Flight Instructor Pool

Position: Flight Instructor Pool (Less Than 6 Months)
Job Summary

Central Washington University is recruiting 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. These temporary appointments will be less than six months and end June 15, 2026.

The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, $3,572 per month for Flight Instructors and $4,154 per month for Check Instructors.

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  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. Rent Cafe has also named CWU #13 of the Top 20 Best College Towns in the U.S. in 2025.

Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus.

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The Role:

A Flight Instructor's duty is to accomplish safe, efficient and student-centered flight training that complies with University policies and procedures, and FAA regulations.

This position plays a vital role in shaping the vision, mission, and values of Central Washington University by enhancing the Aviation Professional Pilot Program as the trusted choice for aspiring pilots. They create a work and learning environment built on trust, accountability, excellence, safety, and stewardship. This important position will influence the future of aviation by promoting a culture that embodies these principles, all within an academic framework that emphasizes innovation and professional integrity in flight training and education.

All employees are expected to uphold and contribute to CWU's vision, mission, and values, fostering a culture of student success and institutional excellence.

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

* Flight instructors will teach flying by outside visual reference, and reference to instruments. Additionally, flight instructors with a multiengine land airplane class rating may teach the Multiengine flight lab

* Check Instructors category flight instructors will perform all the duties of a flight instructor and pass additional rigorous aeronautical knowledge and flight exams given by the Chief Flight Instructor and be approved by the FAA. Check instructors will administer student Stage Checks, End of Course exams, and instructor pilot proficiency checks

* Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree

* Commercial Pilot or Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

* Single Engine Land

* Instrument Airplane

* Flight Instructor Certificate

* Airplane Single Engine Land

* Second-Class Medical Certificate

* No restrictions that would prevent performance of flight duties assigned by CWU or performance of normal non-flying flight line activities

* Other requirements

* Finalists will be required to satisfactorily complete an evaluation/standardization check flight with CWU's Chief Flight Instructor or designee

* Applicants must provide an authorized release permitting CWU's Chief Flight Instructor to examine the…