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• Salary: ASO3 / $67,589.00 - $72,033.00 p.a.
• Full Time / Term Contract (Up until 29 March 2027)
• 5031 / Mile End South

About Us:

SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is South Australia’s provider of emergency ambulance transport, clinical care, and patient transport services.

We are committed to ensuring South Australia has access to the best possible emergency medical care, non-emergency transport, and rescue and retrieval services.

Our Vision: An innovative, patient focused, technology enabled, evidence driven, emergency response and health care ambulance service; achieved by exceptional people.

Our Mission: Providing emergency response and health care ambulance services within South Australia, designed and development around patient and community needs, enabling timely and equitable access for our patients to the most appropriate point of care.

Our Purpose: To ensure South Australia thrives by enabling access to emergency and non-emergency ambulance health care and alternative patient pathways while contributing to our state’s emergency preparedness and health response capability.

Our Values:

PATIENT FOCUSED: We will put our patients and the safe and quality care we provide them first; in everything we do.

TEAMWORK: We will work across SAAS, our health system, our partners, stakeholders and the community to achieve our goals.

INTEGRITY AND HONESTY: We accept and uphold the standards and expectations of our organisation and communities.

RESPECT AND COURTESY: We will always be respectful and courteous toward our patients, each other, and all those we work with.

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION: We value our role in the community, and we value the communities we serve.

CHANGE READY: We know our communities’ needs will evolve and we must adapt to meet them.

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP: We will support leadership development for our people at every level.

The Executive Assistant is accountable for the provision of high quality, confidential, organisational and information management support and advice to the Executive Director, Critical Operational Services,

The incumbent is also responsible for building and maintaining effective internal and external relationships ensuring the provision of timely, concise, and accurate services to the Executive Director including identifying, monitoring, and attending to priority and urgent enquiries to ensure resolution and quality control of responses. This includes providing effective, efficient, and confidential administrative services, preparing correspondence and briefs, e-mail, diary, and records management.

What We Offer:

• Work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a culture of inclusion and diversity.
• Giving back to the people of South Australia! Play a vital role in enhancing the well-being of our community.
• We take care of you! Access to a range of staff and wellness support programs!

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive executive support including proactive diary management, email coordination, and strategic governance monitoring for the Executive Director
• Coordinate and oversee meeting administration from venue booking and attendee management to minute-taking and action item follow-up
• Manage confidential office operations including timesheet processing, filing systems, and travel coordination for executive staff
• Support strategic business operations through implementation of divisional plans, project coordination, and performance indicator tracking
• Handle all communications with internal and external stakeholders while maintaining confidentiality and corporate standards
• Process financial transactions including invoice authorisation, credit card reconciliations, and procurement requests through corporate systems

Application Information:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply for this role. 
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and/or additional relevant history screening that may be applicable and appropriate Immunisation screening. 
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref: 929605

Enquiries to: Kate Clarke, Executive Director - Critical Operational Services: kate.clarke@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: Saturday, 7 March 2026 @ 11:55pm 

Attachments

 Executive Assistant, Critical Operational Services - Role description V12.pdf

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