26: Northern Territory Government Employee Reviews

Love working for the Government. Its a really great opportunity to learn and grow to try new things and meet new people. You can work your way up on the ladder.

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The experience was fantastic but it was truly undone with the behaviour set done by management

Remote Area Nurse (Former Employee) - Alice Springs Region NT - 26 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Working out bush was challenging but with good regular experienced staff it made it a whole lot betterWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?The management. Poor management with little experience against their job title/description. It is like they have someone in the position and don’t care if they are suitable or not. Shame job What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Unsupported work culture. Any commonsense idea were claimed by management as their own. Shame job What is a typical day like for you at the company?I don’t work there anymore. I am glad I made the decision to move on. There needs to be an enquiry into where the funds go - not really in the best interest of the aboriginal population

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excellent team environment

Administration Assistant (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 30 July 2023

Excellent place to work with a great place to development opportunities to gain. you develop excellent network opportunities that you can use in other positions.

Pros

free lunches

Cons

long hours

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Set for life if that's what you want

Manager (Current Employee) - Darwin NT - 28 October 2022

Been here going on 17 years so must be alright, permanent position is just that so very secure. Plenty of opportunity to move around and experience diffent areas/departments.

Pros

1 hr lunch and work life balance

Cons

Everyone hates a 'public servant'

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Loved working for NT Government

Recruitment Officer (Former Employee) - Alice Springs NT - 23 March 2022

I really enjoyed working for Northern Territory government. I would still be working for them if I didn’t have to move. I always had the opportunity to advance my skills. I can always reach out to someone to ask questions if needed.

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Great working conditions and mostly good managers.

AO4 Department of Health Data Coordinator Remote Health (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 15 January 2022

Friendly environment, manager always had an open door policy. Pay was fair and always on time. 6 weeks annual leave. My manager allowed me to work flex time within reason.Opportunity to apply for internal advancement.

Pros

6 weeks annual leave 3 weeks sick leave which could be carried over from year to year.

Cons

Non, it was a pleasure to work there.

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Needs to get its act together!

Training Manager (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 11 June 2021

Proper governance and direction by competent staff is required. Currently its highly reactive fostering a suspicious and blaming culture. If good governance and good directors in place it may have a chance of moving towards being proactive, thus a positive step towards improving the culture. Needs more competent people on same page with no in-fighting; if only it were possible! 🙄

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management was not supportive

Training NT - Administration Officer (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 1 December 2019

I found the management at the Department of Business - Training NT not supportive and had a bullying culture who they seemed to treat through promoting the bully/manager and not support the victim. Generally, the Northern Territory Government, from my perspective, were a better employer for benefits rather than pay and security isn't as great these days.

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Poor Managers Poor Culture

GEH Officer (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 7 January 2019

Due to poor Management a typical day involved me assisting intra state staff who could get no assistance any where else and ensuring payments were made to deadlines.. The department I worked for had a " not our problem " mantra and I discovered my ' Manager ' was actually a trainee that the ' big boss ' liked. This ' Manager' had no idea how to conduct himself or how to manage staff and was not given any training in this regard. I asked for work and was told they had nothing - I fell asleep at my desk some days. The hardest part of the job was discovering anomalies and payment errors and Management having no interest in correcting any of them. The most enjoyable part of the job was problem solving and helping intra state staff and getting my tasks completed properly and interaction with my colleagues. Some very hard working great people are there but not in Management. Get any exchange with Management in writing - do not trust ' chats ' or ' conversations '. Promised training may not eventuate ; if someone ' doesn't like you' watch out and male Managers do not appreciate ' clever women ' but are threatened by them so ladies, don't be ' too smart '. They claim they are working to ' change culture ' but anyone who wants to change it is on the outer and those who want the status quo to remain are promoted! Very much a boys club.

Pros

Great colleagues

Cons

Poor Management

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Public dentistry

Senior Dentist (Current Employee) - Darwin NT - 4 September 2018

A typical day would involve seeing clients for routine dental procedures, including emergencies, children, and denture clients. Monthly remote trips are always exciting, seeing some of the most remote communities in Australia.

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Fair workplace

Temporary roles (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 29 May 2018

Flexible workplace hours. Good prospects of promotion. Good job security. Competitive benefits, 6 weeks leave, 3 weeks sick leave, long service leave.

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Excellent place to grow

Senior Employment Services Officer (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 18 January 2018

Excellent place to grow. NTG has seen me enter the workforce at a young age, at a low level to end up being a team leader, heading meetings and training staff. Excellent training opportunities provided and supportive team members. I would never have left the job if I wasn't relocating.

Pros

Great award conditions

Cons

staff cut backs

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Supportive environment to work in

Administration Officer (Contract position) (Former Employee) - Palmerston NT - 8 January 2018

Being a child protection environment the days for staff could be an emotional and stressful position. Support given by management was of the highest level. Workplace training was ongoing and helpful. I was trained in all aspects of the Department Great staff to work with who were very supportive of each other

Pros

Ongoing training

Cons

I have no comments for this

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Good work environment

Senior Workforce Consultant, Medical Officers (Current Employee) - Darwin NT - 26 July 2017

NT Government has a good workplace culture. work with compassionate and dedicated staff. The weather in Darwin is amazing. Local people are friendly

Pros

Hospital is only 15 minutes from the Northern Suburbs of Darwin

Cons

Long Hours

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Fun

Payroll Officer (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 15 May 2017

Although there were a few things going on in upper management staff on the floor had an outgoing fun attitude. Making going to work a whole lot easier

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Excellent Professional Development opportunities

Classroom Teacher (Current Employee) - Darwin NT - 15 April 2017

My workplace has clear goals and objectives that are aligned to school and departmental strategic plans. I feel my opinions are valued and sort. Teaching is a challenging career but the collegiality that exists between staff members is second to none. We are given time to collaborate and plan together in our professional learning teams. Whole school approaches are welcomed, embraced and viewed as a way forward. Peer assessment, data coaching and visible learning are well integrated into practice.The introduction and use of an electronic data base for student achievements with benchmarks has had a remarkable affect on teaching and learning.

Pros

Achievement

Cons

None

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Typical Government buracracy

MANAGER PETROLEUM TITLES (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 8 April 2017

Typical public service organisation, made bearable by working for an excellent Director. HR issues not always dealt with adequately. Salary is excellent.

Pros

Mostly good Directors

Cons

Typical public service work ethos

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Not permitted

Polling Official / Administration Clerk (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 10 November 2015

Not appropriate for comment on this site. Employment with NT Government requires that you maintain a certain level of professionalism and you are bound by a code of conduct. Thank you

Pros

N/a

Cons

N/a

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Challenging

Senior Director, Alcohol & Other Drugs Services (Former Employee) - Darwin NT - 2 November 2015

Workplace was challenging and busy. Great Directors and an interesting group of people of various cultural backgrounds and ages.

Pros

great learning envirnment

Cons

Politics

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Demanding Job Role

Warrants Clerk, Administrative Officer (Current Employee) - Northern Territory Government - 3 September 2015

Demanding job role, with a high attention to detail and accuracy in data entry. High level of confidentiality needed in regards to dealing with case sensitive information. Rewarding Government position with the ability to move up.

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Great working environment

Community Support Officer (Former Employee) - Darwin, NT - 16 August 2015

Wonderful opportunity travelling to remote communities and assisting on the ground workers with AOD issues within the communities and homelands. Management was great and co-workers were always willing to work in a team when needed.

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