Development Team Coach - Giants Ridge

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Job Summary:

Job Description:

• Upholds the highest level of athlete safety on varied terrain with changing conditions.
• Ability to work with young athletes to develop their technique, race strategy and long-term goal setting.
• Willing and able to travel to Northland Junior Race Series (NJRS) races.
• Ensures that any courses and practice areas are prepped and ready prior to practice time.
• Takes athletes through courses during course inspection.
• Ensure athletes are on time for their runs.
• Attends awards sessions, and collects awards for students who are not present. 
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be at least 18 years of age by beginning of employment.
• Experience in alpine ski racing/training.
• Alpine coaching experience (preferred but not required).
• Ability to organize, direct and lead a group of young athletes. 
• Demonstrated ability to interact with a wide variety of people.
• Ability to effectively organize and coordinate multiple priorities.
• Ability to learn and develop new skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Strong guest service skills.
• Strong communications skills, written and verbal.

• Ability to lift, carry and push up to 50lbs.
• Ability to stand in ski equipment for long periods of time.
• Ability to withstand cold and wet weather for long periods of time.
• Speech recognition and clarity, including ability to understand the speech of guests and co-workers, the ability to speak clearly so that guest and co-workers can understand you.
• Physical presence at job site is essential to perform job duties.

• Strong skiing ability
• Previous coaching, instructing, or leadership experienced with youth preferred
• Ability to provide clear instruction, encouragement and feedback
• Dependable, safety-focused, and team-oriented
• Possess knowledge of course setting and race day on-hill duties
• Must be able to work outdoors in varying winter conditions

• Alpine ski equipment
• Handheld power tools

Founded in 1917, Guest Services has worked tirelessly to earn the reputation as the premier hospitality management company and National Park Service concessionaire in the United States. Guest Services takes great care and pride in providing best-in-class services across a wide variety of client sites including luxury communities, hotels, resorts, government and business dining facilities, full-service restaurants, state and national parks, outdoor recreation, boathouses, marinas, museums, conference centers, senior living communities, health care systems, school and university dining facilities, and specialty retail stores.

Guest Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and promotion without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.