• HR Business Partner – SA Ambulance Service (ASO6)
• Fixed-term contract for 6 months initially, with possibility of extension
• Base location: Eastwood, SA  5063
• Salary: $98,478 – $104,475 p.a. + super + NFP salary packaging of up to $11,660 p.a.

Are you an emotionally intelligent and service-focused HR professional ready to take the next step in a meaningful role that supports South Australia’s frontline health workforce?

SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is seeking a HR Business Partner to join our collaborative HR team. You'll work closely with operational leaders who are committed to building supportive, high-performing teams—and help them achieve their goals through strong people practices.

About the role

• Partner with leaders to resolve workplace issues and support team performance
• Provide tailored advice on conduct, conflict resolution, performance improvement, and culture
• Use emotional intelligence and professional judgement to de-escalate issues and influence outcomes
• Draft high-quality correspondence and reports
• Provide advice on employee relations matters to ensure they are managed in line with relevant legal principles and support positive employee engagement
• Contribute to workforce initiatives that strengthen capability and leadership

About You

To be successful you will bring:  

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• High emotional intelligence and sound judgement
• Solid written communication, including the ability to draft professional documentation
• Understanding of conduct processes and conflict resolution
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure and manage a heavy workload with competing priorities
• Experience as a HR Advisor or Consultant (or similar)
• Tertiary qualifications (or significant progress) in HR, Psychology, Management or a related discipline
• Experience within Public Sector is not essential however some exposure to health care would be advantageous

 Why Join Us?

• Supportive team with experienced leaders who can offer you mentoring and coaching
• Flexible hours, including one day per week working from home
• Exposure to a complex and rewarding industrial environment
• Salary packaging up to $9,010 p.a.

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 pre-hospital 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.

Salary Packaging with Smart

As an employee of SA Ambulance Service, you may be eligible to salary package a range of living expenses through Smart -

Visit https://sagov.smart.com.au/  for more information.

Application Information:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply for this role. 
• 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/or additional relevant history screening that may be applicable and appropriate Immunisation screening. 
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries to: Ellen Hayes - Principal HR Business Partner and Team Leader - ellen.hayes@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 9:00am Monday 16 June 2025

Attachments: 

 Human Resources Business Partner - Role Description.pdf

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