Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Aboriginal Workforce – Primary Health Care
Job title Aboriginal Employment and Career Designation Administrative Officer 6
Development Officer
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Alice Springs
Position number 44067 RTF Closing 03/02/2026
Contact officer Amanda Swan, Director on or
About the agency
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE
website.
Primary objective
Provide support to Aboriginal Remote Health staff, to deliver core Primary Health Care services, promote continuous quality
improvement, while promoting increased Aboriginal employment at all levels within the Primary Health Service.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Support Aboriginal staff, including Administration staff, Cleaner/Gardner/Driver's, Aboriginal Community Workers and
other non-clinical Aboriginal staff employed in remote communities through regular onsite visits to achieve identified
outcomes.
1. Work within a service culture focused on integration, multi-disciplinary teamwork, continual improvement, and the
empowerment of Aboriginal people and communities.
1. Establish positive partnerships with other Primary Health Care and community service providers and Aboriginal
community representatives to ensure remote staff receive the support they need from all disciplines.
1. Coordinate, develop, deliver and review training requirements for non-clinical remote Aboriginal staff.
2. Support the community to have strong input into health service delivery through constructive engagement between the
community and health service.
6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work undertaken
in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated ability to motivate and guide the careers of Aboriginal staff and ensure that training meet the individual
needs of staff to deliver a comprehensive Primary Health Care service.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of Vocational Education Training, industry standards and tertiary training processes and the
ability to think strategically and develop, implement and evaluate training/workforce plans with key stakeholders.
3. Advanced oral and written communication skills with the ability to consult, advocate and negotiate in a culturally diverse
environment, including with Registered Training Organisations and Aboriginal communities.
1. Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including
liaison, engagement and negotiation skills in remote Aboriginal communities.
5. Understanding of issues relating to Primary Health Care service delivery within an Indigenous remote context.
1. Willingness and ability to travel by light aircraft, reside in remote communities and possess a current manual driving
license.
Desirable
1. Qualifications in health discipline, adult education and training or community development or a related field.
1. Broad knowledge of issues and policies relevant to primary health care in remote communities.
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant
criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check website for requirements.