Snowsports - Children's Programs Assistant (Winter 2025)

Snowsports - Children's Programs Assistants

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. As a community of adventurers and discoverers, Vail Resorts delivers an Experience of a Lifetime to our guests and our employees. You’re brave, ambitious and passionate and we want you on our team. Whether you’re looking for seasonal work or the career of a lifetime, join us today to reach your peak.

The perks start with a free lift pass, but as a Vail Resorts Australia employee, that’s just the beginning. Think free group lessons with our qualified snowsports instructors, discounts at our food, rental and retail outlets, employee recognition programs, staff events, training, wellness programs and more!

As a Children’s Programs Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in the success of our renowned Children’s Ski and Snowboarding programs. Your mission will be to foster a fun, engaging, and safe environment for kids as they take their first steps into the world of snowsports. Meet, greet, encourage, entertain, and care for kids every day for the opportunity to create unforgettable moments! Share your passion, make lifelong friendships and experience Australian snowsports at its best.

In a Typical Day In This Role, You Might

• Provide valuable indoor and outdoor support to our Snowsports instructing team and deliver outstanding customer service.
• Assist with daily operations such as setting up lesson meeting areas, coordinating the check-in and check-out procedures and supervising children.
• Maintain cleanly and healthy facilities, including kitchens and bathrooms.
• Safely prepare and handle food for program break and lunch times.
• Actively participate as a member of a diverse team and provide support to your peers and other departments where needed.
• Navigate an active an exhilarating workplace and participate in professional development opportunities.
  
  

To Be Considered For This Role, You Should Have

• A friendly and patient personality, and truly enjoy working with children.
• Experience working with children (i.e. babysitting, day care, community sports or supporting children) (desirable).
• Excellent guest service and communication skills, including conversational in all aspects of the English language (spoken and written).
• Intermediate or higher skiing ability to assist with on-snow operations (desirable) – Please see our Snowsports ability description below.
• Current first aid certification (desirable)
  
  

As part of our team, you will be expected to:

• Demonstrate our core Values - Have Fun, Be Inclusive, Be Safe, Do Good, Serve Others, Drive Value and Do Right
• Provide an experience that creates a desire for our guests to return
• Be punctual, reliable and show up for work with an enthusiastic attitude and embrace all parts of your job
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with fellow workmates, showing respect to your peers and supervisors
  
  

Offers for these positions will begin to be sent out from late February. Employment start dates will vary depending on the role and snow conditions, but most roles start in June and finish in September.

Snowsports Ability Description

Beginner - A skier/snowboarder learning for the first time, starting to link turns or beginning to navigate easy intermediate terrain (not quite parallel turns for skiers).

Intermediate - A skier/snowboarder who is confident and able to navigate intermediate terrain consistently linking turns (parallel turns for skiers).

Advanced Intermediate - A skier/snowboarder who athletically rides steep intermediate and advance terrain, with dynamic carved turns in a variety of turns shapes.

Advanced - An experienced skier/snowboarder who conquers any challenge on the mountain, with the ability to ride all types of advance terrain with ease, including black runs, off-piste, icey and bumpy conditions.

Additional Information

Most of our Snowsports team are employed based on a casual basis with either unlimited or limited availability. You will be able to let us know in your application which option best suits you. Unlimited availability team members must be able to commit to working up to 6 days per week for the duration of the winter season. Limited availability team members must be able to commit to the minimum availability as listed below for each resort.

Limited Availability Expectations For Each Resort

• Perisher - typically includes two (2) weeks during the New South Wales July school holidays and other peak periods when possible, or as otherwise agreed upon with the Snowsports School Senior Manager.
• Falls Creek - typically includes two (2) weeks during the Victorian July school holidays and most weekends in August, or as otherwise agreed upon with the Snowsports School Senior Manager.
• Hotham - typically includes two (2) weeks during the Victorian July school holidays and all weekends in August, or as otherwise agreed upon with the Snowsports School Senior Manager.
  
  

Staff accommodation may be available for successful applicants with unlimited availability. Successful applicants with limited availability will not be eligible for staff accommodation. You will be asked to indicate in your application whether you require accommodation. If you are offered a position, we will be in touch to confirm and provide further information.

At Vail Resorts Australia one of our core values is Be Inclusive.

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. If you require assistance to apply, interview or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please contact us at human.resources@vailresorts.com.au

Join our team and experience the outdoors like never before. Your adventure starts now.