties associated with the provision of dental services, maintaining files and records of treatments, patients’ histories, ordering supplies through Meditech

Greets patients in the waiting room and escorts them to the operatory

What You Bring

Currently enrolled in secondary school and returning in the fall

Salary: $20.00/per hour Competition #: 2026-206 Deadline: Monday, June 8th, 2026 @ noon.

As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers. Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.