Teachers Registration Board
Job reference: 840071
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Teachers Registration Board:

The Teachers Registration Board (the TRB) is established under the Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004 (the Act) and the Teachers Registration and Standards Regulations 2021 to regulate the teaching profession.  The object of the Act is, in the public interest, to maintain a teacher registration system and professional standards for teachers to ensure its members are competent, fit and proper to have the care of children.

The TRB is an independent statutory authority, with a dynamic, integrated operating environment of approximately 40 staff, with flexible leadership and a practical focus on day-to-day implementation, where advancing teacher suitability requires both a cross-agency and team approach. 

The TRB employs its own staff and is a public sector agency under the Public Sector Act 2009.The South Australian Public Sector Salaried Employees Interim Award and the South Australian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement: Salaried 2026 governs the employment conditions of employees of the Board.

The TRB has entered into an Administrative Agreement with the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment (the Commissioner) and complies with the Commissioner’s Determinations, Guidelines and the Code of Ethics for the South Australian Public Sector.  The TRB adheres to Work Health and Safety requirements, equal opportunity principles and public sector principles. The TRB are committed to creating a diverse workgroup.

The TRB will uphold public sector values through its decisions, actions and interactions. In addition, we are committed to our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and treat everyone with dignity.
• Integrity: We act honestly, fairly and ethically in all our dealings.
• Professionalism: We lead by example and demonstrate best practice.
• Accountability: We act lawfully, transparently and responsibly.

The TRB makes decisions that comply with legislation, are ethical and are consistent with approved policy and procedure.  The TRB is a self-funded statutory authority where financial planning, management and accountability of Teacher registration fees enables delivery of a broad range of agency functions.

In undertaking its functions, the TRB has the welfare and best interests of children as its paramount consideration.

To find out more about the TRB please visit https://www.trb.sa.edu.au

Role Description

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) works collaboratively as part of the Corporate Services team to deliver Human Resources (HR) and Work Health and Safety (WHS) related priorities across the TRB, delivering end-to-end employee life cycle human resources support and assisting in the coordination and implementation of HR policies, procedures and initiatives.

This role is offered on a full-time basis at the ASO5 level for a long-term contract of two years - located in the heart of the Adelaide CBD.  

Role Summary

The HRBP is accountable to the Principal HR Business Partner for:

• Facilitating operational processes and practices, providing timely expert advice relating to workforce planning, including job design, job analysis, advertising and recruitment and selection administration, onboarding, payroll, WHS and other HR administration.
• Contributing to the discovery and implementation of key initiatives and continuous improvements in alignment with the TRB values. Key to success is to build and maintain strong stakeholder relations with the agency to ensure operational service excellence outcomes are achieved.
• Maintaining effective HR related procedures and systems to ensure the TRB meets whole-of-government and agency standards, legislative and best practice requirements.
• Developing effective working relationships with senior leaders and staff across the TRB, exhibiting flexibility, sharing knowledge and contributing to goals.

Selection Criteria

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability in providing HR advice and consultation services across a complex work environment, to negotiate, develop, sustain and liaise effectively at a range of levels.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining professional working relationships with key internal and external workforce related stakeholders, to ensure a coordinated approach to workforce management and service operations.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in dealing with sensitive and complex human resource issues, maintaining confidentiality appropriately and as expected of a professional HR Practitioner.
• Model PS Act public sector principles and practices, ethical decision making and commitment to WHS principles and equity / diversity strategies.

Organisational Skills

• Demonstrated ability to determine priorities in a changing environment, meet tight deadlines and produce a high standard of work under limited direction and under pressure.
• Proven attention to detail, strong analytical skills, sound judgement and initiative in developing and implementing effective solutions or process improvements.

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of legislation, determinations, awards, enterprise agreements, policies, procedures and contemporary HR activities and principles and practices (including emerging trends) and their application within the SA Public Sector.
• Knowledge of WHS principles and administration and championing health and safety.
• Well-developed experience in the use of human resources systems, payroll systems, payroll reporting and reconciliations.
• Proven experience in delivering customer-centric human resource advisory services.
• Experience in developing and providing a wide range of human resource support functions, including policies, procedures and forms and the preparation of human resource reports.
• Proven ability to coordinate and deliver HR related activities, including the design, implementation and management of specific projects and being adaptable to respond within a demanding and changing context.
• Experience in the use of CHRIS21 and HR21 payroll systems as well as Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel, Word and Teams).

 Continuous Improvement

• Proven ability promoting continuous improvement by identifying opportunities, implementing solutions and driving change using data-driven insights and stakeholder feedback to improve service delivery.

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online.

To be considered for an interview, applicants are requested to submit a curriculum vitae / resume and a cover letter addressing the essential minimum requirements as outlined in the role description (maximum two pages).

For further guidelines in relation to writing your job application, please refer to the attached TRB Job Applications Guidelines.

Please also complete and submit the TRB Application Cover Sheet and the Pre-Employment Declaration (see attachments).

For any further information, please contact Tony Centofanti, Manager, Corporate Services via email: tony.centofanti@trb.sa.edu.au or phone: 8253 9700 or Reina Nashar, Principal HR Business Partner via email: reina.nashar@trb.sa.edu.au or phone: 0487 363 109.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within three weeks after the closing date. If you have not been contacted within three weeks of closing, then unfortunately your application has not been successful at this time.

The TRB promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. The TRB encourages people with disability, Aboriginal Australians, young people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

Special Conditions:

The successful applicant will be required to complete a Working with Children Check (WWCC), and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), the results of which the TRB finds satisfactory prior to being employed.

The TRB will seek a renewed WWCC and NCCHC every five years.

Applications close: 19/04/2026 11:45 PM

Attachments:
- Pre-Employment-Declaration_240522.pdf
- TRB - ASO5 HRBP Role Description 24032026.pdf
- TRB - Job Application Cover Sheet.pdf
- TRB - Job Application Guidelines - ASO5 HRBP.pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.