Sport, Recreatie of Toerisme vacatures in De Cocksdorp

Skydive Trainee

Kickstart your skydiving career

Do you want to work at one of the most enjoyable workplaces in the Netherlands, do you want to make a lot of parachute jumps and do you have a customer-friendly approach? Then read on, because we are probably looking for you! Get ready for the summer of your life !

You will assist with instructing passengers who come to jump, keep the hangar and grounds tidy, help refuel the aircraft, and supervise the landings of the tandem jumps.

Basically, you help everywhere on the 'jumping side' of the company.

Guiding tandem passengers:

• Giving tandem jump instructions
• Helping tandem passengers with their equipment
• Assisting with landings (catching)
• Hanging up jumping equipment

Guiding skydive students:

• Guiding students from the student field back to the hangar

• Making jumping materials ready for use
• Cleaning living areas (hangar, toilets, grounds)
• Supporting the technical department with odd jobs

You can often go up in the air yourself to make (solo) jumps. By jumping and packing a lot, you will quickly progress in jumping. You will also receive an internship allowance for each day worked.

You will live together with other trainees in the trainee house a few kilometers from the airport (Oosterend). Most of our tandem masters, packers and camera jumpers all started as Trainees.

It is the ideal first step in the skydive industry.

• Work and learn at a certified training company
• Internship allowance (€19.02 net per internship day)
• 2 solo jumps (incl. equipment rental) per internship day
• Learn everything about working at a (worldwide) leading company in the industry
• Total immersion in skydiving and commercial general aviation
• Working in an incredibly fun team with many young people

Watch a YouTube video of a day in the life of a trainee here.

• You want to make a lot of solo parachute jumps quickly
• You don't mind working hard
• Being able to understand and speak good German also gives you an advantage
• You are in principle also available on weekends and during holidays

Does this sound like a traineeship you're perfect for?

Send a letter of motivation and your resume (with photo) to .

Do you want to work at one of the most fun workplaces in the Netherlands, are you accurate and do you have a customer-friendly approach? Then read on, because we're probably looking for you!

• Check-in student parachutists / provide welcome briefing
• Enter and process sport jumper data
• Physical distribution of jump materials (altimeters, etc.)

Voucher and ticket administration:

• Administrative processing of various vouchers and tickets
• For both Paracentrum Texel, Skydive Zeeland, Skydive Ameland and Tessel-Air

• Providing information on various products, training courses, etc.

• The best secondary benefits:
  • 2 tandem parachute jumps (or 20 solo jumps if you're a certified parachutist)
  • Regular opportunities to join sightseeing flights
• Working at a (worldwide) leading company in the industry
• Working in a (very) friendly team in a fun environment.

• You function at least at MBO level
• You can communicate well and have a customer-friendly attitude
• You speak and write (very good) Dutch
• You speak and write English
• Being able to understand and speak good German also gives you an advantage
• You are in principle also available on weekends and during holidays

Does this sound like a job you're cut out for?

Send a motivation letter and your CV (with photo) to

Do you want to do your internship at one of the most fun workplaces in the Netherlands, are you accurate and do you have a customer-friendly approach? Then read on, because we're probably looking for you!

• Providing information on various products, training courses, etc.

• Check-in student parachutists / provide welcome briefing
• Enter and process sport jumper data
• Physical distribution of jump materials (altimeters, etc.)

Voucher and ticket administration:

• Administrative processing of various vouchers and tickets
• For both Paracentrum Texel, Skydive Zeeland, Skydive Ameland and Tessel-Air

• Work and learn at a certified training company
• Internship allowance (€14.95 per working day)
• The best secondary benefits:
  • 2 tandem parachute jumps (or 20 solo jumps if you're already a parachutist)
• Learn everything about working at a (worldwide) leading company in the industry
• Working in an incredibly fun team.

• You function at least at MBO level
• You can communicate well and have a customer-friendly attitude
• You speak and write (very good) Dutch
• You speak and write English
• Being able to understand and speak good German also gives you an advantage
• You are in principle also available on weekends and during holidays

Does this sound like an internship you're cut out for?

Send a motivation letter and your CV (with photo) to

In de zomer van 2017 zijn er opnamen gemaakt door omroep WNL voor het programma 'Allemaal Familie'. Op het moment van de opnamen vond juist de jaarlijkse wingsuit boogie plaats. Het stukje geeft een mooi beeld van het familiebedrijf dat op dat moment al 48 jaar bestaat. Bekijk de aflevering op de site van de NPO .

General matters you can count on with us

• At both Paracentrum and Tessel-Air it's (especially in high season) very busy.
• The work is incredibly fun and rewarding. We offer our guests one of the most extraordinary experiences of their lives. The joy (and sometimes relief) after making a jump or flight is contagious!

• Housing is extremely scarce on Texel. Fortunately, we have our own staff houses for those in need of accommodation.
• In high season, you can almost join one of the many BBQs every week. At the (many) parties and events, staff members can eat, party, and drink for free.
• We strongly believe in "work hard, play hard". For example, our employees are also allowed to take to the skies themselves to experience, just like our customers, how special our products and services are.

• YouTube video: season-rewind-2019 (Skydive Trainee)

* During the winter period (November 3, 2024 to April 14, 2025), our office is open on weekdays.