Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit General Management - Primary Health Care
Job title Fleet Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $75,091 - $85,611 Location Alice Springs
Position number 23757 RTF 341720 Closing 22/02/2026
Contact officer Julie Casey, A/Business Manager on 08 8951 5816 or julie.casey@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply Online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=341720
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.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Manage and perform a range of administrative tasks and duties for Primary Health Care (PHC) remote services to ensure
the provision of responsive, quality, cost effective services. Provide efficient supervision, induction and training of the pool
of driver positions and coordinate the logistics necessary to place second responders in remote community health centres.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Follow processes for routine/urgent maintenance, repair and service activity relating to the PHC fleet to ensure that
vehicle roadworthy condition is maintained.
2. Coordinate the allocation of vehicles to remote community health centres, drivers and/or individual staff members as
required and process home garaging applications.
3. Co-ordinate the issue of fuel cards and Fuel Maintenance Order books for fuel and lubricants to all Departmental fleet
vehicles.
4. Perform duties associated with the relocation of vehicles (e.g. transfer to alternative location), vehicle replacements and
other vehicle related duties as required.
5. Maintain accurate and up to date record keeping associated with the vehicle management program and satellite phone
allocation.
6. Liaise with Department staff, vehicle custodians and managers as to their service requirements.
7. Assist with local purchasing relating to vehicle repairs and maintenance.
8. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being
undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
9. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Strong appreciation of the value inherent in customer focused service delivery.
2. Highly developed interpersonal, oral and written communications skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate
effectively at all levels.
3. Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment across a wide variety of cross-cultural interfaces and well-developed
consultation, network and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders.
4. Demonstrated ability to prioritise workload, with highly developed time management skills and the ability to make
informed decisions.
5. Licensed driver in the Northern Territory and an awareness of the Motor Vehicle Act.
6. Working knowledge of procurement procedures as they relate to vehicle repairs and maintenance.
7. Proven ability to undertake high quality data entry and effective retrieval of information.
Desirable
1. Experience in fleet vehicle management.
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 with contact person for requirements.