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Join SA Health: Aboriginal Executive Assistant - Executive Director | Shape Healthcare Future

Join SALHN as an Aboriginal Executive Assistant supporting our Executive Director in Adelaide's southern metro region, where you'll champion culturally safe healthcare while providing high-level administrative support. This full-time, ongoing role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on Aboriginal health outcomes within Australia's largest health network. Be part of a supportive team that values Aboriginal culture and perspectives while delivering essential health services to South Australian communities.

About the role: 

Reporting to the (Operationally) - Executive Director, Aboriginal Health (Professionally) - Senior Office Manager, some of your duties for the role will include:

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and preparing for executive-level meetings, conferences, and events
• Serve as a liaison point between the designated Executive and internal and external stakeholders, representing the Executive office with a positive and professional demeanour and promoting effective communication and coordination
• Effectively screen telephone calls and resolve routine enquiries or identify where complex issues need to be referred
• Providing an Executive Officer role to meetings as designated, including, compiling meeting materials, agendas, presentations, taking minutes, following up on action items and researching or sourcing of information as required

About you:

• Proven ability to meet stringent deadlines and perform well under pressure and have sound knowledge of the functions and responsibilities of working in a CEO’s office
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively
• Ability to act as an effective and value-adding interface between clients, Executive Team and key internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in using the Microsoft Office suite of products to produce a range of high-quality documents

This position has been identified as exempt in accordance with Sections 30(1), 52(1) and 103 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA); only applicants of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Kristy Ashton, Senior Office Manager | EA to the CEO, Kristy.Ashton@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 1st October 2025 

Attachments:

• 917186 Executive Assistant - Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.  Job ref: 917186