SSI PROFESSIONALS WANTED

Job Description

SSI PROFESSIONALS WANTED NOW.

Required Language Skills: English
Employment Destination: United States
Possible Start Date: To Be Negotiated

We are looking for qualified SSI Professionals to join our team! Aloha Future Hawaiian Dive Instructor!

Hawaiian dive centre with 3 boats located directly behind our shop.

Looking for SSI dive instructors and Divemasters.

Instructors work on a rotation leading certified dives, conducting intro diver courses, teaching 2-day OW classes, teaching speciality courses from the boat, and teaching land-based courses – EFR, Nitrox, etc.

Must be willing and able to do all.

Dive instructors must provide reliable transportation to dive centres (you can live within walking distance), a cell phone that you answer (lots of last-minute scheduling – we are a tourist destination and you have to be willing to come in at short notice – at least most of the time), professional liability insurance, DAN insurance, dive gear with surface marker maintained at professional quality.

Dive instructors must be willing to strictly comply with SSI standards (not just the ones that you agree with, but all of them).

Primary consideration for employment: You wake up happy, ready to dive with new people, be an ocean ambassador and spread your enjoyment of diving to our customers (a 5-star review is nice), and are grateful to them for providing you with the opportunity to scuba dive for a living.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU ARE A US CITIZEN OR HOLD A CURRENT WORK VISA.

We will not bother sponsoring or waiting for anyone to acquire work permits, it’s too much of a hassle.

Please also include an indication that you “read this entire post” and aren’t just blindly applying to every ad  (include this in your cover letter to be considered for employment, we don’t need people who can’t read a few paragraphs, the devil is in the details).

Common questions: how cold is the water? 70F to 80F depending on season.

How much will I make? Depends on performance, reviews, and how much YES you say when your coworkers ask you to help them with last-minute bookings. Since support staff is about 50% of the work you will get assigned it varies a lot. Our best YES men/women make over 4k a month. The money is there if you work for it. Check out the dive reports at oahuscubadiving.com.

If you get the job, that will be you posting that stuff. Nice! There are captain, sales, marketing and management positions to grow into for the right people.

Not required or by any means guaranteed, but the possibilities exist for future growth.

How much does it cost to live here? Most of the staff are sharing rooms or renting studios in local homes. Nice living arrangement at $700-1200 a month. Pretty nice houses near the beaches.

How long do I have to train? Depends on your skill level on arrival, but we don’t train instructors, you should already know how to do that, we just familiarize you with our dive sites, standards, and standard procedures. You may be greener (that’s okay, personality first), but a seasoned pro should need no more than 1 or 2 days on each boat, one day of observing the Intro program and learning pool procedures, and assisting one day of an OW class before you are good to go.

Of course, if you turn out to have horns growing out of your head, or you can’t maintain personal buoyancy control – well, we are running a top-tier, friendly, fun, professional dive centre. There is no need for us to compromise on quality.

To apply with Island Divers please follow these directions:

1) state that you are a US citizen or current work visa holder in your cover letter

2) send a pic of yourself

3) send resume

4) send all info to ASAP

About us
We have been an established Dive Center since 2003, and are a proud SSI Partner since 2019.

Job Offer Responsibilities:
Job qualifications include highly motivated individuals with a strong sense of customer satisfaction, being professional at all times and adapting to an ever-changing and exciting work environment.

Required Instructor Qualification: Open Water Instructor, Dive Guide/Divemaster, Instructor Trainer