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Due to Immigration restrictions in St. Lucia, the only non-St. Lucians whose applications can be considered are qualified pilots and/or helicopter engineers. If that is you, we encourage your application. The Company is growing and hires new staff, especially seasonal pilots, on a regular basis. If you are interested, please forward your resume to St. Lucia Helicopters at the mailing address listed under contacting St. Lucia Helicopters. You can also fill out our on-line application form.

Qualifications:

Office, Ground Crew, and Unlicensed Maintenance Staff:

  • St. Lucian Citizenship;

  • Good to excellent command of English both spoken and written;

  • Demonstrated skills dealing with people - tourists in particular;

  • Computer skills, particularily for office staff, would be an asset;

  • Mechanical experience (for maintenance work) would be good;

  • Ground crew need be in good physical shape;

  • Valid driver's license for ground and maintenance crew preferred.

Pease contact St. Lucia Helicopters Office Manager at the number(s) listed under contacts.

Pilots:

  • St. Lucian Citizens, followed by other Caricom Nationals, preferred but not an absolute requirement;

  • Valid and current Commercial Helicopter Pilot's License issued by an ICAO contracting state;

  • Type rating on the AS350B preferred;

  • Minimum 1000 hours PIC in helicopters;

  • Clean police record from your country of origin and/or residency;

  • No substance abuse problems;

  • Good to excellent command of the English language, multi-lingualism an asset;

  • Excellent people skills an unqualified must;

St. Lucia Helicopters is called on to do more and more unique work such as flying scientists around active volcanos. Candidates should know their own capabilities and have good judgement. The job can be inherently risky and an individual capable of getting the job done without taking unreasonable risks is called for.

Please note, successful candidates for the job who do not hold a DCA, CAA, or equivalent license are granted a six month validation of their current license. Within this period, they are required to write and pass the CAA written exams for the General CPL(H). The exam is notoriously tough, so those unable to commit the needed study time to pass should take this into consideration before applying.

Occasional travel to other Islands for days and weeks at a time is part of the job.

Please read further down for more information about living and working in St. Lucia.

Engineers:

  • St. Lucian Citizens, followed by other Caricom Nationals, preferred but not an absolute requirement;

  • Valid Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (Helicopters) license issued by the DCA, CAA, or equivalent;

  • Minimum factory course on the AS350 or 355 series helicopters;

  • Minimum three years experience working in a helicopter maintenance facility - preferrably JAR 145 or FAR 145 certified;

  • Quality management training (ISO 9001) an asset;

  • Good to excellent command of English;

  • Good management and organizational skills;

  • Willingness to work evenings;

  • Clean police record from country of origin and/or residency;

  • No substance abuse problem;

Qualification for Engineers is just as exacting as it is for Pilots. Further, the need to work directly with people from many different cultures is obligatory. Frequent travel to other Islands for days and weeks at a time is part of the job.

Life in St. Lucia:

  • Temperature is around thirty degrees Celcius year-round;

  • The sea is crystal blue - excellent for diving;

  • There are plenty of opportunities to get out on the water sailing, windsurfing, diving;

  • The night life is very active catering to both locals and tourists;

  • No McDonalds or other fast food places (except KFC);

  • Not much in the way of cinemas or theater but there is cable television with HBO, Cinemax Ole, BBC, CNN, RFO, DW, and many other well known stations;

  • Housing can be found close to the popular areas. A single bedroom, furnitured apartment in a convenient area would rent for roughly $400.00 US per month;

  • Public transport is readily available;

  • Roads can be rough in places, traffic isn't any worse than it is anywhere else. Lots of people drive 4WDs;

  • Shopping is limited, but bigger urban centers like Martinique's capitol Fort-De-France are only a short hop away;

  • They're are plenty of singles around. Many expatriots working in St. Lucia end up marrying locals;

  • There is a nationalized health system, but most people also carry private health insurance;

  • Cholera, TB, Maliaria, AIDS, and other infectious diseases are no worse a threat than in the US, Canada or Western Europe;

  • The water is perfectly safe to drink out of the tap;

  • The beaches are clean and beautiful, the polluted water is limited to small rivers and their effluent into the sea near the major towns and villages;

  • Cars can be expensive. The best bet is to purchase a used Jeep for around $6000.00 US. They hold this value for years;

  • Fantastic fish and seafood, plenty of fresh local fruits, and breads;

  • Casual dress is pretty much the rule;

  • There is a sizable expatriot community largely made up of people from England, Canada, the US, Germany, and France.

Working for St. Lucia Helicopters:

  • The Company operates seven days per week, 365 days per year, and flies daylight hours only;

  • Pilots are limited by regulatory maximums of flight time which generally is reached. Even so, it's a pretty cushy work schedule. When you work, you are expected to work with little or no supervision;

  • Creative problem solvers are successful with the company;

  • Three weeks holiday per year;

  • Frequent work out of the Island;

Applying:

If you are interested in working for St. Lucia Helicopters, please fill in our on-line application form. You can also send us your resume; see contacting St. Lucia Helicopters.

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