Ice Sports Instructor - Wichita Ice Center

About The Company

Wichita Ice Center is a premier sport, recreation and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Wichita, KS. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth.

INSTRUCTOR - Wichita Ice Center
Sports Facilities Management, LLC

LOCATION:

Wichita, KS
DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS

REPORTS TO:

SKATING DIRECTOR
STATUS: PART-TIME (NON-EXEMPT)

The Instructor will lead the facility's youth (and some adult) sports offerings, including, but not limited to:
Leagues, Developmental Classes, After-School/Home School programs, Clinics, Camps, Private/Semi-Private Trainings, Sports Performance Sessions, and Birthday Parties. The Instructor is responsible for instructing and developing athletes in various ice sports, such as hockey, figure skating, or speed skating. This role involves designing and implementing training programs, providing instruction and feedback, and fostering a positive and competitive environment for athletes.

• Teaching relevant skills, tactics, and techniques to a wide range of athletes, individuals and group
• Instruct and coach children while they engage in group and individual sports activities
• Prepare and lead a variety of activities that are age-appropriate
• Monitoring, evaluating, and enhancing athlete performance and needs
• Providing suitable feedback via positivity, encouragement, example, and motivation
• Demonstrating an activity clearly by breaking down the task or technique into a sequence
• Friendly and courteous with athletes, parents, and team members
• Identifying athlete strengths and areas for development
• Ensuring a safe environment for all athletes
• Actively recruit new skaters and lesson participants
• Prepare and sign all certificates and course record sheets
• Accurately evaluate placements of students for skating instruction
• Implementing the lesson plans in an accurate, creative, positive, and efficient fashion
• Maintain equipment and ensure its proper use
• Stay updated on current trends and best practices on coach training
• All additional duties assigned by management

• Coaching licenses (or active pursuit of)
• Familiarity with ISI and USFSA skating programs
• Member in good standing with PSA

• At least 2 years of appropriate teaching sport in youth programs for athletes of various aptitudes
• Ability to adapt coaching techniques to different skill levels of all age groups
• Model good behavior for campers as it relates to sportsmanship, manners, and respectfulness
• Neat in appearance and professional in manner
• Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills
• Must be a team player
• Must have excellent leadership and motivational skills
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, predominately after-school and weekends
• Must possess current CPR/FIRST AID certifications, or willingness to obtain within a specified period
• Passion for sports and athlete development

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds waist high
• Must be able to move or lift lightweight equipment
• Position requires standing and activity for extended periods of time (indoors or outdoors), squatting, stooping, jogging, or bending into awkward positions while performing job functions

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