About PROJECT ROCKIT

We are PROJECT ROCKIT, a youth-driven movement in Australia dedicated to combating bullying, hate, and prejudice. We’re a collective of passionate people brought together by a shared dream of creating inclusive spaces and opportunities for young people to be their best selves. Our purpose is to build a world where kindness and respect thrive over bullying, hate and prejudice and every young person is free to realise their potential.

For over 18 years, PROJECT ROCKIT has been empowering Australian school students with empathy and skills to take real action against bullying, hate, and prejudice. Our impact speaks volumes - we've reached over 600,000 young minds in communities nationwide. In fact, 99% of surveyed students reported finding our workshops more impactful than other (cyber)bullying education at their school.

ABOUT YOU

As a PROJECT ROCKIT Program Presenter, you have a) a strong passion for building a world where kindness and respect thrive over bullying, hate and prejudice, and b) the highly developed communication skills needed to authentically engage large audiences of students (primary and secondary) and empower them to take positive action.

This is your opportunity to build a career mobilising young people to challenge (cyber)bullying, build social leadership and break down labels.

Your day-to-day is delivering PROJECT ROCKIT’s award-winning workshops into Primary and Secondary schools across the country. Travel is an essential requirement of this role, both to regional Victoria and interstate.

Building on your existing skills, you will be trained to lead our program content alongside a range of co-presenters, and use your unique skills and perspectives to create positive impact. Each workshop comes to life through a mix of facilitated discussion, real stories, role plays and creative activities.

Presenters are also involved in shaping our workshop content, digital content creation, and being involved in campaigns with our partners (e.g. Meta). You will be part of a tight-knit team with a focus on growth, development and constant improvement, and impacting thousands of students across Australia.

To learn more: projectrockit.com.au | @projectrockit.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with a range of co-presenters to run PROJECT ROCKIT workshops 3 - 4 days per week in metro Melbourne, regional Victoria and interstate.
• Deliver after hours presentations to parents and educators.
• Engage in regular formal and informal training, including giving and receiving direct feedback, to ensure continual development and high workshop standards.
• Contribute creatively to program content to ensure PROJECT ROCKIT’s relevance and impact.
• Support the administration and operations of the presenting team as required, under the direction of the Head of Programs.
• Serve as a PROJECT ROCKIT spokesperson, including filming digital content, creating social media content, and being involved as required in media appearances and awareness campaigns.
• As a member of the PROJECT ROCKIT team, contribute to organisation-wide initiatives and projects throughout the year, including online events, co-design projects and advisory work.
• Seek opportunities to promote, up-skill and raise the voices of young people.
• Display positive role modelling and social leadership behaviours to young people.
• Proactively engage in personal upskilling in content knowledge, subject matter expertise and presenting skills.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

• Strong experience in public speaking, facilitating or performing to large audiences with a demonstrated ability to connect and communicate with a wide range of people.
• Education and/or equivalent work experience in engaging young people to create positive impact, with a great understanding of current youth culture.
• Ability to be able to contribute positively and proactively to a fast paced environment, demonstrating adaptability to navigate shifting program workloads, varying relevant administrative duties and regular travel when required.
• Demonstrated ability both working autonomously to manage your own workplace administrative obligations and thriving as part of a team.
• Strong literacy of working with diverse communities, including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQIA+, disabled and/or neurodiverse, and regional and rural communities.

Please include experiences within community and volunteer positions. We value your community contributions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - SHARED TEAM AGREEMENT

• Role model PROJECT ROCKIT’s guiding principles and an eagerness to authentically engage with our organisational impact
• Contribute to a culture where every team member is valued and recognised for diverse skill sets
• Maintain a reliable, punctual, organised and thorough approach to delivering on all responsibilities

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Everyday access to a private vehicle for work use and Australian Driver’s Licence (travel expenses to be reimbursed). Please note: Independent transport is essential as this role involves regular travel to a range of schools (including where public transport is inaccessible). If you are unable to drive for accessibility reasons but have a viable alternate form of transport, please reach out to us.
• Successful applicant will be subject to Working With Children Check and National Police Check
• A valid working visa to work in Australia for the next two years (if applicable)

A full position description is attached below.

How to Apply

To apply, please fill out this form here. The form will require you to share the following:

• Responses to demonstrate your experience with each of the Key Selection Criteria.
• Your CV, including two referees that can speak to your professional and/or relevant volunteer experience
• A 60 second video* (filmed on your phone/laptop is perfect) sharing who you are and why you’d be great for this role. This video will need to be shared as a link - so please upload it to YouTube or another video sharing service.

* We include this because it creates an opportunity for those who are more comfortable with communicating verbally. If you’re not comfortable submitting a video please let us know and we’ll make note of this.

There is no closing date for this position as we intend to fill the role as soon as possible. All applicants will notified of next steps by email by mid-May. We prefer enquiries via email ([email protected]) due to the volume of calls we receive, using the subject line: Program Presenter enquiry via EthicalJobs. Please let us know if we can provide any additional assistance to help you put your strongest application forward.

To learn more: projectrockit.com.au | @projectrockit.

NOTE: It is an offence under the Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 2005 for a person convicted of a serious sex offence to apply for this position. Any offer of employment at PROJECT ROCKIT is subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check and police records check.