Team Leader, Marriages

Attorney-General's Department
Job reference: 862446
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Team Leader

Classification: ASO5
Salary Range: $92,122-$102,456 + Superannuation
Duration: Up to 12 months
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Number of Positions Available: 1
Closing Date: 11:30pm, Sunday 8 2026

About the Opportunity

As Team Leader, Marriages of the Registration Branch of Consumer and Business Services, you will lead a team delivering marriage and relationship services, including performing registry marriage ceremonies, customer service, assessments, registration, certificates and records management. You’ll play a key role in ensuring efficiently high-quality service delivery.

Reporting to the Deputy Registrar, you will provide technical and operational leadership across the team, guiding staff through complex and sensitive statutory matters, exercising delegated authority and ensuring decisions are evidence-based, properly documented and consistent with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.

As part of the Registration Branch leadership group, you’ll have the opportunity to shape team performance, strengthen capability and foster a workplace culture built on respect, accountability and collaboration. Through coaching, mentoring and effective performance management, you’ll help your team navigate competing priorities, build confidence and deliver reliable outcomes.

Areas of focus are (but not be limited to):

•    Team leadership and performance:
Set clear priorities, allocate workloads and establish expectations, coach/mentor team members, build capability and address performance or workplace matters fairly, fostering a team environment where people feel supported to perform at their best.

•    Service delivery and workflow management:
Solemnise marriages in accordance with the requirements of the Marriage Act 1961 and oversee day to day delivery of marriage and relationship services ensuring work and resource allocation is proportional to the demand.

•    Complex statutory decisions and escalations:
Provide direction on sensitive matters and exercise delegated authority in accordance with legislative and oversee complex corrections to the Register, ensuring proper assessment and evidence-based decision making.

•    Financial, administrative and records governance:
Oversee administrative and financial processes, including relevant controls and compliance requirements by ensuring records, information and documents are managed appropriately, with effective quality checks and controls in place to support privacy and records management obligations.

An ideal candidate:

You will be a confident people leader who can motivate a team, manage competing priorities and uphold high service standards in a customer-facing statutory service environment. Your strong communication and interpersonal skills will help you build trust, navigate challenging conversations and work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.

You will be required to be appointed as a marriage celebrant under Subdivision C of Division 1 of the Marriage Act 1961 which will be arranged by the Registration Branch.

Pivotal to success in this role will be your ability to navigate sensitive matters, exercise delegated authority and make evidence-based decisions that manage operational and reputational risks. You will also bring the ability to interpret and apply legislation, policy and procedures, providing clear advice and guidance on statutory decision-making. Experience with financial processes, cashiering controls and case management systems would be an advantage but is not essential.

Lead a specialist team, build capability and make a meaningful contribution to the quality and integrity of statutory registration services.

About the Business

The Attorney‑General’s Department (AGD) is a key portfolio within the South Australian Government, employing more than 1,900 staff. AGD delivers high‑level legal services and advice to Ministers and government agencies, provides specialist policy support, oversees regulation and compliance functions, and delivers essential services directly to the community.

Consumer and Business Services (CBS) is a division of the Attorney-General’s Department and is responsible for protecting consumers, supporting and regulating businesses and recording significant life events for South Australians. CBS is customer focussed and flexible in its activities, providing accessible information and services.

For more information, visit the Attorney-General’s Department and or Consumer and Business Services website.

Special Conditions for Employment

Employment is dependent upon a National Police Certificate clearance that the AGD finds satisfactory. Successful applicants will be provided further information if an interview is requested. Forms are not to be lodged directly with SA Police (SAPOL) under any circumstances and any fees incurred by applicants in doing so will not be recoverable from the AGD.

• Some out of hours work may be required.
• Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
• Eligibility to be a marriage celebrant under Subdivision C of Division 1 of the Marriage Act 1961.

Additional Notes

You will be prompted to attach your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter (2 pages) after you have answered the questions via the link below. For more information please download the Job Application Pack and Job and Person Specifications.

For further information about this exciting opportunity that is not covered by this website please contact Tracy Berry, Deputy Registrar, Consumer Business Services at Tracy.Berry@sa.gov.au

Click Apply and follow the prompts to submit your application.

The Attorney-General’s Department values workplace diversity and is committed to providing a supportive, inclusive and respectful work environment.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

The South Australian public sector supports flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements wherever reasonably possible. The sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application via the contact above or our website https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/.   

Applications close: 08/11/2026 11:30 PM

Attachments:
- JPS Team Leader Marriages.pdf
- Job Application Pack.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.