Race Coach

Location: Town of Vermont

PART-TIME or FULL-TIME | SEASONAL POSITIONS AVAILABLE SUMMARY

The Race Program will have alpine race coaching responsibilities in Jay Peak’s Mid‑week Race Program which runs primarily December – January. This will include coaching athletes in the program and assisting with various aspects of races and events.

Additional opportunities can be discussed upon interview.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coaching athletes (youth and adults) in the Jay Peak mid‑week race training program.
• Set up and maintain alpine training courses (SL and GS).
• Assist with setup of races and events.
• Manage and maintain race equipment.
• Coordinate with Race Program Director on safety and terrain preparations.
• Other duties as assigned, which could be directly related, or unrelated to the original position.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Based on a candidate’s qualifications, there may be supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Race Coach – Alpine racing experience at a minimum collegiate level. Club racing/coaching experience. Minimum USSA Level 200 alpine coaching certification.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Basic computer skills are needed to utilize the scheduling and attendance systems.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS USSA and PSIA

USSA and PSIA Certification are preferred.

OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to this position. Must be able to interact cooperatively with all other resort departments.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

You must have your own ski/ride equipment including helmet (which we can help with) and a minimum of 24 days commitment for the season. Instructors will need to complete on‑snow and off‑snow training at the start of the season. Instructors must be 18 years of age or older, possess a passionate, positive attitude; support the mission of the resort and follow the company’s policies and procedures.

PHYSICAL

DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

The employee must regularly move and/or lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

RESORT CONDITIONS

This is a Winter Resort Area. It requires that work venues are varied, and in many cases include steep stairways, multilevel buildings and outdoor work areas, subject to very cold, sometimes wet or very sunny work sites. Some facilities are located at the base area and some are semi‑remote and can only be reached by traveling via chair lift(s), skis or snowboards.

Walking surfaces are frequently frozen, sloped and slippery. Proper footwear is a must, indoors and out. Work days and hours, as well as the number of hours will vary, with an emphasis on weekends and holidays.

WHY WORK AT JAY PEAK?

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