BFT Qualified Flying Instructor (Talent Pool)

Job Description

About the Company Ascent Flight Training is an established, growing aerospace and training company operating across the UK, delivering flying training services to the UK Government. It seeks innovative, adaptable and proactive people, and offers the opportunity to work in a professional, dynamic and diverse environment within its Training Support Hub and on its operations sites. Role Overview Ascent is building a talent pool for Basic Flying Training (BFT) Qualified Flying Instructors (QFIs) and Qualified Instructors (QIs) at RAF Valley, so that the right people are ready to step into key roles as they become available. RAF Valley is home to fast-paced, high-impact flying training; joining the talent pool puts you first in line when opportunities arise to deliver instruction in a dynamic environment. How it works: apply and interview, and if successful you will be added to the talent pool for up to 12 months. As roles open, Ascent will contact you based on your availability and its operational needs, and you will have the opportunity to express interest before any formal offer is made. Key Responsibilities As a Qualified Flying Instructor on the Basic Flying Training Squadron at RAF Valley you will be part of a small, niche team delivering flying training to military and Ascent aircrew on the Texan TMk1. You will: Instruct relevant aspects of the BFT syllabus to high instructional standards Deliver mainly airborne instruction, which may also include phase briefs, technical lessons, practical demonstrations and synthetic events Conduct other tasks related to Texan TMk1 training as directed Assist curriculum design as a Texan TMk1 subject matter expert in the development and maintenance of BFT courseware Take part in innovation work for the future of UK MFTS Requirements Essential: previous experience as a Qualified Flying Instructor pilot in the military environment Essential: qualifications and/or recommendations from the RAF Central Flying School Extremely advantageous: previous experience in a Basic Flying Training role on a turboprop airframe Experienced pilots with a passion for developing the military aviators of the future, and aircrew who thrive in structured, high-tempo training environments Professionals committed to safety, precision and instructional excellence, who thrive when instructing students Excellent communicator, accustomed to working with different levels of ability so that the full spectrum of students can be nurtured, in a heavily customer-focused environment Experience of multi-faceted flying disciplines, combining leadership and airmanship to provide a positive learning environment Demonstrable experience of working in collaboration with other teams Strong presentational skills, targeting a wide audience of varying abilities Able to develop and update courseware with emerging best practice and updates as required Full engagement with the RAF safety culture What We Offer The equivalent of 25 days annual leave Private health care Flexible benefits Enhanced family friendly benefits Competitive salary Pension plan Secure onsite employee parking Additional Information No requisition reference is published; the stable key is the Evalu-8 ats_post id in the job link. Closing date: 31 December 2027. Location as published: RAF Valley.

Requirements

• Instruct relevant aspects of the BFT syllabus to high instructional standards
• Deliver mainly airborne instruction, which may also include phase briefs, technical lessons, practical demonstrations and synthetic events
• Conduct other tasks related to Texan TMk1 training as directed
• Assist curriculum design as a Texan TMk1 subject matter expert in the development and maintenance of BFT courseware
• Take part in innovation work for the future of UK MFTS
• Essential: previous experience as a Qualified Flying Instructor pilot in the military environment
• Essential: qualifications and/or recommendations from the RAF Central Flying School
• Extremely advantageous: previous experience in a Basic Flying Training role on a turboprop airframe
• Experienced pilots with a passion for developing the military aviators of the future, and aircrew who thrive in structured, high-tempo training environments
• Professionals committed to safety, precision and instructional excellence, who thrive when instructing students
• Excellent communicator, accustomed to working with different levels of ability so that the full spectrum of students can be nurtured, in a heavily customer-focused environment
• Experience of multi-faceted flying disciplines, combining leadership and airmanship to provide a positive learning environment
• Demonstrable experience of working in collaboration with other teams
• Strong presentational skills, targeting a wide audience of varying abilities
• Able to develop and update courseware with emerging best practice and updates as required
• Full engagement with the RAF safety culture
• The equivalent of 25 days annual leave
• Private health care
• Flexible benefits
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Secure onsite employee parking

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension plan