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Central Washington University Certified Flight Instructor (Pool) in Ellensburg, Washington
Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting Certified Flight Instructors to join our Aviation team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they help educate future aviators for the University and beyond. This recruitment will be used to establish a pool of applicants that will be continuously screened on an as-needed basis. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on experience, from $38,338 - $48,386 plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: Benefits, Perks, and Leave. The Role: A Certified Flight Instructor's duty is to accomplish safe, efficient and student-centered flight training that complies with University policies and procedures, and FAA regulations. All employees are expected to support CWU's commitment to diversity and to bring and support inclusion into the university environment. Job Duties - Meets with each student as published on schedule; ensures that all flight lessons are completed according to the Training Course Outline specifications; ensures that all appropriated endorsements are made in the student's flight book and personal logbook - Submits requests for stage checks upon completion of each stage of flight training with Chief Flight Instructor; ensures that all flight lessons and flight books are completed before request for stage check - Ensures that all training activities, flights, and briefings are conducted in a timely fashion and during normal business hours - Ensures safety of flight training activities by routinely performing pre- and post-flight checks of aircraft - Meets with team leader on a regular basis to evaluate student performance and progress - Participates in ongoing training to maintain proficiency and to ultimately be qualified as a Check Instructor - Assists in recruitment functions to attract new students to the aviation program - CFI category flight instructors will primarily instruct students flying by outside visual reference, primarily commercial pilot and advanced private pilot flight labs - CFII category flight instructors will teach flying by reference to instruments (instrument flight labs) as well as the duties of CFI category flight instructors. Additionally, flight instructors with a multiengine land airplane class rating may teach the Multiengine flight lab - Check Instructo