- Full-time
- Melbourne
Ground Instructor
- Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd
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If you’ve ever thought about a career in aviation — now is the perfect time to take off with Jetstar! We are undertaking one of the biggest recruitment campaigns in our 20-year-history. Join us during an exciting period as we welcome more state-of-the-art aircraft, launch new international routes and continue our mission to help more people take off through low fares.
As a Ground Instructor, you will be responsible for delivering training modules for our Cabin Crew and Pilots, ensuring alignment with Jetstar’s ever-changing requirements. With Positions available across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, you will be responsible for the development and deliverance of Aircrew Safety and Emergency procedures, Dangerous Goods, First Aid and secondary skills training programs, both practical and theoretical components. Alongside this, you will be responsible for ensuring course materials are compliant with company procedures and relevant legislation.
To be considered for this role, key skills will include:
Minimum 12 months, recent experience, as cabin crew
Ability to achieve a Regulatory Approval in order to conduct emergency procedures training and assessment
Proven experience in computer-based training (CBT), facilitation, classroom training for adults and working knowledge of adult learning principles is highly preferable
Ability to manage a busy workload, diverse portfolios, conflict resolution and relationship building with other departments
Excellent computer and administrative skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with staff at all levels
Proven ability to work in a team
Able to travel both domestically and internationally up to 3-4 weeks at a time
Excellent health and fitness, including the ability to swim and tread water
About Us
The Jetstar Group is one of the largest low-cost airline groups in the Asia Pacific by revenue and has flown more than 300 million passengers since it launched in 2004. Collectively the Jetstar Group offers more than 5,000 (pre-COVID) flights a week to 58 destinations in 18 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region. The Group operates a fleet of more than 90 aircraft, including Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321 and Boeing 787-8. Jetstar's mission is to offer all day, every day low fares to enable more people to fly to more places, more often.
Culture
Jetstar is alive with a sense of adventure. Day in and day out, our teams search for new places to fly, new ways to add value and new ideas to improve performance. If you love the road less travelled, you’ll love working here because ours is a team who innovate every day, thrive on delivery, support each other and celebrate our successes. You’ll be supported to challenge, anticipate and explore while your work will connect people and enrich lives. We encourage diversity and aim to create an environment where our employees feel valued, respected and enabled.
Our Benefits
Team members have access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world – not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines.
Inclusion and Diversity
Jetstar is an equal opportunity employer, so by coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
Please note: Applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.
Applications close: Friday 7th February 2025
We're Jetstar
We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.
Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.
Our people are the real jet stars.

We're Jetstar
We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often.
Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight.
Our people are the real jet stars.
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