Maritime Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor (QHCI)

Ascent Flight Training; Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascent Flight Training seeks a Maritime Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor to join their team. This role involves teaching both theoretical and practical lessons in a dynamic training environment, contributing to the development of effective military flying training. Ideal candidates will have significant Rotary Wing experience and thrive in a collaborative atmosphere focused on safety and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 1000 hours of Rotary Wing flying experience required.
• Experience in flying in a Maritime environment needed.
• Medical fitness certification essential.

Responsibilities

• Teach Rotary Wing Maritime Syllabus through various teaching methods.
• Assess trainees and maintain syllabus documentation.
• Contribute to course development and enhancement.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Teaching Skills

Communication

Education

Military PME or Civilian Class 1 Medical

QHCI or QAI Instructional Category

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Maritime Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor (QHCI)

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A Little Bit About Us

One Mission as One Team.

A Little Bit About Us

Ascent Flight Training is an established, yet growing aerospace and training company which operates across the UK, delivering flying training services to the UK Government. We want to attract and work with innovative, adaptable and proactive people to help us achieve One Mission as One Team.

We offer the opportunity to work in a flexible, dynamic and diverse environment within our Training Support Hub and on our operations sites.

You will bring expertise and fresh ideas to an environment where your contribution is really valued.

At Ascent, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our partners and our customer. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunities for all. We pride ourselves on being a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We actively practice inclusivity for all people with disabilities where we provide work place opportunities and experiences. As a supportive employer we endeavour to accommodate all disabilities and will always work with our employees to make provisions for their disability needs.

We encourage all people with disabilities to apply for relevant skilled job roles within the business. As an inclusive company we welcome all disability applications which will be processed fairly, in line with our recruitment policy. At Ascent, we also provide work place schemes for all students including those with disabilities, this includes Apprenticeships, Work Experience and Job Shadowing for a day. Ascent will continue to work towards maintaining our commitment to those with disabilities

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As one of our team of Maritime Helicopter Crewman Instructors you will be part of an experienced, hardworking and dedicated team operating in a challenging maritime environment where no day is the same. Your diverse role will require a wide range of skills.

You will build relationships with our trainees and stakeholders across all areas of the business, customer and supplier organisations to ensure the efficient delivery of airborne and synthetic Rotary Wing Training as part of the UK Military Flying Training System. Your opinion will be valued as we develop our courses to meet the customer’s requirements.

If you are interested in joining our exceptional team, keep reading to find out more details on this exciting role.

You will:

• Teach all aspects of the Rotary Wing Maritime (Winching) Syllabus, by delivering phase briefs, technical lessons, practical demonstrations using state of the art synthetic equipment and airborne sorties.
• Assess trainees by ensuring that syllabus sorties are graded, sortie report forms and end of course documentation is completed.
• Assist in a process of continuous development to create new lessons while maintaining and improving those already established.
• Assist the Chief Maritime Instructor with any other tasks to support Ascent business continuity and resilience.
• Embrace Ascent’s One Team ethos and Total Safety culture.
  
  

What will make you successful?

You will already have experience in the Rotary Wing Rear Crew environment. You will thrive when working with our trainees, stakeholders and customers across all levels, coupled with your ability to truly understand our trainees. You will have a passion for delivering a world class military flying training system to achieve one mission, as one team.

You will be excited by working in an environment where efficient solutions are the answer, being able to navigate both yourself and stakeholders to a positive solution. You will know the importance of being able to work successfully in situations that can often be pressured, where your initiative and flexibility will be recognised.

You will also:

• Hold medical fitness to conduct the role, either Civilian Class 1 or Military PME and achieve Underwater Escape Training certification
• Have a minimum of 1000 hours Rotary Wing flying experience
• Have experience of flying in a Maritime environment
• Be competent in the use of computer programmes such as Windows, Microsoft Office Suite and Explore
  
  

It would be great, however not essential, if you:

• Hold a recognised instructional category as a QHCI or QAI
• Have some experience of ab-initio training
• Have some experience as a Winch Operator
• Have some experience of Rotary Wing synthetic training
  
  

What can we offer you in return?

• Competitive salary
• Equivalent to 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Extra days with length of service)
• Private AXA health care for you and your family
• Pension plan (Up to 6% matched)
• Life Assurance (Up to 3 times your annual salary)
• Flexible benefits (Buying and selling of holiday, BUPA dental, cycle2work scheme, retail discounts)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and pay
• Enhanced company sick pay which increases with length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 free and confidential legal and wellbeing advice)
• Annual reviews of your salary and individual learning and development plan
• Mental Health Support and subscription to the Unmind platform for you and a plus one
• Free eye tests for DSE users and money towards any subsequent corrective glasses.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Airlines and Aviation

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