Develop and deliver structured aviation ground courses integrated with flight training

Part-Time Ground Instructor – New Zealand

Ground Instructor – Part time

Wanaka Helicopters

26 Jan 2021 Location Otago Queenstown & Wanaka Work Type Part Time Classification Education & Training Workplace Training & Assessment

About Our Team

Established in 1992, Wanaka Helicopters Ltd is a family-owned and operated flight school and commercial helicopter company based at Wanaka Airport. We are proud to be a Category 1 NZQA-registered Private Training Establishment providing flight training and aviation courses for trainees and professionals up to level 7. We provide flight and ground based training for both international and domestic students and pride ourselves on being a self-reflective organisation dedicated to producing superior pilots through premier training opportunities and continual improvement.

The Role

The successful applicant will help deliver and revise structured ground courses which are closely integrated with flight training in private, tertiary and professional contexts. Course development and compliance is managed by an Academic Coordinator. The new Ground Instructor position is being established to support the growing diversity, complexity and quantity of instruction and compliance reporting.

The instructor can expect to work in a small classroom and operational aviation environment delivering aviation courses, answering flight training enquiries and course reporting.

About The Role

This non-flying role** to include:

  • Delivery of aviation-related courses
  • Maintain the flight training inquiry system
  • Support course material review, development, delivery, assessment, compliance and achievement reporting
  • Provide support to flight instructors, aviation employers, trainees and major stakeholders in the general aviation industry with regards to all training programmes (PPL, CPL, Diploma, and advanced flight instruction).
  • Professional behaviour within the dynamic aviation environment.
  • Assisting and reporting to the WHL Academic Coordinator.
  • Compliance and reporting practices which may include; NZQA, TEC, StudyLink ServiceIQ, CAA, Aspeq.
  • May be required to pass a Fit and Proper Person process to support assessment activities.
  • Ground Crew to commercial helicopter operations as required.
  • General office, IT, and administrative assistance.

** Flight Instructors are encouraged to apply with the understanding that this is a ground instruction role only with no flight responsibilities.

The position is based at Wanaka Airport 3 days per week between Monday and Friday.

About You

Desired skills and qualifications include:

  • A passion and enthusiasm for education and aviation
  • Qualifications and experience in both, or of either teaching or aviation
  • Strive for excellence, improvement and innovation within yourself and your work
  • Excellent oral and communication skills
  • Proven effective time-management and in-person training skills
  • Fluent and confident in the IT environment including word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software and experience with, or willingness to become, proficient in online learning platforms (e.g. Moodle) and various educational web applications (DAS, STEO, etc.)
  • Basic educational video techniques
  • An ability to engage and support young and professional learners alike to gain recognised qualifications and set goals for further development.

Key Attitudes

The successful applicant will have

  • Infectious enthusiasm
  • Good initiative and a strong work ethic
  • Adaptability to work in a fluid environment
  • Be self-motivated
  • The ability to work in a safety-conscious, industrial work environment
  • Have experience using self-reflective and evidence-based methods
  • A deliberate approach toward curriculum organisation, pedagogy and course planning in an unavoidably variable environment
  • Free and open work communication habits are essential. Enthusiasm for developing and continually improving course resources and accepting compliance data collection and reporting responsibilities
  • A proven history of innovation and enthusiasm for learning across a wide variety of subjects is a prerequisite for success.

Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who is interested in tertiary education and in flight aviation subjects however exact duties will depend on the applicant's skills and experience.

Preferred skills and qualifications include:

  • Aviation instruction (industry training, instructional techniques or other) OR
  • Adult or tertiary Instruction Certificate OR
  • Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg) endorsed in Primary Education or combined Bachelor of Education Studies and Graduate Diploma in Education and Teaching

If this sounds like you, we would be excited to review your CV and cover letter describing both your practical and formal qualifications. Please send to zn.oc.sretpocilehakanaw@rh

Applications close: 4pm, Friday 19th February 2021

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