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Interested in a career in health? Join SALHN today as our next Interpreter Coordinator!

Join the Southern Adelaide Local Health Network as an Interpreter Coordinator and ensure quality healthcare communication for culturally diverse patients across Adelaide's southern communities. You will coordinate interpreting services, manage bookings, and work with healthcare teams to provide appropriate language support during patient care. This full-time role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on healthcare accessibility while building your career with South Australia's largest employer.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Administration Manager, this role is responsible for the co-ordination of interpreter services and the provision of confidential, efficient and comprehensive; customer orientated frontline administrative support to the SALHN Outpatients Clinics.

Duties for the role will include:

• Contributing to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers
• Demonstrating appropriate behaviours which reflect a commitment to the Department of Health values and strategic directions
• Undertaking training as required to attain and maintain required competency of skills and knowledge applicable to the role
• Providing professional, quality, and responsive customer service over the phone and e-mail
• Co-ordinating interpreter bookings, cancellations and group services
• Contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Producing reports on key performance indicators

About you:

• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality confidential reception and administrative support services in a customer focused area,
• Sound communication skills (verbal, written and interpersonal) to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders (staff, clients and organisations)
• Experience working within the health service
• Ability to accept responsibility for the efficient completion of tasks with high accuracy
• Strong data entry and administrative skills
• Flexibility in work practices

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Emma Colquhoun, Administration Manager, 0403648119, emma.colquhoun@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Thursday 12th March 2026

Attachments:

• ASO-2 Administrative Officer (Interpreter Co-ordinator)- 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: 932585