Course leader & instructor* for Initial training - Air Traffic Control (ATC)

Place of work: Germany - Langen near Frankfurt is the home of our Headquarters and a control centre branch. Langen is where the present and future of the Group is shaped and where 2,500 members of staff in administration, management, IT, engineering, and training & development work, nestled on our landscaped Campus grounds.Join our team full-time in the Initial Training department at DFS.

Raise your future to the right level. You will have plenty of freedom to shape your role in a company that aims to set standards in air navigation services – personally, technically and sustainably.

Your tasks

? Delivering theoretical and practical instruction as well as independently preparing materials and teaching aids, such as training manuals, educational resources, assignments and exams/assessments

? Ensuring the quality of Initial and continuation training, developing and updating exam questions, and correcting and evaluating exams/assessments

? Serving as the subject-matter contact for participants for assigned courses and proactively addressing social conflicts in a professional manner, contributing to their resolution

? Developing measures for the targeted support of individual course participants and identifying areas of development and potential as well as assessing participants' capabilities

? Independently developing DFS learning objectives, content and teaching methods for ATCO training and development frameworks, including instructional materials

? Contributing to the advancement and modernisation of the training portfolio through methodological, didactic or technical development projects

? Supporting other departments in theoretical and practical training at the DFS Academy and maintaining and expanding your professional and instructional expertise

What makes you stand out

? Fully trained air traffic controller with extensive professional experience in the role, including several years' experience as on-the-job and simulator instructor

? Extensive cross-unit experience and knowledge of operational procedures and systems in air traffic services

? Outstanding level of methodological and didactic knowledge, demonstrated through instructor qualifications (such as OJTI, advanced instructor qualification)

? Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German, or readiness to actively acquire German language skills (to B1 level)

? High level of educational commitment to guiding our trainees as they enter a completely new and challenging professional environment

? Highly developed interpersonal skills, flexibility as regards duties and tasks, and a willingness to learn new subject areas

Our Benefits

? 32 days of paid leave (including vacation) per year, plus Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off

? Secure career prospects

Contact

Katharina Hafemann
Am DFS-Campus
63225 Langen
katharina.hafemann@dfs.de

We look forward to receiving your application. *Gender (f/m/d) doesn't matter, the main thing is aviation enthusiasm