Communications Officer

1 week ago


Greater Adelaide SA, Australia SA Health Full time

**Job no**: 910557
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Eastern
**Categories**: Communication, Engagement, Media and Marketing
- **Salary: ASO4 / $76,561.00 - $80,256.00 p.a.**:

- **Full Time / Term Contract (up until March 2026)**:

- **5063 / Eastwood**

**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 Communications Officer contributes to the development and implementation of effective communications activities for a range of programs, services and issues relating to SAAS. They also support the effective coordination of communications across SAAS and SA Health whilst contributing to an on-call roster for media enquiries.

**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**:
Develop and implement effective communication strategies and activities for SAAS programs, services, and issues, including promoting volunteer opportunities and publicising achievements and personnel.

Contribute to the management of media relations, promotional campaigns, briefings, and information dissemination strategies for SAAS, ensuring consistent messaging and alignment with corporate branding guidelines.

Coordinate and contribute to the effective delivery of SAAS's corporate communication activities, including regular publications, staff forums, and events (e.g., station openings, presentation days).

Foster and maintain positive working relationships with team members, internal stakeholders, and external service providers (e.g., advertising agencies, designers, printers), providing advice and consultation on communication and public relations matters.

Support the development and implementation of structures, systems, and work processes that promote continuous improvement, optimal communication outcomes, and a positive and safe work environment within the Communications and Engagement team.

**Application Information**:

- 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.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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**Advertised**: 29 Jul 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 12 Aug 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time



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