Ski Patrol Supervisor
About The Position
The Ski Patrol Supervisor is responsible for identifying, reducing, and eliminating hazards on ski runs, providing first aid and transportation for injured guests and employees, and completing incident reports. This role also involves training, mentoring, and delegating duties to lower-level patrollers, providing leadership during search and rescue operations, and performing avalanche control and snow safety evaluations. The supervisor promotes safe on-mountain behavior, coordinates with Patrol Management on safety objectives and training, and cooperates with other departments. Marginal duties include participating in resort committees, answering guest and employee questions, and ensuring the overall efficiency of operations.
Requirements
- Strong skiing and/ or snowboarding abilities, capable of traveling safely and efficiently through all snow conditions.
- EMT-B – Emergency Medical Technician – Basic, Certified by Nevada EMS or National Registry.
- Current CPR card
- ATF clearance as an Employee Possessor
- Excellent English communication skills – both verbal and written.
- Excellent customer service and organizational skills.
- A compassionate demeanor in which to aid and assist injured or distressed guests.
- Ability to work under pressure, multi-task and prioritize tasks.
Responsibilities
- Identify, reduce and/or eliminate hazards on ski runs with regard to signing, markings and flagging.
- Provide first aid and transportation for injured guests and employees.
- Complete incident report forms on injured guests and employees and perform incident investigations as needed.
- Provide training, mentoring and delegation of duties to Patroller I and II employees.
- Provide courtesy transportation to non-injured guests.
- Provide leadership during search and rescue, avalanche rescue and lift evacuation services as needed.
- Provide avalanche control and snow safety evaluations as required.
- Promote and enforce safe “on mountain” behavior as it applies to the Skier Responsibility Code.
- Coordinate with Patrol Management to implement mountain safety objectives.
- Coordinate with Patrol Management to train and mentor Patrol I, II.
- Coordinate and cooperate with other departments as necessary in the completion of the above essential duties.
- May be asked to sit on resort committees.
- Provide information and answer questions about the resort to resort guests.
- Provide information and answer questions about the resort employees and department staff.
- Any other duties that may contribute to the cleanliness, orderliness and overall efficiency of the entire operation and all of the tasks contained therein.
- Clocking in and out to ensure accurate work hours.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
