Aboriginal Community Transport Officer

Far West Local Health District; Murray (KY); On-site; USD 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Isolation allowance

Fitness Passport

ADO – Allocated Day Off

Education & training support

Country lifestyle

Job summary

Far West Local Health District is seeking a Motor Vehicle Driver for a permanent full-time role in Buronga, NSW. You will provide safe transport for Aboriginal clients to health facilities and other destinations within and external to the district.

Remuneration is $65,644.29 plus superannuation, with 38 hours per week. Salary packaging options, novated leasing, isolation allowance and other benefits are offered to support a balanced rural lifestyle.

Qualifications

• Must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, comfortable transport for Aboriginal clients requiring transfer to Health Care facilities or destinations within and external to the District.

Job description

This position qualifies for an annual Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (conditions apply and may be pro-rata’d to your contracted or ordinary working hours, these payments are paid on a fortnightly basis) under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Motor Vehicle Driver <2950

Remuneration: $65,644.29 + Superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ689873

Location: Buronga NSW

Please note to apply for this position you must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent (an applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, NSW).

We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.

What You'll Be Doing

Provide safe, comfortable transport for Aboriginal clients requiring transfer to Health Care facilities or destinations within and external to the District.

What Is On Offer

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
• Novated leasing
• Isolation & climate allowance
• Fitness Passport
• Paid Allocated Day Off (ADO) every month
• Support through advanced education & training
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

About The Far West LHD

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high-quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.

Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Buronga, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience team connect you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

For role related queries or questions contact Tanya Stiles on [e-mail]

Applications Close: 14th of September 2026

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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