About the role

St John Ambulance (Vic) are seeking Transport Officers – Deceased Persons to support our partnership with the Coroners Court Victoria. Providing transport services of deceased persons in the Melbourne Metropolitan region and surrounds as well as repatriation services to regional Victoria.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, working as a partnership with a crew member (collections from place of death) or individually during repatriation. The role involves working a rotation roster, 8-10 hour shifts. During these shifts you be activated as required for a collection or planned repatriations.

These roles are based at Notting Hill and Barwon.

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

- A high level of resilience
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage complex situations with integrity and confidentiality
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team workplace
- Understanding and experience with OHS and manual handling procedures
- Demonstrated experience working with deceased persons and associated stakeholder including family members will be highly regarded
- Demonstrated professional and respectful approach when handling and transporting deceased persons will be highly regarded
- Good verbal and nonverbal communication skills
- Full drivers license with safe driving record

We actively welcome and encourage candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds,



First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability.

Our people and our clients come from all walks of life. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value the innovation and creativity that diversity of thought brings to our high-performance culture and we welcome applications from anyone who believes they can deliver the outcomes we are looking for.

Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the Victorian community we serve.

Employee benefits

- Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
- Excellentsalary packagingoptions including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
- Supportive team environment in modern offices
- Hybrid work from home & office model (where appropriate for the role)
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Access to discounted Private Health Insurance

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory reference checks, police checks and other probity checks including for some positions a pre-employment medical.

St John Ambulance Victoria is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first, a current and valid Working With Children Check is a mandatory condition of employment.

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📌 Transport Officer - Deceased Persons (Melbourne)
🏢 St John Ambulance VIC
📍 Melbourne