Want to work in a fast-paced, fun-based environment? Advance your skydiving career at Skydive Spaceland! We are open year-round just south of Lake Okeechobee on a large, flat, open airfield. We value safety, professionalism, and courteousness in all of our staff, whether full- or part-time.
Quite simply, we want you to work for us and we want to help you grow into the very best instructor, rigger, manifestor, or whatever it is in skydiving that you want to be!
Hours of Operation
- Mon, Thurs & Fri open 9:00 a.m. till sunset. Office is open every day but Thanksgiving and Christmas.
- Sat/Sun open 7:30 a.m. till sunset
- We will open early and on days off if work load requires with prior notice
Facilities
- 8,000 square feet of hangared packing
- 1,600 square feet of air conditioned packing
- Super Caravan Year Round
- On-site food truck open Saturday & Sunday
- Showers on site
- Lockers available
- 2 separate landing areas for canopy pilot separation
- Landing area 1 – Students, A,B,C,& D License holders use predictable left-hand traffic landing in predetermined landing direction defined by conditions no turns greater than 90 degrees
- Landing area 2 – Expert Canopy Pilots with no restrictions on turns, landing in predetermined landing direction defined by conditions
Equipment requirements for jump staff
- Tandem Instructors: 2 altimeters and goggles, HCam
- Camera Flyers: Rig, GoPro or similar/better (with stabilization) and a DSLR with a bite/blow switch
- AFF (STP) Instructors: Rig, Small digital camera such as GoPro, Drift, Contour or similar
Pay & Perks (for contracted instructors and camera flyers)
- Tandem jumps: $40 (generous tips usually).
Handicam video (only) pays an additional $30.
Additional weight compensation: $20 for 220-239 lbs. students, $40 for 240+ lbs. - AFF (STP): $55 for lower levels, $45 upper levels
- Video: $40
- Fun Jump slots $24 to 13,500 (reg. $30)
- Organizing/mentoring is encouraged when not teaching
- Gear discounts
Our instructor rotation policy is a simple fixed rotation with a sign-in sheet for each workday. Staff that are qualified for more than one trade will be given work based on the needs of that particular load. It is quite common to make a tandem jump on one load, then shoot video on the very next.
Unlimited Fun Jump Package
Spaceland Florida also offers an annual unlimited jump package that is good from Jan. 1-Dec. 31. This package covers your hop and pop and/or full-altitude slots for as many fun jumps as you can do! Learn more about the package here!
For more questions, please feel free to email us at manifestfl@SkydiveSpaceland.com