Synthetic Training Instructor

Job Description

About the Company Skyborne is an industry-leading aviation training academy with a mission to Build Better Pilots. It operates three training facilities: a UK head office at Gloucestershire Airport, plus training locations at Vero Beach, Florida and Bournemouth International Airport in the UK. Skyborne partners with major global airlines including British Airways, SkyWest, DHL, Jet2.com and easyJet. Its culture is built on the values of Creativity, Humanity and Quality: championing innovation, fostering a supportive and team-focussed environment, and holding safety, expertise and professionalism at the centre of everything it does. Role Overview Skyborne Airline Academy is recruiting a Synthetic Training Instructor to join the team at Bournemouth Airport. The role applies your knowledge of simulator based training on the academy's DA42 FNPT II devices. It is an excellent opportunity for experienced flight instructors who want to continue sharing their knowledge and expertise in a ground-based training environment, and is ideally suited to former flight instructors who are no longer actively flying but remain passionate about teaching. In addition to synthetic flight instruction, the successful candidate will also support the delivery of theoretical knowledge instruction associated with the Multi-Engine Piston (MEP) and Instrument Rating (IR) phases of training. Department: Flight Training. Vacancy type: permanent. The position is available on a full-time, part-time or contractual basis. Licences & Qualifications Hold or have held UK Part-FCL CPL(A) or ATPL(A) Current or recently expired (within the past 3 years) FI(A) unrestricted Depending on having IRI or CRI ME previous qualifications, no Class 1 or 2 medical is required Valid English Language Proficiency level 5 or 6 STI(A) already issued Skyborne can sponsor IRI or CRI ME for the right candidate to build up the required STI(A) qualifications What We Offer Salary of GBP 54,000 per annum, reviewed annually GBP 1,000 sign-on bonus upon full completion of standardisation 30 days annual leave (inclusive of UK public holidays) based on a 4.5-day working week Additional annual leave purchase scheme 5% employer pension contribution Private health insurance with discounted family plans Life assurance scheme of 3x annual salary Inclusive and flexible rostering Enhanced sick pay Discounted gym membership Employee assistance programme Free mortgage advice Free on-site parking Rewards and recognition scheme Access to state-of-the-art training facilities and resources Free barista style coffee Additional Information If you have any questions, or would like to arrange an informal chat with a member of the recruitment team, you can contact the academy's recruitment team. The advertising end date is not specified.

Requirements

• Hold or have held UK Part-FCL CPL(A) or ATPL(A)
• Current or recently expired (within the past 3 years) FI(A) unrestricted
• Depending on having IRI or CRI ME previous qualifications, no Class 1 or 2 medical is required
• Valid English Language Proficiency level 5 or 6
• STI(A) already issued
• Skyborne can sponsor IRI or CRI ME for the right candidate to build up the required STI(A) qualifications
• 30 days annual leave (inclusive of UK public holidays) based on a 4.5-day working week
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Inclusive and flexible rostering
• Enhanced sick pay
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee assistance programme
• Free mortgage advice
• Free on-site parking
• Rewards and recognition scheme
• Access to state-of-the-art training facilities and resources
• Free barista style coffee

Benefits

• Salary of GBP 54,000 per annum, reviewed annually
• GBP 1,000 sign-on bonus upon full completion of standardisation
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Private health insurance with discounted family plans
• Life assurance scheme of 3x annual salary