Community Development jobs in Alice Springs NT

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 $102,505 - $114,282 Location Alice Springs
Position number 44067 RTF 353523 Closing 30/08/2026
Contact officer Jenifer Hampton, Director Aboriginal Health Practitioners – Strategic on 08 89517863 or

Jenifer.Hampton@nt.gov.au
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353523
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 and Public 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.
2. Work within a service culture focused on integration, multi-disciplinary teamwork, continual improvement, and the

empowerment of Aboriginal people and communities.
3. 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
4. Coordinate, develop, deliver and review training requirements for non-clinical remote Aboriginal staff.
5. 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.
4. 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.
6. 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.
2. 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.