Tasracing Pty Ltd, amongst other things, runs the Off the Track Tasmania (OTT) program, supporting owners acquiring retired racehorses and retraining them for new careers.

Tasracing Pty Ltd invites suitably qualified coaches, in a variety of disciplines and geographic locations in the North and Northwest of Tasmania, to join our dedicated and talented team of Off The Track Tasmania coaches.

Position description is below. Please send applications and supporting documentation to:

offthetrack@tasracing.com.au

before COB Friday 19 September 2025.

Position Description:

Tasracing invites suitably qualified coaches in the North and Northwest of Tasmania to join our dedicated and talented team of contracted Off The Track Tasmania coaches, to deliver Subsidised Lessons for OTT horses and their riders.

Check out our Off The Track programs on our website Offthetracktas.com.au

Your role:

As part of our Subsidised Lessons program, you will provide a maximum of 10 lessons to each participant, of up to one hour each, via a voucher payment system.

You will provide lessons to riders in areas such as:

• Horse riding and ground work, husbandry, horse nutrition and behaviour
• Equestrian activities including dressage, eventing, jumping, showing, carriage driving, endurance, reining, gymkhanas/mounted games, hunts, trail and social rides, riding club and pony club activities, and other areas as negotiated relating to transitioning Off The Track horses into new careers.
  
  

Your qualifications and prerequisites:

• Accredited qualification of a minimum EA 1 (general), or similar certified industry training as relevant to your discipline
• Public Liability, Personal Injury and Professional Indemnity Insurance cover to a minimum of $20m
• Current Working with Vulnerable People registration
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Suitable and safe horse coaching facilities (may be subject to inspection by Tasracing OTT team).
  
  

Your attributes:

• Experience in retraining OTT Thoroughbred and/or Standardbred horses
• General understanding of the racing industry
• An alignment with the values of Tasracing Off The Track Tasmania and commitment to be a positive contributor within the Tasracing OTT coaching team

Remuneration:

Coaches will be paid commensurate with their EA Grade or as per their discipline renumeration guidelines, anticipated $70 per lesson (ex GST).

To apply, please provide:

• Professional CV in support of your EOI, outlining your qualifications and experience.
• Short Bio (up to 150 words) for OTT Tasmania Website page plus thumbnail image (minimum 1 MB)

Email to: offthetrack@tasracing.com.au before COB Friday 19 September 2025

Personal Information Protection Statement

By completing and submitting your application you will be providing personal information to Tasracing Pty Ltd (Tasracing).

Tasracing will manage personal information you provide to it in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 (Tas), other relevant laws which apply to Tasracing from time to time, and Tasracing’s Privacy Policy.

A copy of Tasracing’s Privacy Policy can be obtained from Tasracing or accessed at the following link - https://tasracing.com.au/about-us/governance/privacy-policy

Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties where it is permitted by law (or otherwise with your consent), including law enforcement agencies, courts and other organisations which are authorised to collect it.

Where you provide personal information which is “basic personal information” this may be disclosed to other public sector bodies where necessary, for the efficient storage and use of that information.

The personal information you provide in connection with this application will be used by Tasracing for the purpose of processing your application as a coach for Tasracing’s Off The Track program and for associated purposes pursuant to the Racing Regulation and Integrity Act 2024 (Tas), if relevant.

If you do not provide to Tasracing the personal information requested by this document the main consequences for you is likely to be that Tasracing may not be able to process your application and/or your application may be considered invalid.

You have the right to access your personal information by request to Tasracing and you may be charged a fee for this service. If you consider any of the personal information held by Tasracing to be incorrect or not up-to-date, please contact Tasracing.

Tasracing can be contacted in one of the ways set out at the end section of this application form or as otherwise set out on its website.