Yellowstone Club is a paradise in Montana. A private residential community in Big Sky, Montana, Yellowstone Club offers its members the world’s only private ski and golf community. With fabulous skiing and snowboarding and the most gorgeous spring and summer weather to enjoy the 18-hole golf course, rivers, hiking, biking, and more, our members love being a part of this exceptional community. Our employees make the Yellowstone Club experience come alive. If you would love to be a part of the Montana charm and provide the highest level of guest service, ensuring no detail is too small to overlook, and being a part of creating experiences, then Yellowstone Club is looking for you.
Our Winter employment dates are October 6st through May 1st. We have seasonal full-time and part-time positions available.
Job Description
The purpose of the Children’s Snowsports Supervisor is to provide the ski school with leadership, oversight and management of day-to-day operations in the Yellowstone Club’s Kids Ski School.
Essential Duties and Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Aid the Outdoor Pursuits Manager in the program design, facility management, assessment, risk management, and staffing including hiring, training and supervising
- Train instructors on how to plan, organize, and provide safe, fun, and professional instruction within the guidelines of the Yellowstone Club Snowsports School and the standards of PSIA
- Implement and train instructors on summarization of lessons and how to fill out appropriate progress cards
- Document both progressive discipline and positive staff behavior, maintaining clear and accurate records; demonstrated ability to conduct difficult conversations with professionalism, empathy, and clarity.
- Conduct end-of-season performance reviews, provide constructive feedback, recognizing achievements, and setting goals for future development
- Create weekly employee work schedules and control labor based on activity level
- Delegate daily work assignments appropriately
- Provide strong leadership and inspire Instructor staff
- Remain calm under pressure; handle crisis management as it unfolds and remain flexible to change as events happen
- Be organized and detail oriented, utilizing checklists or other systems to ensure no task is left undone; anticipate events and plan; prepare for the unexpected; remain focused on the result
- Be helpful, respectful, approachable and team oriented, building strong working relationships and a positive work environment
- Explain and demonstrate technical ski concepts in a safe, fun, and professional manner using a variety of interactive teaching methods based on age, learning style, and ability of the student within the guidelines of Yellowstone Club Snowsports School and PSIA.
- Deal with and trouble shoot a variety of issues arising from employees and members throughout the season.
- Uphold the highest levels of guest safety on varied terrain in high altitude, with varying winter weather conditions.
- Help with completion of other on-mountain tasks, including but not limited to set up and tear down of on-mountain props. Building and installing interactive on mountain content.
- Actively participate in our Yellowstone Club Training program to meet our required training and PSIA event participation requirements.
- Maintain Current and active membership in PSIA.
- Read and understand all safety and operating policies and procedures. Provide guidance to employees when questions are raised.
- Expected to work over designated holidays to support influx of activity.
Pay
- This role typically pays between $28.00-$35.00 per hour. Currently, pay will be dependent on experience and certification.
- Automatic gratuity from a leadership pool, depending on lesson volume throughout the season.
Hiring Requirements:
- Current PSIA Member with minimum of PSIA Level 2, Children’s Specialist 1
- Prior experience working with children ages 2-12.
- Minimum 2 Seasons instructing experience.
- Strong Intermediate to Advanced Skier
- High School Diploma or equivalent
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to kneel, stand, lift bend and ski for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to withstand variable outdoor conditions including but not limited to snow, ice, rain, cold temperatures and heat.
- Must be able to lift 25-50lbs.
The position offered is a seasonal position located in Big Sky, Montana.
Yellowstone Club offers great benefits including:
- Free transportation to and from Bozeman
- Complimentary shift meals
- Two employee ski days at the Yellowstone Club each month
- Discounted Ski Pass to either Big Sky Resort or Bridger Bowl
- 401k eligibility and bi-weekly match
- Access to onsite fitness center 24/7
- Discounted Employee Housing in Big Sky or Bozeman
- Discounts to over 1000 retailers through ADP Life Mart
- End of season Employee Appreciation Day and retail sale
For more information about the Club, visit www.yellowstoneclub.com.
To apply, please visit www.yellowstoneclub.com and click on "YC Careers" at the bottom of the homepage. Or through this web link:
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Skills Required
- Current PSIA member with minimum of PSIA Level 2 and Children's Specialist 1
- Prior experience working with children ages 2-12
- Minimum 2 seasons instructing experience
- Strong intermediate to advanced skier
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to kneel, stand, bend, and ski for extended periods
- Ability to withstand variable outdoor conditions (snow, ice, cold, etc.)
- Ability to lift 25-50 lbs
What We Do
Yellowstone Club is a private residential community set amidst the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, just west of the famed Gallatin River near the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park and the picturesque mountain town of Big Sky, Montana. 13,600 rolling acres are surrounded by 10,000-foot peaks, world-class skiing and blue-ribbon trout streams. Yet, as beautiful and untouched as its surroundings, Yellowstone Club is less than an hour from Bozeman, Montana and minutes from US 191. The Club's superior amenities, easy Montana charm and overwhelming natural beauty present an incomparable venue for mountain living, year-round recreation, and cherished family traditions. Our members enjoy the spectacular beauty of the World's only private ski and golf community and the benefits of membership in this exclusive one-of-a-kind club. In addition to the 2,200 acres of powder drenched trails of world-class skiing in the winter and an 18-hole Tom Weiskopf-designed mountain golf course for the summer months, we have a full Outdoor Pursuits program for unparalleled mountain adventures. We are always looking for the best and the brightest to join us in our mountain paradise. At Yellowstone Club, we strive to be the employer of choice in Southwest Montana by offering competitive wages and benefits, along with perks such as employee ski days on our mountain, ski passes to area resorts, reduced gym memberships, complimentary meal for every shift, and more. Our goal is to identify candidates who will help us provide the best Montana Hospitality to our members and guests.
