Total potential earnings: $62,047 – $78,047 per annum (Salary, Remote Loading Allowance and Salary Packaging Benefits) plus additional benefits detailed below.
Comprised of:
- Base Salary: $56,966.00 p.a.
- Remote Loading Allowance: $5,081 p.a.
- Salary Packaging: Up to approximately $16,000 p.a.
- Plus Laundry Allowance (ACCHO), Superannuation and additional benefits
Program Leave
Unique 6-week continuous service cycle with 1 week paid leave. (in addition to other leave entitlements)
PURPOSE
OF THE ROLE
The
Transport Driver provides safe, reliable, and culturally respectful transport
services for clients accessing health appointments, community programs, and
outreach services.
The
role supports the delivery of holistic primary health care by ensuring
clients can attend appointments, including PATS-approved travel, while
maintaining high standards of vehicle safety, communication, and
confidentiality
PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITIES
Client
Transport & Support
·Client pick-up and drop-off — transport clients
safely to and from clinic appointments, community programs, and external
health services.
·Culturally safe engagement — interact with clients
in a respectful, trauma-informed manner.
·Mobility assistance — support clients entering/exiting
vehicles safely, using aids where required.
·Escort coordination — ensure approved escorts
travel with clients when required.
PATS
& Appointment Transport
·PATS transport support — transport clients to
PATS-approved travel departure points (airport, bus depot, accommodation).
·Appointment verification — confirm client details,
times, and locations before travel.
·Communication with reception — coordinate timing,
delays, and client readiness with clinic staff.
Vehicle
Safety & Maintenance
·Daily vehicle checks — inspect tyres, fuel, lights,
first-aid kits, and safety equipment.
·Vehicle cleanliness — maintain clean, hygienic, and
culturally appropriate vehicle environments.
·Logbook completion — record kilometres, fuel,
maintenance issues, and client trips.
·Incident reporting — report hazards, near misses,
and vehicle faults promptly.
Administration
& Communication
·Transport scheduling — follow daily run sheets and
communicate changes to the team.
·Confidentiality compliance — always protect client
information.
·Support for outreach — assist with transport for
community health programs, events, and mobile clinics.
Cultural,
Community & Organisational Responsibilities
·Community engagement — build trust and rapport with
clients and families.
·Cultural safety training — participate in ongoing
development.
·WHS compliance — follow safe driving practices and
organisational WHS procedures.
KEY
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential
·Experience in transport or community
support roles.
·Current C-class driver’s licence with a
safe driving record.
·Understanding of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander culture and community needs.
·Ability to maintain confidentiality and
communicate respectfully.
·Ability to assist clients with mobility
and safety needs.
·Ability to complete logbooks, run
sheets, and basic administrative tasks.
Desirable
·Experience working in an ACCHO or
health service.
·Knowledge of PATS processes.
·First Aid Certificate.
·Local community knowledge and/or lived
experience.
CONDITIONS
OF EMPLOYMENT
·Must pass a National Police Record Check throughout
the period of employment
·Must pass and hold a Working with Children Check
throughout the period of employment
·Must hold a current Drivers Licence
·Must pass safety screening checks as required based
on the position and / or as requested by the funding body
·Must hold valid Australian working rights
(citizenship, residency, or current working visa)
·All positions are subject to funding
·All positions are subject to an initial six (6)
months probationary period
·Other terms and conditions are in line with the
relevant industrial instrument and internal policies
KEY
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The
Transport Driver reports directly to the Practice Manager who provides
day-to-day direction, task allocation, and oversight of transport services.
The
role works collaboratively with:
• Clients — to
provide safe, respectful, and reliable transport to and from medical
appointments, ensuring comfort, dignity, and cultural safety at all times
• Nurses and Aboriginal
Health Practitioners — to assist with coordination of patient transport needs
and clinical scheduling
• Administration
Team — to manage bookings, transport schedules, and patient communication
• Practice
Manager — to ensure transport services operate efficiently, safely, and in
line with organisational policies
The
Transport Driver also works closely with:
• Hospitals — to
coordinate patient drop-offs, pick-ups, and discharge transport
• Specialists —
to ensure patients attend external appointments on time
• Community
Services — to assist clients in accessing broader support programs and
services
• PATS Offices
(Patient Assistance Transport Scheme) — to support transport arrangements and
required documentation
The
Transport Driver may also be required to work alongside:
• Other Transport
Staff or Drivers — to coordinate schedules and ensure continuity of service
• Community
Members — when supporting group transport or community-related activities
All
such work is undertaken under the direction and supervision of the Practice Mnager
to ensure safety, reliability, cultural respect, and coordination across all
transport services.
The
position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of
work that is to be performed by the person appointed to the role. It is not
intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills
required. Any elements of this document may be changed at Tullawon Health
Services discretion and activities may be added, removed or amended any time.
MANDATORY CONDUCT
Workplace Health and Safety
·Ensure,
within your capability, the health and safety of yourself, staff and other
persons in the work areas for which you are responsible.
·Not
to intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided in
the interests of health, safety and welfare in compliance with the WHS Act or
other legislation.
·To
report all hazards, accidents or incidents which have resulted or may result in
an injury to others or damage to property.
·To
be familiar with emergency and evacuation procedures and to participate in
regular training in safety procedures.
In-service education programs
It is the responsibility of each staff member
to:
· Attend any mandatory training.
· Attend fire drills annually.
· Attend an organisation-wide
in-service when held.
· Attend appropriate cultural awareness
training within the first twelve months of employment.
Continuous quality improvement:
Each staff member will:
·Participate in
appropriate quality activities.
·Commit to
providing quality service by taking personal responsibility for adhering to
current standards of practice.
·Participate in
external review requirements (e.g. accreditation) to enhance continuous quality
improvement.
Smoke-free Environment:
Smoking is
prohibited in buildings and vehicles within Tullawon Health Service. Tullawon
Health Service is progressing towards a smoke-free environment. Smoking in and
around Tullawon Health Service grounds is prohibited outside designated smoking
areas.
Aboriginal Lands Trust Regulations (Yalata Reserve):
A person must
not, while they are on any part of Yalata Reserve, possess or consume alcoholic
liquor.
A person on any
part of Yalata Reserve must not sell or supply alcoholic liquor to another
person.
A person must not, while they are on any part
of Yalata Reserve:
·Inhale or
consume a regulated substance; or
·Possess a
regulated substance for inhalation or consumption.
A person must not, while they are on any part
of Yalata Reserve, sell or supply a regulated substance to another person
knowing or there being reasonable grounds for suspecting that the other person
intends to;
·Use the
regulated substance for inhalation or consumption; or
· Sell or supply the regulated
substance for inhalation or consumption.
Please
note there are circumstances in which the regulations above may not apply; for
more information on this, go to Part 3 of Aboriginal Lands Trust Regulations,
which can be found at https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au
