Maritime Qualified Helicopter Instructor

Job Description

Role Overview As one of Ascent's team of Maritime Helicopter Instructors, you will be part of an experienced, hardworking and dedicated team operating in a challenging maritime environment where no day is the same. The diverse role requires a wide range of skills. You will build relationships with trainees and with stakeholders across all areas of the business, and with 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 courses are developed to meet the customer's requirements. Key Responsibilities 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 grading syllabus sorties and completing sortie report forms and end-of-course documentation Assist in a process of continuous development to create new lessons while maintaining and improving established ones Assist the Chief Maritime Instructor with any other tasks supporting Ascent business continuity and resilience Embrace Ascent's One Team ethos and Total Safety culture Requirements Existing experience in the military rotary wing environment Ability to thrive when working with trainees, stakeholders and customers at all levels, coupled with a genuine understanding of trainees A passion for delivering a world-class military flying training system, to achieve one mission as one team Enthusiasm for an environment where efficient solutions are the answer, with the ability to navigate yourself and stakeholders to a positive solution

Requirements

• 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 grading syllabus sorties and completing sortie report forms and end-of-course documentation
• Assist in a process of continuous development to create new lessons while maintaining and improving established ones
• Assist the Chief Maritime Instructor with any other tasks supporting Ascent business continuity and resilience
• Embrace Ascent's One Team ethos and Total Safety culture
• Existing experience in the military rotary wing environment
• Ability to thrive when working with trainees, stakeholders and customers at all levels, coupled with a genuine understanding of trainees
• A passion for delivering a world-class military flying training system, to achieve one mission as one team
• Enthusiasm for an environment where efficient solutions are the answer, with the ability to navigate yourself and stakeholders to a positive solution