What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ski/Snowboarding Coach Winter 25/26 Woodward Park City position at POWDR?
Location: Park City, Utah
Woodward Park City, located just 20 minutes from Salt Lake City, is a year-round world-class action sports facility with a culture that comes straight from our main product: Fun. If this sounds like the kind of place you'd like to work, progress, and play, we'd love to hear from you!
The Snowboard or Ski Coach will be a vital member of the Progression team at Woodward Park City, reporting to both the Instructional Program Supervisor and the Zone Coach Supervisor. The successful applicant will motivate and educate guests in various action sports, with a primary focus on snowboarding, as well as skateboarding, BMX, trampoline, and tumbling.
The Woodward Park City Coach works directly with guests, promoting snow sports and action sports by providing safe, enjoyable, and practical training and instruction sessions. Responsibilities include teaching individuals of all ages and ability levels, and creating appropriate skill progressions tailored to each person's capabilities. This encompasses progressions in both the Woodward Hub and the Woodward Park City Mountain. Above all, safety, enjoyment, and innovative learning remain the top priorities.
What’s in it for you:
- $18 minimum
- Full access to our world-class facilities. Work and play in the same innovative environments as professional and Olympic athletes.
- Complimentary access to Snowbird and most POWDR-owned resorts (Skiing, Riding, and more!)
- Friends & family discounts and complimentary passes.
- Enough free time to enjoy the Woodward lifestyle.
- Discounts on food, retail, and gear.
- Career development and growth opportunities are available both here and at our facilities worldwide.
- A connection with people who share the same passions and embrace each other’s unique and individual styles.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Teach beginners to advanced Snowboard or Ski lessons.
- Teach group and private lessons, classes, day camps, and special events
- Teach Safety Training in all areas
- Inform and enforce all safety rules and policies, including wearing helmets, PARK SMART, ATML, etc.
- Create lesson plans and skill progressions.
- Provide general instruction and safety oversight during daily sessions in zones.
- Proactively always engage with participants.
- Ability to break skills down into easily definable steps
- Understand multiple action sports, including snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, BMX, parkour, and mountain. Bike, scooter, cheer, etc.
- Communicate well with supervisors, co-workers, and guests
- Communicate well with kids and parents from all backgrounds
- Be active in attending coaching clinics, spotting clinics, and additional training, and possibly lead clinics in your expertise
- Be a part of a unique team, set a positive example, and be a role model
- Set up and tear down the Winter sports lesson areas
- Help maintain the cleanliness and functionality of all Woodward Park City sports facilities, including foam pits, skateparks, progression park, etc.
Other duties as assigned
- Must be 18 years old or older.
Preferred Skills:
- Understanding snow and action sports tricks, progressions, and terminology, and/or experience working on trampolines or in gymnastics.
- Experience working with children, teens, and adults
- Experience working in a camp setting
- Instructor, coach, or teaching certification preferred (PSIA, AASI, or USASA)
- First Aid/CPR Certification preferred
- Proven ability to collaborate well across functions and departments, work as part of a team, and lead teams in achieving goals.
You make us Woodward. We are a welcoming community that celebrates individual stories, backgrounds, experiences, and identities where we all have "different" in common. We believe in the strength of representing all voices and having space for everyone. We believe in pushing boundaries and bringing our authentic selves to work while embracing uniqueness, creativity, and different points of view. Even if you don't think you meet all the qualifications listed for a job, we'd love to hear from you.
If you need assistance with your application, please reach out to talentandculture@woodwardmountaincenters.com
Salary : $18
