Bike Coach

Position Summary

The Bike Coach evaluates, designs, coordinates, and delivers a comprehensive range of training and education programs in downhill mountain biking and, under limited supervision, conducts integrated training needs assessments. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Delivers group and individual instruction and training covering a range of technical downhill mountain biking skills to guests of all ages. 
• Formulates training outlines and determines instructional methods utilizing knowledge of specified training needs and effectiveness of such methods such as individual training, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, meetings, and workshops.
• Performs as professional instructor as well as host and guide and as safety conscious employee-minimizing the risk to injury.
• Coordinates administrative functions necessary to deliver and document training programs.
• Leads and trains staff who are performing related work
• Attends ongoing training to keep up to date with contemporary concepts and progressions, striving to improve teaching and riding techniques.
• Participates in the recruitment of volunteers as appropriate.
• Work as a team with all departments. 
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Minimum of Expert/Intermediate Mountain Bike riding skills
• PMBIA or equivalent Certification is preferred. 
• Prior Mountain Bike Guiding, Instruction, Coaching, or Other Teaching Experiences are preferred.
• Knowledge of implementation and facilitation of technical and/or specialty training events and programs.
• Teaching and facilitation skills
• Ability to assess training needs and objectives
• Ability to design, develop, implement, and evaluate responsive programs and initiatives.
• Able to Mountain Bike for extended periods of time, requiring lifting, bending, and twisting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.