Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Paid and Volunteer Careers

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club has the following positions open at this time.

Paid Career Positions

Alpine Competitive Program Director

The alpine competitive program director is responsible for creating and implementing the developmental pipeline for SSWSC alpine athletes. The director will recruit, hire and train the coaching staff for U12 alpine athletes and older, and will work with the youth program director to create the alpine progression for athletes U10 and younger to ensure a seamless progression that will allow alpine athletes to reach their full potential in the long run.

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club has a long history of success in alpine ski racing measured both in athletic results and in personal achievement. The mission of the SSWSC is to create champions on and off the mountain. The program uses two world class alpine training and competition venues, one dedicated venue at Steamboat Ski Resort and the historic slalom venue at Howelsen Hill, both have lights for night skiing and the SSWSC manages snowmaking and grooming for both venues. Alpine programming is offered year-round, with strength and conditioning and other cross training opportunities throughout the summer and fall and spring, as well as summer and fall on-snow camps.

As a community-based ski program, the alpine program offers a wide variety of programming to meet the needs of skiers with varying abilities, experience and commitment levels, all the way up to high performance track athletes. National team and college varsity placements are important metrics as are athlete and parent satisfaction scores and athlete retention.

Application period: Through April 15
Position start date: May 2020
READ FULL JOB POSTING HERE
Send resume to Jon Nolting, SSWSC Associate Executive Director

SSWSC Youth Alpine Coaches needed

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club seeks qualified candidates to join our team of alpine development coaches. We are looking for energetic and dedicated coaches to enhance our current dedicated staff. Prior alpine ski coaching or ski instructing experience preferred, but not required. Candidates that do not have prior experience, but have solid foundation of skiing skills, desire to learn, love of skiing and working with youth, and a hardworking, positive attitude required.

Many positions available from Saturday mornings only to 3 days a week commitments. Ages vary from 3-12 years old. Part-time and volunteer positions. All coaches receive a Steamboat Ski Resort and Howelsen Hill Ski Pass and access to industry discounts. On the job training and coaching clinics available throughout the season.
Please email Blair Seymour

Volunteer Coaching

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Offers a wide variety of coaching opportunities. We understand that developing young people takes a committed and excited community. The involvement and care of former athletes, parents and excited individuals sharing their love of sport along with experience and technical knowledge is the foundation that we use to support our kids as they transition from excited youth through to competitive athletes.

Our SSWSC programs lean on a blend of full time coaches working together with dedicated par time or volunteer staff. If you would like to be involved we would like to meet you. Please let us know what your strengths and interest are. Each discipline has different coaching needs. Please contact the sport director to discuss development coaching needs.