Associate Dental Assistant (Trainee)

• Pension contribution receivable under the Pension Law of the Maldives.
• Basic salary scale of the Government of Maldives Pay Framework (as of 1 November 2025) plus overtime allowance and other benefits.
• Shift allowance, according to the established rules, if shift duty is performed.

1. Working with those who come seeking services with kindness and in polite language, clarifying the information required and working to provide the necessary service.
2. Assisting dentists/dental officers in providing various types of treatment for tooth diseases.
3. Carrying out office administration work related to computers and similar equipment.
4. Answering phone calls and scheduling appointments.
5. Requesting items needed for dental work and assisting with procuring materials.
6. Assisting in arranging for patients to receive various types of treatment related to dental diseases they need, through doctors specialised in that field, without any delay.
7. Maintaining dental instruments and equipment according to regulations.
8. Coming in during an emergency outside normal hours, providing the necessary assistance, and cleaning instruments after work is completed.
9. Cleaning, sterilising and autoclaving instruments used in dentistry.
10. Actively participating in health promotion activities run by the hospital and taking part in various staff-level initiatives.
11. Additionally, carry out tasks assigned in connection with official work and respond to announcements and notices from the hospital.
12. Actively participating in urgent health situations, pandemics and disasters, and actively taking part in primary health care work.

• Dental Service

None

Basic requirement met

30

1. Completed job application form (this form is available from the Civil Service Commission website, the hospital office and the link below.) ApplicationFormorklnpcz.kkigh5yox1e.fu0.docx
2. Details of the applicant (including contact phone number and email address).
3. A readable copy of both sides of the card proving that the applicant is a Maldivian citizen (even if the validity period has expired), or if the ID card is lost, the applicant's birth certificate, passport or driving licence.
4. If a staff member with a service agreement to serve the Civil Service / Government is transferred to this position, a letter issued by the office providing the service stating that there is no objection to leaving the position.
5. Copies of educational certificates obtained;

(a) For educational certificates issued by institutions outside Maldives that have been graded by the Maldives Qualifications Authority at a certain level, copies of the educational certificate and transcript; or: in cases where there is no certificate, a copy of the letter confirming completion of the course and a copy of the assessment report and transcript issued by the Maldives Qualifications Authority.

(b) Copies of educational certificates and transcript issued by local educational institutions in Maldives; or copies of letter confirming completion of the course and copies of transcript.

6. Copies of documents as specified below demonstrating work experience:

(a) If work experience has been gained in a civil service post, in a state institution, in a government-owned company, a letter from that office stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each).

(b) Work carried out where the experience duration is not visible from https://myaccount.csc.gov.mv/, a letter issued by that office stating the position held, the duration of the post (in years, months and days as applicable), and the responsibilities of the post (even if work has been done in different positions in the same office).

(c) If work experience has been gained in a private company or private organisation, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, the period of work (in years, months and days), the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each) and the number of staff at the workplace.

(d) If work has been undertaken in a national or international association or society, a letter from that organisation stating the work undertaken, and the period (in years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the post (if work has been undertaken in different posts in one institution, the responsibilities should be stated separately for each). This letter should state whether the position held is a salaried position or not, or alternatively, an official letter from that organisation confirming this.

(b) If you have worked in a government agency, or in a dissolved private company or private agency, or in a dissolved national or international organisation or association, the duties performed and the length of the job (stating years, months and days), and the responsibilities of the job (even if you performed jobs in different posts in one agency), must be stated separately, and if no letter from that office confirming this has been issued, the "Reference Check Form Showing Experience at Dissolved Organisations" in Schedule 8 of the recruitment procedure

Documents to apply for the post must be submitted before 14:00 on 28 October 2026, to the administrative office of N. Atoll Hospital. The job application form and documents can also be submitted by email to: [email protected] .

The applicant is responsible for confirming that the email has been received by the hospital. Also, if the government declares a new public holiday before the announcement deadline, the job application form will be reviewed on the number of days determined by that holiday.

Note: after combining all documents with the application form into a single PDF file, please include the applicant's name in the file name.

Among those who have applied for this post, shortlisting will be based on educational qualifications and experience, and those who score the highest marks among the candidates considered for the post will be shortlisted. Interviews will only be held with shortlisted candidates.

Interviews, and practical or written tests where applicable, for selecting a person for this post will be held between 01 November 2026 and 30 November 2026 at N. Atoll Hospital. Candidates who have applied for this job are requested to be prepared to attend the interview, test or practical on those dates.

Within 3 non-public-holiday days of conducting the interviews, a sheet showing the points awarded to the applicants (Form A2) will be publicly displayed in the Government Gazette and on this office's website. If there is a complaint about the points awarded to applicants, such a complaint must be submitted to [email protected] within 3 non-public-holiday days from the day Form A2 is publicly announced.

For clarification regarding this announcement, please call 6568070 or 6568942 during office hours. Email should be sent to [email protected]. The criteria and procedures for selecting and appointing persons to Civil Service posts, and all documents related to those procedures, are available from the Civil Service Commission website under its policies as the Recruitment Policy 2023 (2st Revsion) (Final)_compressedowjyupu3.n4p.pdf).