Certified Flight Instructor

Salary

• Minimum Hiring Annual Salary: $70,610.00
• Maximum Hiring Annual Salary: $76,259.00

To attain the maximum annual salary, employee must meet all minimum qualifications plus:

• 5 (five) years of additional applicable work experience and/or degrees higher than minimum qualification degree. Degrees higher than the minimum qualification degree can be used in combination with additional work experience.
• A combination of related education, on-the-job work experience, certifications and/or licenses that results in a candidate successfully meeting the minimum qualifications of the position, may be considered.

• Benefits are effective immediately
• 100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
• 85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
• 17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
• Summer schedule: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
• Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance premiums
• Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
• Tuition waiver for dependents
• PERA employer (see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Free parking on all campuses

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position. The Flight Instructor provides one-on-one flight and/or simulation instruction to students.

Primary duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Audit student records to ensure that all minimum flight times have been met, including all total time, solo time, cross-country, and night flight time.
• Maintain currency and proficiency as required by the FAA.
• Ensure compliance and records in accordance with parts 61, 141, and applicable FAA Advisory Circulars.
• Student Records and Student Endorsements.

• Perform CFI responsibilities and duties.
• Provide one-on-one flight instruction to students in aircraft and flight training devices in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulations Part 61 and 141, FAA-approved syllabi, and Aims Flight Operations Manual.
• Provide preflight briefings and post-flight debriefings.
• For training in aircraft, supervise students’ pre-flight aircraft inspection, make aircraft airworthiness decisions.
• Determine when student is ready for and authorize and supervise first solo flight, authorize via written log-book endorsement all student solo flights, supervise all levels of training.
• Evaluate and document students’ flight skills, judgement, and knowledge for each lesson and assign a grade for that lesson; calculate students’ final course grade based on department and college guidelines.
• Keep supervisor advised of students’ progress.
• Ensure that all training and flight activities are performed in a safe and secure manner per Federal Aviation Regulations.
• Maintain proficiency and currency as required by the FAA.

• Serve as a mentor to students and new instructors.
• Assist with instructor interviews, training, quality, and general oversight.
• Participate in special event days.
• Attend department meetings, FAA inspections, FSDO meetings, and FAA Safety Team meetings.

• This position requires the use of a company vehicle for business travel. The selected candidate must successfully pass…