STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


CLASSIFICATION:  ASSISTANT SKI SCHOOL DIRECTOR

 

Class Code:  0538-16                                          Date Established:  09-13-91           

 

Occupational Code:  5-3-3                                 Date of Last Revision:  12-28-01

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To assist the Ski School Director in all supervising phases of ski school operations.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

·        Assists the Ski School Director in planning and establishing budgets and ski school programs.

 

·        Assists the Director in establishing ski school policies and monitors the enforcement of these policies among both employees and students.

 

·        Coordinates and supervises ski school programs such as group and private lessons, children's programs, and racing; provides instruction to ski school staff to ensure program success.

 

·        Resolves problems that may arise during the operation of the ski school, including personnel problems concerning employees of the ski school.

 

·        Ensures that racing areas and equipment are in place and properly maintained.

 

·        Constructs teaching aids and terrain features to assist in the ski school operation.

 

·        Performs a variety of other duties such as operating a shuttle bus, giving skiing lessons as necessary, and performs other administrative functions as assigned by the Ski School Director.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in developing formats and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use of equipment and data for a specialized function.

 

Knowledge:  Requires understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support activities within one or more organizational units.  Errors at this level affect the work of others or have measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in order to complete succeeding work operations.

 

Supervision:  Requires direct supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.

 

Working Conditions:  Requires performing regular job functions in an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity for completing work assignments.  This level includes work-related accidents or assault.

 

Physical Demands:  Requires medium to heavy work, including continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting or climbing.

 

Communication:  Requires explaining facts, interpreting situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of action.  This level also requires interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the general public.

 

Complexity:  Requires a combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical problems.  This level also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization exists.

 

Independent Action:  Requires a range of choice in applying a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures for approval by supervisor.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.

 

Experience:  Three years' experience in teaching all levels of skiers in a recognized ski area school, with some experience as ski school group leader.  Snowboarding experience is preferred but not required.

 

License/Certification:  Must be fully certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America and must have attended PSIA Ski School Directors' Clinic within the past two years.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Knowledge of the operation of a ski school associated with a ski area.  Some knowledge of administrative principles and practices.  Some knowledge of the principles of effective supervision.  Some knowledge of budgeting and procurement procedures as related to the operation of a ski school.  Ability to meet the public and explain ski school programs and regulations in a courteous manner.  Ability to train ski school instructors as to the correct methods of providing training to all levels of skiers.  Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and school participants.  Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.

 

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:  This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.

 


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