SA Ambulance Service has a total workforce of more than 2600 people in a range of different areas. Ambulance staff cover front line positions such as paramedics, emergency operations centre staff and patient transport, to behind the scenes support roles in communications engineering, maintenance, customer service, corporate communications and administration.
All operational positions with SA Ambulance Service (on-the-road staff and emergency operations staff) requires shift work on rotating rosters that cover 24-hours-a-day. There are various shift configurations.