Work Health & Safety Summer Intern (Dec 2024)

• Join one of Australia’s top rated Internship Programs!
• Eight-week, full-time paid internship over Summer, with a 3-week break over Christmas! 
• Start your career journey with an iconic SA organisation, with multiple development opportunities available!

RAA’s Summer Internship Program:

RAA’s Award-Winning Summer Internship Program provides university students with the opportunity to undertake a paid, eight-week internship at RAA over the summer holidays. RAA’s Summer Internship Program has recently been ranked #2 Top Intern Program in the nation, for small programs according to AAGE’s 2024 Top Intern Programs List! This program provides the following: 

• Gives budding professionals valuable industry experience and the opportunity to see our values and culture firsthand
• Weekly Lunch & Learns targeted to improve your interpersonal skills and help with the transition from campus to the corporate world 
• Be provided with exciting and meaningful work to make a real impact to SA 
• Work on an Innovative Project with your entire internship cohort and present this on your final day 
• Regular mentoring sessions with a Senior Manager to help you grow in the right direction 
• A ‘ride along’ with an RAA Patrol to see some of what we do in the SA community 
• A fun, friendly and supportive environment that makes you excited to come to work! 

Over the eight-week internship, you will work with the other interns and your team to develop your professional skills, business acumen and gain insight into a rewarding career at RAA. As a top performer, you may even find a potential pathway to employment!

You must be currently in your final year or penultimate year of undergraduate study with a minimum credit average, have Australian working rights, and be available for the full duration of the internship in Adelaide from 2 December 2024 – 13 December 2024 & 6 January 2025 – 14 February 2025.

Responsibilities:

The Work Health & Safety Summer Intern will be responsible for supporting the implementation and optimisation of the digital safety solution, DoneSafe. This role plays a crucial part in improving WHS outcomes at RAA, ensuring alignment with the WHS strategic goals and enhancing the employee experience. Responsibilities include: 

• Participate in the post-implementation activities of the DoneSafe system
• Assist in the creation of the WHS Risk Registers for each business unit
• Create awareness via training packages for different user levels based on security permissions and roles
• Assist in the required creation of WHS Checklists, forms, audits etc
• Work directly with business units to put together recommendations based off findings and research to build models 
• Assist with the creation of the required reports and dashboards to provide transparency for the Business Units

About you  

You will be a passionate, self-motivated individual, with a positive mind-set who is eager to learn and enjoys working in a high performing culture. We are also looking for: 

• Currently in your penultimate or final year of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant (e.g. Psychology, WHS, Sociology, HR)
• The ability to work across our Mile End site and our office in Adelaide’s CBD 
• Experience in customer service, retail and/or hospitality is highly desirable
• Basic understanding of management systems (desired)
• High academic achievement (minimum GPA 5.0 or credit average)
• Teamwork demonstrated through extracurricular activities (e.g. sports, clubs, work, societies)
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills 
• High level of attention to detail
• Intermediate skills in MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• A quick learner who seeks out opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge
• People-centric approach to tasks

About us 

As one of the South Australia’s largest and most iconic organisations, we’re proud to deliver our trusted range of motor, home, and travel services to more than 820,000 members. 

In our vision to make life better for members and better for our community, we’re also elevating our offering to include electric vehicle charging, Solar and Battery and more. We’ve been innovating since 1903, and we’re excited to continue to do so for the next 120 years and beyond, with exciting developments in the pipeline. 

We’re also one of the state’s largest employers (and growing!), with more than 1300 employees working collectively with the common goal to keep our members moving. With a range of locations from RAA Place in the CBD, Mile End, Adelaide Airport and more, our workplaces are growing too – but all still proudly SA-based.

Benefits 

We love our people at RAA and believe our employees should be rewarded for being a part of the RAA team. Some of our employee benefits include:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Training & Development opportunities 
• Wellbeing facilities and Corporate Health Insurance Plan
• Friendly and inclusive culture, supporting diversity and employee wellbeing
• A competitive salary
• A pathway to potential employment at RAA! 

How to apply:

Follow the prompts to send us a CV and a cover letter (addressed to Nicky Ashton, Senior Talent Acquisition & Early Careers Consultant) addressing the following essential criteria:

• Your reason for applying for RAA’s Summer Internship Program
• How your values align with RAA’s
• Tell us about something you are passionate about
• Confirm your availability for the internship: 2 December 2024 – 13 December 2024 & 6 January 2025 – 14 February 2025.

Applications close 9.00AM Monday 2nd September 2024. 

You'll need to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in Australia and we'll also need you to undertake a police check before you can work with us at RAA.

We are committed to building a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, where employees are embraced for their unique qualities and valued for their contributions. We believe a diverse and inclusive workplace brings out the best in everyone and helps us to give our members better service. That's why we encourage applications from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, First Nations Peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.