Recreation Leader 3 - Learn to Skate Instructor

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As Alberta's 'Botanical Arts City', St. Albert is a community renowned for its botanical arts, its commitment to a green lifestyle and the cultivation of activities that provide for a well-rounded quality of life. Our employees provide over 72,000 residents with high-quality programs and services and we are proud to contribute to making St. Albert one of the best places to live in Canada.

The Opportunity

The City of St. Albert Recreation and Parks department offers a number of high-quality programs to residents of our community, and we are currently accepting applications for Instructors to deliver Learn to Skate programs.

As a Learn to Skate Instructor you will deliver both parented and unparented recreational skating programs to children aged 3 to 8 years. The program consists of 4 progressive levels of skating skills and activities over 10 weeks. Instructors will be required to prepare and implement age-appropriate lesson plans in a fun and engaging environment, including evaluation. Instructors will need to be comfortable with this age group, as well as communicating with the participant’s parents.

Specific Instructor duties include program planning, greeting and supervision of participants, instruction of skill development, and preparation and cleanup of assigned spaces.

Qualifications

• Confident skating skills
• Experience (preferably at least 2 years) planning and delivering recreation skating programs
• Applicants must be a minimum of 16 years of age
• Ideal candidates will hold National Coaching Certification in figure skating, hockey or as a skating instructor.
• Current Standard First Aid and CPR Level C with AED certifications are required.

Hours of Work

Shifts available from January 6 to December March 17, 2025 with the possibility of extension.

Mondays from 9:30-12:00 pm
(Indoors at Kinex Arena)

Compensation

Starting at $20.81 per hour for Instructors

Application Information

• Please upload a cover letter and a resume when applying for this opportunity. These will need to be uploaded as two separate documents.
• Please note that the City conducts most interviews via video conference and will provide a link and instructions to applicants selected for an interview.

Closing Statement

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. However, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. The City of St. Albert will no longer accept applications in person, via fax, email or by post. Applications will only be accepted to 10:00 p.m. (Mountain Time Zone) on closing date.