AAA

Driving School Instructor

Mission Viejo, CA Full time
Driving School Instructor

Join AAA Driving School as a Full-Time Driver Training Instructor!

Make a meaningful impact by helping create safer roads in your community. AAA is hiring full-time Driver Training Instructors to join our dedicated Driving School team. In this role, you’ll teach safe driving techniques to students of all ages and experience levels, foster a positive learning environment, and apply your knowledge of state driving laws with patience and professionalism.

  • Hourly Pay: $24.50/hour - $26.00/hour

  • Sign-On Bonus (External Candidates Only): $2,000 for non-licensed instructors or $3,000 for licensed California Driving Instructors

  • Schedule: 40 hours/week. Weekdays: Start between 11:30am-1:00pm, work an 8-hour/shift. Weekends: Minimum one day, starting as early as 7:00am for an 8-hour shift.

  • Company Vehicle Provided: all fuel, maintenance, and insurance fully covered

  • Paid Licensing & Training

  • Growth & Advancement Opportunities

What You’ll Do

  • Deliver behind-the-wheel instruction to students of varying ages and experience levels, following AAA’s curriculum and training standards

  • Use our driving school software to track and manage student progress

  • Assess student performance and provide personalized guidance

  • Stay current on safe and defensive driving practices and maintain all required state documentation

  • Travel within a 50-mile radius as needed; a company vehicle with paid gas, maintenance, and insurance is provided

What You’ll Bring

  • Experience in driving instruction, education, or the automotive industry

  • Confidence working with the public, especially teens

  • A strong commitment to promoting safe driving habits

  • Flexibility to accommodate student schedules, including weekday afternoons and at least one weekend day

  • Physical ability to sit for extended periods, hear and see in all weather conditions, bend, stoop, kneel, reach, and lift up to 25lbs

  • Must be capable of safely assuming control of the vehicle from the passenger seat during instruction or emergency situations.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent

  • Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record

  • Minimum of 5 years of driving experience

  • Must obtain state-issued Driving School Instructor license, which includes passing a DMV-required physical exam

  • Must successfully complete a background check and drug screening

The starting pay range for this position is $24.50 – $26.00 per hour. Additionally, after completion of your first year in the role, you will be eligible to participate in our incentive program based upon your team and individual performance.

Remarkable benefits:
•    Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
•    401(K) saving plan with company match AND Pension
•    Tuition assistance
•    PTO for community volunteer programs
•    Wellness program
•    Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)

Auto Club Enterprises is the largest federation of AAA clubs in the nation. We have 14,000 employees in 21 states helping 17 million members. The strength of our organization is our employees. Bringing together and supporting different cultures, backgrounds, personalities, and strengths creates a team capable of delivering legendary, lifetime service to our members. When we embrace our diversity – we win. All of Us! With our national brand recognition, long-standing reputation since 1902, and constantly growing membership, we are seeking career-minded, service-driven professionals to join our team.

“Through dedicated employees we proudly deliver legendary service and beneficial products that provide members peace of mind and value.”

AAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Automobile Club of Southern California will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), the Unincorporated Los Angeles County (ULAC) regulation, and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).