Vacancies
Are you passionate about a prosperous SA for current and future generations?
Do you want to feel proud about the impact your work has on the community?
Join the Department for Environment and Water and help cultivate change!
A career with the Department for Environment and Water offers many rewards including flexible working arrangements, excellent salary and leave entitlements, learning and development opportunities, career progression and a diverse workforce.
Here’s a list of career opportunities currently available at DEW:
Lead Wildlife Keeper
Closing Date: 22/02/2026
District Ranger Marine
Closing date: 22/02/2026
Assessment Officer
Closing date: 24/02/2026
Principal Policy Officer
Closing date: 24/02/2026
Senior Policy Officer
Closing date: 24/02/2026
District Ranger Far West
Closing date: 01/03/2026
Senior Ecologist - Extinction Risk Assessment Team Leader
Closing date: 01/03/2026
Ranger Pool
Closing date: 03/03/2026
Executive Assistant
Closing date: 04/03/2026
Senior Ranger - Pool
Closing date: 08/03/2026
Wildlife Ecologist
Closing date: 08/03/2026
Casual Cafe Assistant - Multiple Positions
Closing Date: 28 April 2026
Technical Officer, Casual Pool – Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium
Closing Date: 30 June 2026
Everyone working in the public sector is guided by the public sector values. They have been developed to make it easier for us to work together by forming a culture and a vision that we all share.
These values include:
- SERVICE - Proudly serve the community and Government of South Australia.
- PROFESSIONALISM - Strive for excellence.
- TRUST - We have confidence in the ability of others.
- RESPECT - We value every individual.
- COLLABORATION & ENGAGEMENT - We create solutions together.
- HONESTY & INTEGRITY - We act truthfully, consistently, and fairly.
- COURAGE & TENACITY - We never give up.
- SUSTAINABILITY - We work to get the best results for current and future generations of South Australians.
