For dive employers
Hire dive staff you can put in front of guests
Find serious instructors, divemasters, guides, resort staff and liveaboard crew through a job board built for the diving industry. Post a role with the details serious candidates look for, receive structured applications, review verified references, and keep your hiring organised from the first enquiry to the final hire.
No card required to draft a listing. Pay only when you publish.
Your next hire affects more than the roster
The right person can lift your whole operation. They keep students calm, guests happy, courses moving and the team running smoothly.
The wrong hire costs you time, money and reputation.
Late arrivals. Poor communication. Weak guest handling. Missing paperwork. Inflated experience. Candidates who disappear halfway through the process.
DiveGigs helps you attract better-matched candidates and gives you a cleaner way to decide who is worth your time.
How it works
From draft to first qualified application
Three steps. No phone calls. No agencies. No back-and-forth on Facebook.
Draft your listing
Free to draft. Add the details serious candidates look for — role, certifications, salary, accommodation, season dates.
Publish to active candidates
Pay only when you publish. Your listing reaches dive professionals actively looking for work — not casual scrollers.
Receive structured applications
CVs, certifications, languages, availability and verified references — all in one dashboard. Shortlist with confidence.
Why dive operators list on DiveGigs
Five things DiveGigs is built to do better than chasing hires through your inbox, social media or word of mouth.
Fill roles before the season starts
Most dive hiring is time-sensitive. You are hiring for a fixed season, a sudden gap in the team, or a role that needs a specific combination of skills. DiveGigs is designed for that pressure — a clean listing in front of active candidates, not a post lost in a feed.
Your season should not start with a staffing gap.
Reduce bad-fit applicants
Not every applicant is suitable. Some lack the right agency certifications, language skills, availability, guest manner, paperwork or commitment. A vague listing brings vague applications.
Clear DiveGigs listings let you specify required certifications, teaching status, agency preferences, languages, minimum dives and accommodation arrangements. Unsuitable candidates filter themselves out before they apply.
Hire people you can trust with guests
Dive staff are customer-facing and safety-adjacent. They shape the guest experience and the reviews that follow.
DiveGigs candidates can attach verified employer references from past supervisors, with full provenance — so you can see whether someone has been backed by people who actually worked with them, before you spend time on calls or trial days.
Save management time
Owners and managers are busy. Hiring admin is a distraction.
Less chasing. Less sorting. Less digging through inboxes for half-finished CVs. Applications arrive in one dashboard with the certifications, languages, availability and references already attached. Shortlist and decide from one screen, then reach out by email when you are ready.
Show candidates why your operation is worth joining
Strong candidates are comparing opportunities. They want to know what makes your dive centre worth joining — the location, the diving environment, the team culture, the guest profile, the kit and the support.
Your DiveGigs employer profile presents your operation in full: photos, location, team size, the diving you offer and the kind of staff you want to hire. Better presentation helps you compete for better staff.
Verified references
See whether their last manager would rehire them
A polished CV is no proof that the last shop would have them back. DiveGigs candidates can collect verified employer references in advance — submitted directly by their previous supervisor, not pasted from a Word doc.
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Diver names a referee
The candidate pre-fills employment dates and names a past supervisor. DiveGigs sends the request directly — the diver never asks the referee in person.
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Referee verifies through DiveGigs
The referee receives a DiveGigs email, creates a free account and confirms the work history — or adds a full reference with traits and testimonial.
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Reference attaches to applications
A unique REF code is minted. When the diver applies to your role, the verified reference appears inside their application with a clear provenance label.
What you see when an application lands
Each verified reference appears inside the application with a clear provenance label, a unique REF code, the period the diver worked there, the role they held and the referee's contact details. If the referee added traits or a testimonial, you see those too.
No more chasing phone calls. No more wondering whether the reference is genuine. The REF code traces exactly who said what and when.
Better signal before the interview. Less risk after the hire.
“Sarah was an excellent addition to our team — calm with new students, dependable on busy days, and respected by the rest of the staff.”
Built around the way dive shops actually hire
Generic job boards are built for office work. DiveGigs lets you list the details that matter to a dive professional choosing where to work next.
Tell candidates exactly when the role begins and how long it runs.
Specify the certifications and ratings a candidate must hold to apply.
List required, preferred or accepted agencies — PADI, SSI, NAUI, RAID, BSAC, TDI and more.
Distinguish between teaching, guiding and non-teaching roles.
Specify spoken languages required for guest service or instruction.
Show salary, currency and any retainer, base or season-end bonus.
Tell candidates whether housing and meals are included or arranged.
Clarify any course commission, retail commission or tips arrangement.
Set expectations on visas, work permits and right to work upfront.
Resort, liveaboard, training centre, technical centre or dive shop.
Flag operational extras like boat handling and compressor experience.
Specify additional skills like photography, sales or equipment servicing.
This level of detail helps candidates self-select before applying, which saves you time and improves the quality of every application that lands in your inbox.
Built for every part of the dive industry
DiveGigs is agency-neutral and works for the full range of dive operators and training providers.
Dive shops
Hire instructors, divemasters, dive guides, retail and front-desk staff. Post a single role or recruit a full team for the season.
Dive resorts
Fill seasonal roles with candidates who understand guest service, training, guiding and resort life. Reach staff who can handle the rhythm of resort diving.
Liveaboards
Recruit instructors, cruise directors, dive guides, deck crew and support staff for contract-based work. Show candidates the boat, the route and the schedule upfront.
Training centres
Find teaching staff with the right agency background, language skills, IDC experience and availability. Hire instructor trainers, course directors and specialty instructors.
Give good candidates a reason to choose you
The strongest candidates are comparing opportunities. The dive shop that presents itself best — not just the one that pays most — often wins the hire.
On DiveGigs, your employer profile shows more than a logo and an email address. You can present your operation, location, team culture, diving environment and the kind of staff you are building a team around. Photos, descriptions, certifications offered and the day-to-day character of the dive centre all help candidates decide whether your shop fits the role they are looking for.
A well-presented operation attracts better staff, just like a well-written listing attracts better-matched applicants.
Common questions from dive employers
DiveGigs uses flat-fee listings — Standard, Featured and Spotlight tiers, plus optional add-ons. There are no recruiter commissions and no per-applicant fees. You can draft a listing for free and only pay when you choose to publish. See current pricing on the pricing page.
Listings stay live until they expire or are filled. If a role is not attracting applicants, you can edit the description, adjust the salary or requirements, or upgrade to Featured or Spotlight to lift visibility. Our team can also review the listing and suggest improvements.
Yes. Each application includes the candidate's contact email so you can reply directly from your own inbox. DiveGigs keeps the application record, CV, certifications and any attached references in your dashboard for reference and shortlisting.
Listings on DiveGigs let you specify required certifications, teaching status, agency preferences, languages, minimum dives and other filters. Candidates see these requirements before applying, which helps unsuitable applicants self-select out. You can still review every application that comes through.
Many candidates use DiveGigs to collect employer references in advance. When you receive an application, any verified references the candidate has chosen to share are attached automatically, with a clear provenance label. You can request additional references directly from the candidate by email if you need them.
DiveGigs is agency-neutral. Listings and candidate profiles support PADI, SSI, NAUI, RAID, BSAC, TDI, IANTD, GUE, EFR, DAN and other recognised agencies. You can specify the agency you require, prefer or accept on a per-listing basis.
Yes. Create a free employer account and draft your listing in full. You only pay when you publish. Drafts stay in your dashboard until you are ready, so you can prepare a role early and publish it the moment you need to fill the position.
Yes. DiveGigs is global. Roles are listed across South East Asia, the Pacific, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. You can post a role in any country and reach candidates worldwide.
Post once. Hire with more clarity.
Put your role in front of dive professionals and manage applications in one place. Draft a listing in two minutes, publish when you are ready.
No card required to draft a listing. Pay only when you publish.