AddressAbout the ALC
The Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC) is a 'future-forward' Land Council, directed by the 14 clans of the Groote archipelago region, enabling the Anindilyakwa people to take full advantage of the opportunities and technology available in the 21st century, while simultaneously preserving land, language and culture.
Land and Sea Department
The Land & Sea Department works with Traditional Owners to manage and care for country. The ALC Rangers assist Traditional Owners to meet their cultural responsibilities and aspirations for managing traditional homelands, protecting, and passing on knowledge and law to future generations, and creating a sustainable and culturally appropriate economy across Aboriginal lands. The Rangers work in partnership with community organisations, both on Groote Eylandt and mainland Australia, industry and government departments and currently manage a range of projects with approximately 20 staff across the Groote Archipelago. Projects are diverse and include, but are not limited to threatened species management, biosecurity, asset maintenance, compliance, and enforcement with fisheries legislation and ALC’s recreation permit system relevant to the Aboriginal Lands Act, weed control, education and community awareness, ecological research, search and rescue activities and cultural resource management.
The Land and Sea Department works to protect the biodiversity, cultural and recreational values of the Groote Archipelago through the Jobs Land and Economy Program, Working on Country (WoC) and Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) funding streams provided by the State and Federal government.
The Groote Eylandt Biosecurity Program commenced in 2016 and is a collaboration between the ALC and South32 GEMCO. We are proud of our achievements and success for far and the program received national recognition in 2021, winning an Australian Biosecurity Award for the best environmental biosecurity program in the country.
About the position
The Biosecurity Officer sits within the Land and Sea Rangers department and will perform a range of biosecurity activities to protect the unique values of the Groote Archipelago. Activities include, but are not limited to, management of introduced and invasive plant species, animals and diseases, with a focus on cane toad biosecurity. The position will be responsible for a cane toad detection dog used for cane toad surveillance at freight ports across Groote Eylandt. This position will assist in mentoring and training ALC Ranger staff when undertaking biosecurity activities. This position will work collaboratively with all staff in the ALC Rangers and other ALC staff and departments as required.
This position will be responsible for the care, maintenance and welfare of a cane toad detection dog and home kenneling of that dog at the residence provided by South32 Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO).
What's on offer?
- Generous salary
- 4-day work week
- Relocation assistance
- Fully subsidised accommodation
- Salary sacrificing
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Paid 2 week shutdown over Christmas period
- Training opportunities
- And did we mention the impressive crew you will work with each day?
