Job Description

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Samaritan's Purse is seeking a Ministry Pilot to join our Mission Aviation Services department in Greensboro, NC. As a Ministry Pilot, you will operate ministry-owned aircraft to transport company President/Chief Executive Officer, ministry officials, ministry guests, and cargo. This position requires a minimum of 5,000 flight hours with 1,000 hours in the B757/B767 series aircraft, as well as a current B757/B767 type rating. Come use your aviation skills and knowledge to advance the Gospel!

A day in the life of a Ministry Pilot: 

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do!  We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff and volunteers who serve around the globe. 

In the role of Ministry Pilot, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Perform pilot duties as needed or assigned.  Must be able to perform Pilot in Command (PIC) and/or Second in Command (SIC) duties as required in assigned ministry aircraft. 
• Plan domestic and/or complex international trips with the assistance of an international trip planning service.  Perform pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight checks to ensure safe flight operations.
• Maintain expert knowledge of assigned aircraft, Approved Flight Manual (AFM), aviation regulations, policies and procedures to ensure the highest level of readiness and professional skill as a pilot. 
• Greet passengers and load/unload all passenger's luggage and cargo.
• Complete flight logs and passenger manifests for each flight in a timely manner, maintains electronic charts, databases, iPads, documents, etc. in current and orderly manner. 
• Work with Samaritan's Purse mechanics and contracted maintenance personnel to identify and resolve any maintenance discrepancies.  Follow ministry pilot guidelines in regards to not being authorized to conduct aircraft maintenance. 
• Maintain the aircraft in a clean and organized fashion when at home and away from base. 
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or five (5) to ten (10) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Must maintain appropriate type ratings and meet both the minimum total flight hours, and minimum flight hours in type requirements.  Current or recent flight hours in type required.
• Minimum of 5,000 flight hours with 1,000 hours in B757/B767 series aircraft required.
• Current B757/767 type rating required.
• International flight experience required.
• FAA Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with the appropriate AMEL rating.
• Valid FAA First Class Aviation Medical Certificate, FCC Restricted Radio Permit, current U.S. Passport.
• Currency must be maintained in all assigned aircraft as provided by the ministry.
• 12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, opportunity to meet and complete requirement is available upon hire.

Job Location: Greensboro, NC

Type: Full-Time

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Travel Expectations: This position required domestic and international travel of approximately 60 days per year; required travel documents and vaccinations for entry into foreign countries will be necessary

Benefits:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents) 
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave 
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Samaritan's Purse Statement of Faith:

* We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17)

* We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6)

* We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. (Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15)

* We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. (Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7)

* We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10)

* We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15)

* We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church. (1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23)

* We believe that the ministry of evangelism and discipleship is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe Gods plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female. (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9)

* We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism. (Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15)

* We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen. (Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10)