Registration Advisor

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE891164

Appointment Pool

Teacher Registration Board is seeking to establish a pool of Registration Advisors for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time vacancies which may arise during 2024 and up to the end of April 2025. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements within 2024 up to the end of April 2025.

Professional Benefits

• 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
• More than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave

The Role and our Branch

We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.

Registration Advisors manage a caseload of applications for teacher registration which require assessment of a range of elements, including professional learning, professional engagement, qualifications, and professional standards. Suitable applicants will provide advice and information on a range of issues relating to teacher registration and regulation, particularly complex overseas qualification assessments and accurately communicate decisions to internal and external stakeholders.

Within this role, Registration Advisors maintain a working knowledge of relevant policies and procedures and interpret, apply, and comply with relevant legislation and policies. Suitable applicants will be required to research and analyse a range of compliance issues including overseas qualifications and possible document fraud, drawing on information from a range of sources to make evidence-based decisions and formal recommendations to the Director and Board on a range of assessments and complex applications.

Cultural Diversity

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated experience and skills in the delivery of regulation and/or compliance activities and ability to interpret and apply legislation, policy, or regulatory frameworks in an education environment.
2. Demonstrated research skills on areas of compliance with the ability to draw information from a range of sources to make evidence-based recommendations.
3. Demonstrated written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders and balance a customer service focused approach with regulatory requirements.
4. Demonstrated organisational skills, including the ability to review and improve workflow processes, prioritise the work of others and develop and implement systems to manage a demanding case load within established timeframes.
5. Demonstrated ability to work effectively individually and within a team; and experience supporting, mentoring, and training others to develop their skills and performance.

For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.

It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

All inquiries are welcomed.

Application Instructions

All applications are submitted online.  Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions.  It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.

Your application should include:

• A two (2) page statement addressing the selection criteria listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch.
• A CV of up to two (2) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4***.

If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.

Eligibility and Training Requirements

Employees will be required to:

• provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy
• complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement
• complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter.
• complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement
• complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Tuesday, 30 April 2024.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.   

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED