Flight Supervisor and Instructor

The Flight Supervisor is responsible for assisting with the development, maintenance, and oversight of the FAA Part 61 and 141 flight and ground curriculum. This position is responsible for overseeing the Flight Instructors and Flight Students, as assigned for each semester of flight and ground training. The flight supervisor also serves as a ground and flight instructor.

It is important to remember that as we equip students with the tools of aviation technology, our core purpose is to invest in young men and women through mentorship and life on life discipleship, instilling within them a heart and passion honor the King with their lives. Therefore, mentoring staff and students in a manner that demonstrates the department’s concerns of honoring the King, caring for people, achieving and maintaining excellence and increasing effectiveness, is a key component of the Flight Supervisor’s role.

• Model a high level of aviation professionalism, integrity and servanthood to our staff and student body while exercising conservative judgement and safety awareness in all operations.
  
• Model and abide by the 14 Code of Federal Regulations and Moody Operations Manual.
  
• Define, maintain and clearly communicate training standards and completion objectives.
  
• Supervise, standardize and mentor Flight Instructors and Flight Students, as assigned for each semester of flight and ground training.
  
• Oversee dispatch, flight scheduling operations, group briefings for the semester of supervision assigned.
  
• Schedule routine maintenance, pop up discrepancies and inspections for assigned aircraft fleet with shop and assist with development of long-term management plan for aircraft fleet.
  
• Develop, implement, review and update the assigned ground and flight training curriculum and course materials.
  
• Assist the Chief Flight Instructor in all aspects of FAA Part 61 and 141 curriculum and records.
  
• Prepare flight department reports for the Director of Flight Operations.
  
• Evaluate results of consult flights and recommend curriculum updates.
  
• Assist with development, implementation and maintenance of flight policy, procedures and assessments.
  
• Assist with locating, evaluating and hiring prospective flight department instructional staff.
  
• Function as flight and ground instructor in the program.
  
• + Follow and reinforce with your students the standardized practices and procedures established by the Moody Aviation 141 flight school.
  

+ Provide professional ground and flight instruction in the course offerings assigned.

+ Assure assigned students are adequately prepared in knowledge, skill and attributes of a professional airman and representative of Christ.

+ Conduct pre and post flight briefing and critique sessions with assigned students to assure comprehensive learning.

+ Accomplish monthly assigned pilot proficiency flights and maintain a level of skill necessary to mentor the students in the assigned curriculum.

+ Maintain high standards in the completion of flight school documents for correctness and currency including but not limited to, student training records, flight operation records, departure clearances, logbooks, airman applications, finance reports and other 141 records.

+ Responsible for order, cleanliness and security of work area and equipment such as office, aircraft and training aids.

+ Provide feedback to assist with the development, implementation, maintenance, review and update of the flight and ground school curriculum.

+ Prepare, revise and update course materials as required for assigned ground schools.

+ Coordinate flight scheduling of assigned students with Flight Scheduler.

• Lead departmental meetings, attend chapel, and lead small group chapels with assigned aviation students.
  
• Occasionally represent Moody Aviation at recruitment events.
  
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.
  

• Knowledge and unreserved commitment to MBI�s mission, doctrinal statement, and Moody Aviation�s traditional distinctives and standards.
  
• Qualify as at least an Assistant Professor or higher in the Moody Aviation Faculty Ranking.
  

+ Bachelor’s Degree

+ Commercial Pilot - Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL)

+ Certified Flight Instructor - Instrument (CFII)

+ Strong instructional experience

• Current FAA Second Class Medical Certificate
  
• Strong communication, public speaking, and interpersonal skills
  
• Authorized to work in the US legally without sponsorship
  

• Greater than 1500 hours ASEL and 1000 hours instruction given
  
• Master�s Degree
  
• Commercial Pilot - Single Engine Sea (ASES)
  
• Commercial Pilot - Multi Engine Land (AMEL)
  
• Certified Flight Instructor Multi-Engine Land (MEI)
  
• Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic (A&P)
  

This job operates in multiple environments including but not limited to, an office, classroom, aircraft cockpit, aviation hangar/flight line and various remote areas while acting as an instructor. This role routinely uses standard office and aviation equipment and tools and requires a high degree of adaptability to various work environments and conditions ranging from day, night, winter and summer operations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and sit. This position will frequently stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle, finger or feel and reach with hands and arms. This position is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift and/or move up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The Flight Supervisor / Flight Instructor normally provides supervision and engages with students/CFIs between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday nearly 12 months of the year. Seasonally, schedules shift to include preschool or postschool hours as well as Saturdays to address weather challenges, fleet management and accomplish training such as but not limited to night flights and cross-country trips. The Flight Supervisor may be assigned rotating “On Call†duties to respond to emergent situations as a Dispatch / Flight Supervisor.

Frequent (almost daily) local travel while giving flight instruction / evaluating candidates.

Occasional local and air travel to represent Moody Aviation at various events.

Moody Bible Institute is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation. Candidates must align with MBI’s Christian identity. Employees are expected to sign a Statement of Faith and adhere to the Community Standards.

We comply with all applicable laws pertaining to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, and any other applicable legally protected category. As a religious institution, we have the right to, and do, require that employees hold beliefs consistent with our Doctrinal Statement and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with our religious beliefs, as explained in our Community Standards.

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