Ski Instructor

Overview

As a Ski Instructor you are responsible for teaching guests how to ski and enjoy the winter environment. A love of the sport and the desire to continually improve both personal skiing skills and teaching ability are important.  As a Boyne Mountain team member, there are so many awesome perks for you to take advantage of, such as:  ski passes, golf passes, waterpark passes, and discounts for food, beverages, retail, daycare, and so much more! To learn more about Boyne Mountain Resort, employment perks, and employee testimonials, click here -  Boyne Mountain Employment!

"Work Where You Love To Play!" at Boyne Mountain Resort. 

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions (including but not limited to): 

• Must be comfortable setting up an environment conducive to safety, fun and learning. 

• Must have strong communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with students, supervisors, and co-workers. 

• Must have a genuine desire to pass on knowledge of the sport and inspire others to enjoy it. 

• Must be able to work outside in extreme and quickly changing winter weather conditions. 

• Must be able to work in a physically challenging environment. 

• Must be able to maintain a great guest service attitude while working with beginner students on green terrain throughout the season. 

Essential Job Functions - Leadership (including but not limited to):  

• Long-Term Thinking implement policies, procedures, and plans to proactively improve, create a safe and welcoming meeting/learning area. 

• Ensure Excellence in Execution by engaging with staff and guests in a friendly, welcoming, inclusive, and professional manner to ensure standards/expectations are met and exceeded. 

• Attitude is Everything through being friendly, personable, and empathetic, having a proven track record of maintaining a calm, professional demeanor in stressful situations, and prioritizing and adapting in a constantly changing business and environmental setting.  

• Develop Great People through talent attraction/retention, continued education, proper training, active listening, timely coaching, and positive recognition. 

• Serve First prioritizing the growth, well-being, and empowerment of your team through encouraging and actively participating with them on skill development, and providing an inclusive, welcoming environment with the proper tools, resources, and expectations to perform their role.   

• Foster a caring safety culture within the department to achieve the goal of zero work-related injuries.   

Qualifications

Qualifications 

• Are friendly, personable, empathetic, and passionate about winter sports. Attitude is Everything.  

• 18 years of age. 

• Must have a genuine desire to pass on knowledge of the sport and inspire others to enjoy it. 

• PSIA/AASI Certified Level 1 status not required, but strongly encouraged (or international equivalent). 

• Must be reliable, dependable, and timely. 

• A great guest service personality. 

• A growth mindset (an openness to learning and feedback). 

Work Environment: 

• The instructor work environment is primarily outdoors in the winter weather. Temperature can vary greatly throughout the day and from day-to-day. 

• Must be able to ski in snow, low visibility, powder, ice, hard pack, rain, sleet. 
• Please speak with your hiring manager regarding the physical requirements for this position.

Position Type and expected hours of work: 

• The ski instructor position is full-time, part-time, peak part-time, or temporary based on candidate availability. 

• Typical work day is 8:30am – 4:30pm. 

• Must be available for weekends, weekdays, and holidays. 

• Some instructional programs occur in the evening after 4:30pm but never after 9:00pm. 

• Must have availability during holiday periods (December 26th – 31st, January 18th – 20th, February 15th – 17th).