If you relocate and take up an eligible role with the QAS in an area of need, you may be eligible to receive incentive payments of up to $70,000.
The Queensland Government funds these incentives under the Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (WAIS).
Who is eligible
To get the payments you must be:
- starting work as a paramedic or emergency medical dispatcher in certain locations (areas of need)
- moving to an area of need from a major city centre within Queensland, another state, or another country
- permanently employed with us, either full time or part time.
Areas of need
Locations offering WAIS payments change depending on need.
If you are interested in relocating to an area of need, please note this on your application or expression of interest form.
How we pay you
Payments for eligible roles in areas of need are split into the following intervals:
- when you start your job
- when you complete 12 months of service in the role
- when you complete 24 months of service in the role.
We will pay your incentive payments (less income tax) through our payroll system in the first available pay period.
The amount you get is part of your salary or wages. We include it in your income statement at the end of the tax year. You won't pay fringe benefits tax (FBT) on the payments.
How to apply
To get started, apply for a Paramedic or Emergency Medical Dispatcher role.
We’ll tell you more about the WAIS, including where eligible roles are located, during the recruitment process.
For more information, email our recruitment team at QAS.Recruitment@ambulance.qld.gov.au.
Video: What it's like working in one of our regional areas
I love the autonomy of the job.
I love my job, I always have. We get to do so many different things every day.
You're not stuck in an office or a building. You get to drive around, see different things, meet different people.
Being there for people, you know, the community within the local area, the South Burnett region, helping people, provide that comfort, I suppose. And support.
Hi, I'm Peta. We're on a recruiting phase at the moment, and we would like to have you on board with us.
We provide service delivery provisions to over 280,000 people from Taroom to Texas, from Toowoomba out to Thargomindah.
Darling Downs provides that variety where you can work in a little metro city, as well as working out towards rural stations, going around and just helping people.
Going rural, you have that opportunity to develop relationships with members of the community, which makes it easier for you to do your job.
I know it's not for everyone. And people always ask, how do you do that job? Because sometimes we are attending people on their very worst day. But to be able to provide that support, is just the best part of it.
I live in Brisbane, and I got offered this opportunity out in Kingaroy, which is only just under three hours away from home. So, I drive in and drive out for each run of shifts.
South Burnett region is a really good area. There are camping spots, you got Bunya Mountains as well. So yeah, it's pretty good living out here.
A lot of the guys here at station are part of a run club. The guys from the hospital come down. a few of their other allied emergency services come along as well. And that group's now got about 90 people.
I've had the privilege of learning a lot about the First Nations people and working within indigenous communities, it's certainly opened my eyes. It's been great personal development for me.
Well, for me, I pretty much born and raised out this way, so all my family was here so I'm more of a country boy, you know, and I can sort of breathe here and, you know, less traffic.
The paramedics here, no matter what they rank, are always happy to help and support you, to build up your own skills and then coming in as a graduate paramedic has also been really supportive.
People that I work with at the station, you get to develop really close relationships with all of them.
It's really good for clinical debriefing as well. So if you did want to further your studies, you have heaps of time for that.
I think you’ve got to go rural.
Different jobs compared to the city. We've got limited resources compared to probably metro areas, so you kind of have to make those decisions as you’re going.
You become very well versed and really confident in your own practice and leadership, on scene.
It's such an adventure out here and you never know what you're going to get. So it's a lot of fun. It's always something new every day.
If you have that, want to service for others as part of your core values, then it doesn't feel like work at all.
We'd love for you to join us and be on our team. We're looking for graduates, paramedics, EMD's, OIC’s, anyone from the LAC.
We'd love to see your application so you can join our team and the friendly faces here really soon.