Adaptive Snow Sports Winter Intern
Posted by Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center on 07/23/2024
Job Basics
Industry Sector: Snow
Job Categories: Instructor Including Ski & Patrol
Company Type: Intern
State: CO
City: Breckenridge
Country: United States
Required Experience: 0 - 1 year
Contact Name: Stephanie Zukowski
Contact Phone: 9704530146
Business Phone: 9704530146
Job Type: Intern
Salary: Full Room and Board, $200/month Stipend
Required to Relocate: Yes
Required to Travel: No
Employee May Telecommute: No
Job Seeker Must Live Within: 10 miles
Job Description & Requirements
JOB DESCRIPTION
The BOEC’s Internship Program is committed to providing professional and practical outdoor education/therapeutic recreation learning experiences to students and to individuals with a general interest. The BOEC feels that by combining students and people with a general interest in outdoor recreation, that it creates the most optimal and comprehensive learning environment.
Internship Perks:
- $200 Monthly Stipend
- Housing Provided
- All Meals Provided
- All Winter Equipment Provided
- Ski Office Uniform Provided
- Ski Pass to Mountains where we Work Provided
BOEC INTERNSHIP GOALS:
- To provide interns with practical and professional experiences to develop and enhance themselves in these areas:
- To develop an understanding and awareness of people of all abilities.
- To develop and improve in conducting assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the outdoor education context.
- Develop and increase outdoor education technical experience.
- To develop facilitation, leadership, and teambuilding skills.
- To develop administrative, grant writing, and fundraising experience if so desired.
- To develop appropriate staff and participant relationships.
- To develop and implement professional outdoor education knowledge and skills.
- To develop appropriate work habits.
- To provide opportunities for interns to demonstrate that she/he is professionally competent in the outdoor education field.
- To provide knowledge and skills to expand the intern’s professional scope from which to make future career decisions.
- To provide learning opportunities to develop an understanding of the structure and functioning of a non-profit organization.
- To strengthen the BOEC programming through the intern’s practical experience and intellectual input.
Apply at:
https://boec.tfaforms.net/f/internship_application
ATTENDING TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION:
The first three to four weeks of the internship will be structured around an intensive orientation and training. The schedule is full with lots of information to absorb. There will be classes/sessions most days and some evenings. The classes are held in experiential learning, lecture, and independent study formats. Attendance at training and continuing education sessions is required.
ATTENDING TO THE COMMUNITY:
Interns live in dormitory style quarters on the Wilderness Program site. There are many tasks associated with maintaining a quality living environment and accessible programming site. The physical tasks associated with maintaining a quality living environment and accessible program site include: shoveling snow, cleaning the Intern Cabin or other program facilities, washing vans, mending equipment, doing inventory, and shoveling more snow. Mandatory weekly cleans and meetings will be held in the Intern Cabin on scheduled days. All interns will be present at the meetings (even if it is their day off) unless they are working on a BOEC program or a special arrangement has been set up with the IPC. The emotional health of the community also needs to be attended to. This would include, but is not limited to: being inclusive of all the internship members, being willing to share all the tasks, being respectful of other interns’ belongings, establishing and creating an open environment where fellow interns are free to express and discuss their thoughts and feelings, and generally being there for each other to talk and listen.
TEACHING ADAPTIVE SNOWSPORTS:
Teaching adaptive snow sports includes but is not limited to:
- BECOMING PROFICIENT AT AND TEACHING ADAPTIVE SNOWSPORTS:
- Interns will be expected to learn and teach adaptive skiing and/or snowboarding techniques to people with a variety of disabilities. Interns will need to become proficient and improve their alpine and/or snowboard skills. Interns will also need to become familiar with different types of adaptive including mono-skis, bi-skis, outriggers, ski bras, tethers, ski-legs etc.
- DEVELOPING A RAPPORT WITH STUDENTS:
- Students participating in the BOEC Adaptive Ski/Ride Program have many different needs. Some want only to master the technical skills, some want an empowering experience, and others just want to be outside and have fun. Interns will develop the knowledge and skills to conduct an assessment and recognize the needs/strengths of the student and implement the lesson accordingly. In addition, interns will learn and need to demonstrate proficiency in methods of adapting equipment, conducting assessments on students, determining mutual goals and objectives, and evaluating the students’ progress.
- MAINTAINING A PROFESSIONAL IMAGE AND WORK ETHIC:
- Interns will be provided with a uniform jacket identifying them as a BOEC instructor. All staff is expected to wear the jacket and abide by the dress code while teaching lessons on the mountain or during Wilderness courses. The interns are also expected to perform work assignments to the best of their ability, be punctual, and be willing to work and accept work assignments given to them. Interns must assist in the cleaning of the ski office and other appropriate areas by following duties thoroughly and completing the cleaning list each day after finishing lessons. Interns are expected attend ski or snowboard clinics to further their knowledge and skills as an adaptive instructor. If a lesson is canceled, the intern must check in with Ski Program Director or Ski Program Assistant Director to find other duties or a lesson to assist for the remainder of that day.
- ATTENDING TO SKI OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES:
- Before and after each lesson, interns will review the goals, progress, medical information, personal history, needs/strengths and fill out and update reports pertaining to their students’ performance and needs. Interns also attend to the paperwork and maintenance associated with the upkeep of the BOEC’s fleet of adaptive equipment. Interns are responsible for greeting participants and visitors, provide information regarding: programs, philosophy, and equipment. Interns will need to assist with registration, transportation, and act as liaison between the BOEC ski/ride program and participating agencies.
- DEVELOPING A RAPPORT WITH VOLUNTEERS:
- The BOEC relies upon an absolutely essential pool of volunteers; a large majority of the lessons are assisted or taught by volunteers. BOEC interns and staff play a large part in making certain volunteers feel appreciated and useful to the program.
Intern Responsibilities:
The BOEC encourages all interns to be creative, competent, hardworking members of the program delivery team whose primary job is to provide safe and high quality outdoor experiences to people of all abilities. Interns are students as well as teachers within the BOEC. They are expected to behave as professionals, maintain a professional attitude, and display a professional image in all aspects of their work. Interns are encouraged to ask questions, seek out resources, and make the most of their internship experience. Specific duties and responsibilities include:
- COMPLETION OF REQUIRED PAPERWORK AND CONTRACTS:
- It is the intern’s responsibility to provide the IPC with any college required contracts/agreements and assisting with creating a relationship between the internship agency and the university. BOEC requires interns to complete the following paperwork prior to starting:
- Internship agreement *Risk and liability form
- Driving history document *Copy of SS, passport, or Visa
- Online background check *Copies of driving license, 1st Aid, and CPR
- Proof of recent physical, completion of medical form, and proof of personal health insurance
