St John Ambulance NT
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    5
    91%
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    27%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.5(11 ratings)
    Career development
    2.5(11 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.2(11 ratings)
    Management
    2.2(11 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.4(11 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.5(11 ratings)
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    1.0
    Paramedic
    Apr 2026
    Darwin NT 08001 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Not worth your time
    The good thingsCrews are good people to work with
    The challengesManagement has for z3 years been voted 93% of no confidence
    5.0
    People and Culture Officer
    Feb 2026
    Casuarina NT 08101 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    I’m genuinely happy to go to work every day.
    The good thingsI work in a fantastic team and collaborate with great people across the organisation.
    The challengesChanging workplace culture takes time and mindset shifts. We need to let go of past negatives, embrace positivity, and focus on building a brighter future together.
    1.0
    Qualified Paramedic
    Apr 2025
    Alice Springs NT 08701 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Unsafe, unsupported, and driven by profit over care, Do not work here
    The good thingsGreat local team enviroment among work colleagues, ability to occasionally work with colleagues from MRaCC during remote retrevials. Ability to work different events such as Finke desert race
    The challengesDoes NOT have a medical director. Only service in Australia to not have a medical director, as the board removed the positon. Terrible management that only cares about money. No fatigue management. Crews consitently placed in dangerous positions. Multiple clinical governance reviews with no changes.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Manager
    Oct 2024
    Katherine & Northern Australia NT
    While the team on the ground are great, until they clear out upper management, this place will be stuck in the 90's. If you enjoy being gas-lit and undervalued. This place is for you.
    The good thingsGreat team environment
    The challengesToxic management, Hypocritical practices, Absence of fatigue management policies, Repeat exposure to dangerous scenes
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Paramedic
    Aug 2022
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    I do not recommend working for St. John Ambulance NT due to toxic work environment, poor management and lack of career progression.
    The good thingsOpportunity to work in beautiful surroundings and with many different cultures
    The challengesPoor management with toxic work environment with limited interest in work life balance. Limited ability to implement change or listen to staff constructive suggestions. Mentality that you can be replaced easily with another person if you do not do what they want.
    6 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Paramedic
    Aug 2022
    1 to 2 years in the role
    Lack of professionism, qualifications and/or experience in many roles.
    The good thingsWork life balance. NT scenery.
    The challengesShould stick with selling band aids and doing first aid, and leave emergency ambulance to professional government run services. Lowest ranked in the country for a reason. Toxic environment. Very poor management. High staff numbers leaving. Prejudice is present.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Anonymous Employee.
    Mar 2020
    current employee
    I used to love my job.
    The good thingsBeing able to help the community
    The challengesAs of recent times, being promoted on merit.
    2.0
    Paramedic
    Mar 2020
    Great adventures to be had on days off, however terrible place to work with very little support for staff! I would never work at SJA again!
    The good thingsGood pay and a great place to explore on days off!
    The challengesPoor leadership with a very negative culture. To many whinges that have been in the service to long.
    5 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Corp services
    Feb 2018
    Awful culture and weak leadership
    The good thingsSome great people in very trying circumstances
    The challengesManagers allowed to get away with whatever they want
    3 people found this helpful
    3.0
    Data Entry/Accounts Receivable
    Oct 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    In a workplace that isnt the happiest of most, the good side is always around the corner. Just because the job isnt the greatest, doesnt mean you cant make it great.
    The good thingsGreat people to working with. Meeting all different types of characters. The different experiences that may come your way. At first you most things surprise you, but I guess that's with most jobs when first starting.
    The challengesKeeping a good work rate when more work is pushed under your belt. Being able to tell your boss you need more time/help with work or other.
    4.0
    Paramedic
    Sep 2016
    Darwin NT 08005 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Hard work but worth it
    The good thingsMy co-workers are great, and we have an excellent team working in difficult circumstances whilst under resourced and micro managed
    The challengesManagement are combative and mostly unsupportive of the needs of a changing work environment, and will resist recommendations from workers and the community despite evidence and opinion
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Training Officer
    Sep 2015
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Really enjoyed my 7+ years at St John Ambulance (NT) if i still lived in NT I would go back to work for them again.
    The good thingsWorking with a diverse range of clients, the staff were fantastic as we all treated one another like family.
    The challengesArranging for course materials and personnel to reach remote sites to conduct training
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