Photo: Morgan Mackay
Announcing positions for season 2023
| Voss Fallskjermklubb / Skydive Voss is one of the biggest skydiving clubs in Norway. We have more than 3000 members, of whom over 900 are sport jumpers. More than 30 000 skydives are carried out at the drop zone every year. Voss Fallskjermklubb offers AFF-courses almost every week, and tandem skydives every day during the summer season. We educate between 170-200 AFF students per year, and around 2000 tandem students. Different events and boogies are organized to offer members and visitors unique experiences in beautiful surroundings, and to give skydivers the opportunity to progress in the sport |  |
 | We are seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic staff who contributes to a positive and including club environment. We are looking for staff that show initiative and ownership and help in volunteer work to take care of our fantastic drop zone, and the areas around it. Voss Fallskjermklubb / Skydive Voss focus on delivering high-quality training and experiences to our members, students, visitors and others who want to try our sport whilst safety is the main priority. |
The season runs from April 21st – September 3rd 2023
We are looking for candidates for the following positions / combinations of the following
| POSITION | Requirements |
| AFF-instructors The instructors will rotate on responsibilities related to the AFF school, including packing and evening courses. Instructors with Norwegian licenses will also be part of the DZSO (HL) rotation. Filming of AFF will also be necessary at times. | Full-time / part-time |
It’s an advantage if you also have your tandem instructor rating and are current according to the requirements below. |
| Tandem-/video team The tandem-/video team rotates on doing tandems and outside video. Instructors with Norwegian licenses will also be part of the DZSO (HL) rotation. Filming of AFF will also be necessary at times. The team is responsible for the two weekly videos for the DZ. | Full-time |
It`s an advantage if you also have your AFF instructor rating and are current according to the requirements above. |
| AFF & Tandem video | Part-time / extra |
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| Ground Control Ground crew when jumping, communicating with pilot, dzso (HL) and manifest and fueling. Follow routines for opening and closing the DZ. Other outside work around the DZ on weather days or on days with low activity | Full-time / part-time and extra |
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| Manifest The manifestors are the club’s public face, responsible for procedures and guidelines for manifesting jumpers are followed. Communicate with jumpers, pilot, ground crew, tandem & AFF teams. Ensure an efficient and smooth-running operation. | Full-time / extra |
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| Café Staff The team is the club’s public face, responsible for serving customers, preparing food and cleaning of kitchen and café. Follow routines for opening and closing. | Full-time / part-time / extra |
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| Cleaning Staff Cleaning of bunk rooms and common areas. The working hours are mainly early in the morning before jumping starts. | Full-time / part-time / extra |
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| Parachute Packers Packing parachutes (tandem, student and sport rigs – including full RDS) Hold packing course classes | Full-time / part-time / extra |
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| Rigger All work will be under supervision of a master rigger. Working 2-3 days a week Assist master rigger with daily and other odd jobs | Part-time |
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| Pilot Experienced pilots for our Cessna 208B Supervan conversion aircraft. All applications will be forwarded to our aircraft contract partner. | Minimum requirements:
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If you have a passion for skydiving and teaching,
and think you could be a great asset to our team,
send us a short application where you tell us about:
- Your motivation to work at Voss Fallskjermklubb, and how you will contribute to the club
- Let us know if you are interested in several positions or a combination, and if so in your preferred order. We will prioritize applicants that have several of the wanted qualifications.
- Your experience from previous drop zones
- Two relevant references from previous employers is required if you haven`t worked with us before.
- Your availability. We will prioritize applicants that are available to commit for the whole season.
- CV / resume in a PDF format
- Applicants that don’t meet the jump requirements for instructor positions will not be considered
Application deadline is November 1st 2022. The application and CV is to be sent to work@skydivevoss.no
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