Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Team Lead

Smile America Partners • Miami, FL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Big Smiles Florida is seeking an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant Team Lead to provide dental care to underserved children at schools in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida area and surrounding counties. The role combines expanded-functions dental assisting with team-lead duties in a school-based mobile dental program. The team travels to school sites and provides care using portable dental equipment and digital radiography.

The Team Lead drives the company vehicle, helps manage back-office duties, orders supplies, sterilizes instruments, performs spore testing, and maintains the van and equipment. The role also involves dental assisting, patient records and charting, digital X-ray imaging, equipment setup and breakdown, sterilization, and daily travel between school sites. The schedule follows the school day, typically about 6–7 hours, averaging 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; evenings, weekends, and summers are off.

Requirements

• Licensed Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA).
• At least one year of experience working as a Dental Assistant.
• Working experience with sealants and polishing.
• Must meet state requirements to operate X-rays.
• Current CPR certification card.
• Digital X-ray imaging experience.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Willingness and ability to travel daily to schools in neighboring counties.
• Organized, reliable, punctual, and able to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work well with children and communicate with adults and children.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to work as a team member in a small team.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental assisting services during mobile dental clinics.
• Perform digital X-ray imaging and maintain patient records and charts.
• Set up and break down equipment and sterilize instruments.
• Travel daily to and from school sites in the company vehicle.
• Order supplies and perform spore testing.
• Handle back-office duties.
• Keep the van and equipment in good condition.
• Meet deadlines and arrive on time each day.
• Communicate effectively with adults and children.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefit package.
• Evenings, weekends, and summers off.
• School-day schedule of about 6–7 hours, averaging 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Competitive compensation.
• Unique work experience.
• State-of-the-art portable dental equipment and latest technology and digital radiography.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed