Certified Ski & Ride Instructor Level IV

Mountain Club; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Solitude is seeking passionate and confident, experienced ski & ride instructors for our upcoming winter season. This position involves teaching individuals and groups new skills and techniques to help improve their skiing ability.

Certified Instructors provide participating guests with alpine skiing or snowboarding lessons emphasizing safety, fun, and learning. Instructors with PSIA/AASI certification earn greater hourly rates and increased work opportunities.

Qualifications

• Current PSIA/AASI Trainers Accreditation, Education Staff Member or equivalent
• Strong understanding of the educational concepts relating to teaching first-timers through advanced/expert students.
• Capable of dynamic, high-level performance on double black diamond and extreme terrain, as well as basic freestyle in and outside of terrain park settings

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train other staff members, actively drive business, and grow and retain a base of returning clients.
• Lead and coordinate quality and engaging training on technical skills, teaching skills, and people skills in alignment with the PSIA-AASI national standards.
• Own and maintain contemporary skiing or snowboarding equipment including a helmet.
• Attend all required training, including orientations, on-snow instructor training, and online modules assigned through Workday.
• Be aware of scheduled shifts and maintain good attendance for all work assignments.
• Communicate proactively with direct supervisors, administrators, and leadership team.
• Be aware of and follow all resort and department policies/procedures.
• Provide participating guests with lesson experiences that consistently exceed expectations.
• Identify and facilitate guests’ needs through observation and communication.
• Work with counterparts on a team to address guest experience issues.
• Seek out and participate in educational opportunities that enhance your product.
• Be a positive and professional ambassador of Solitude and Ski & Ride School.
• Maintain a professional appearance and posture at all times.
• Maintain accurate class lists daily.
• Maintain accurate training clinic attendance
• Maintain accurate timekeeping for work assignments.
• Complete other department tasks as assigned.
• Exceptional communication skills & organizational abilities.
• Strong leadership presence and impact.

Skills

PSIA/AASI Certification

Job description

JOB TITLE:CertifiedSki &RideInstructorLevel IV

DIVISION:Ski and Ride School

REPORTS TO:Ski and Ride Supervisor

LOCATION:Ski & Ride School building /On-mountain

CLASSIFICATION:Full-Time / Part-Time / Peak Part Time/ Seasonal

PAY RANGE:Starting at $33.99per hour

POSITION:

Solitude isseekingpassionateand confidentexperiencedski&ride instructors for ourupcomingwinterseason. This position involvesteaching individuals and groupsnew skills and techniques to help improve their skiing ability.Certified Instructors provide participating guestswith alpine skiing orsnowboarding lessons emphasizing safety, fun, and learning.In addition toanhourlybase rate, this role is eligible for incentivesthatcansubstantially increasetake home pay.Instructors whoholdcertificationsthrough PSIA/AASI(or equivalent international body)earn greaterhourly ratesandincreasedwork opportunities.We offer exam reimbursement for instructors who achieve higher certification within the season.

REQUIREMENTS FOR LEVEL IV INSTRUCTOR:Starting at $33.99per hour

• Current PSIA/AASI Trainers Accreditation, Education Staff Member or equivalent
• Strong understanding of the educational conceptsrelativeto teaching firsttimersthrough advanced/expert students.
• Capable of dynamic, high-level performance on double black diamond and extreme terrain, as well asbasicfreestyleinand outsideofterrainpark settings

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Expected to mentor and train other staff members, actively drive business, and grow andretaina base of returning clients.
• Lead and coordinate quality and engaging training on technical skills, teaching skills, andpeopleskills in alignment with the PSIA-AASI national standards.
• Own andmaintaincontemporary skiing or snowboarding equipmentincluding a helmet.
• Attend all required trainingincluding orientations, onsnow instructor training, and online modules assigned through workday.
• Be aware of scheduled shifts andmaintaingood attendance for all work assignments.
• Communicate proactively with direct supervisors, administrators, and leadership team.
• Beaware of and follow allresort and departmentpolicies/procedures.
• Provide participating guests with lesson experiencesthat consistentlyexceedexpectations.
• Identifyandfacilitateguests’needs through observation and communication.
• Work with counterparts onteamto address guest experience issues.
• Seek out andparticipatein educationalopportunitiesthatenhanceyour product.
• Be a positive and professional ambassador of SolitudeandSki & Ride School.
• Maintain a professional appearance and posture at all times.
• Maintainaccurateclass lists daily.
• Maintainaccuratetraining clinic attendance
• Maintainaccuratetimekeeping for work assignments.
• Complete other department tasks as assigned.
• Exceptional communication skills& organizationalabilities.
• Strong leadership presence and impact.

Position type: Full Time, Part Time