Education Officer

Education Officer

Be part of an inspired and passionate team who make a difference to the lives of vulnerable road users every day by teaching our award-winning education programs to schools and community groups. The RACQ Education Team have a learning and development focus that enables us to give back to the Queensland community by teaching road safety to over 60 000 young people each year.

As an RACQ Education Officer you will deliver our high school road safety education programs Docudrama, Driver Distraction and Driver IQ throughout Brisbane and South East Queensland. Day to day, you will be travelling to schools in our Education cars, teaching our engaging and interactive programs and liaising with schools to coordinate their bookings. When not in schools, you have the flexibility to work from home, at RACQ Eight Mile Plains or our Edward Street Offices.

The role is based in Brisbane and will include regular travel throughout greater South East Queensland and can involves trips for up to a week at a time across regional and remote Queensland.  Standard working hours of 7.5 per day with variations to start/finish time as required to accommodate bookings.  This is a full-time, permanent position.

About you

• Demonstrated experience in teaching engaging high school education programs in a classroom environment.
• Excellent classroom management skills including the ability to build rapport with students and demonstrate compassion and understanding of the challenges facing adolescents in the road safety space.
• Demonstrated capacity to differentiate and contextualise your teaching.
• Flexibility and effective strategies for managing and responding to change. Time management
• Works well within a team environment, in person and virtually, with demonstrated capacity to produce high quality work without supervision and is comfortable working independently.
• Good understanding of a range of Microsoft programs and A/V related technology.
• Excellent interpersonal, phone and written communication skills.
• Have a growth mindset and take accountability for your actions and decisions.
• Tertiary qualification in Education.
• Current open C class Driver Licence.
• Queensland College of Teacher Registration OR Suitability to Work with Children Card (Blue Card).

Why join RACQ? 

It is an exciting time to be part of RACQ as we continue our transformation towards better, smarter solutions that deliver more security and prosperity for Queenslanders. We are big enough to make a real difference in our community, yet small enough to nurture your professional and personal development. 

By joining RACQ, you’ll be part of new sustainability initiatives, including a commitment to being a carbon neutral organisation by 2030. We’ve invested in and partnered with sustainable companies, including the introduction home solar and batteries, Green Home and Car Loans, and many other products and initiatives.  We’ll continue to advocate for, research, and offer green solutions. 

RACQ is committed to ensuring that every employee has access to flexibility in their role. We encourage all candidates to discuss what flexibility means to you, and how we can help you find your balance. 

At RACQ we are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workplace to create better outcomes for our employees and our members. We aim for our teams to be a true reflection of our communities and are committed to inclusion particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and those who may experience diversity or disability related barriers in securing employment. Applicants from these and other diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirement, please advise us at the time of applying. 

What we offer you: 

Our employee benefits are designed to enrich your work life, your home and the community you live in, some of these include: 

• Financial benefits and discounts on a range of banking, assistance and insurance products 
• Giving back to our communities with paid volunteer leave, payroll giving and volunteering for community events such as MotorFest and EKKA 
• A range of flexible working and leave options, parental leave of 13 weeks primary carer leave, purchased leave up to 4 weeks per year, cultural observance leave, substitution of public holidays for cultural/religious reasons, personal leave for wellbeing, gender affirmation leave. 
• Prioritise your wellbeing with our onsite and virtual health hub, discounts on health programs and access to wellbeing initiatives such as yoga, mindfulness and free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 
• Invest in your development with in-house development programs and access to 80,000+ online courses. 

You can check out all our employee benefits at https://www.racq.com.au/about-us/careers/employee-benefits 

Ready to apply? You’ve got this. 

Please Note: to objectively and comprehensively assess your potential and suitability for the role, RACQ may require you to complete video interviews, psychometric assessments and/or criminal history check as part of the application process. If you require any adjustments during the application process, please advise the RACQ Careers team. 

Questions? Please contact ***********@racq.com.au or visit www.racq.com.au/about/careers/our-recruitment-process 

RACQ is a ‘Circle Back Initiative’ employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 

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