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Ski Instructor (Training + Paid Work)

  • Job Location

    Whistler, Canada

  • Start date

    Mid November

  • Duration

    Late April

  • Job Benefits

    4 week Whistler University Instructor course + Earn around C£13 per hour (approx £7 per hour) + Ski Pass




Description

Join the original paid work instructor programme in Whistler. Qualify as a CSIA ski instructor on our 4 week instructor programme before going on to teach skiing for the rest of your ski season. On successful completion of your Level 1, not only will you be qualified, you’ll also be eligible for employment by Whistler Blackcomb as a Whistler Kids ski instructor.

Our programme gives you the opportunity to receive coaching from the highest certified ski pros in town before joining the team at Whistler Blackcomb Snow School.

Oyster and Whistler Blackcomb have enjoyed a partnership since 2004 and have created this unique opportunity for participants to join the Snow School. Applicants typically require a minimum Level 2 CSIA qualification before they can work as instructors. This is a great way to step straight into an instructor role during your first season!

This is a full time position with hours averaging 32 hours per week across the season. Expect to be paid C$13 per hour (approx £7) and be paid fortnightly. If you have any childcare qualifications or can speak other languages, take details with you to Canada and these could increase your hourly wage – every little helps. People have been known to receive tips as well!

We also have a limited number of positions for instructors coaching adults so, if working with children is not for you, all is not lost!

Click on the apply now button below to complete a short application and Jon, our Senior Operations Manager, will be in touch to move things forward. 

Requirements

What do I need?

  • Be eligible for the Canadian IEC Working Holiday Program
  • Insurance (covering winter sports and any planned independent travel)
  • Independent travel costs and cost of journey back to the airport at the end of the season
  • All home-country travel costs (eg to the airport)
  • Accommodation and food costs, approximately C$18 (£11) per day. Accommodation costs are taken directly from your pay cheque
  • Police Check for Immigration Purposes (approx. £45)
  • Cost of IEC Working Holiday Program– C$250

Accommodation and Food

You will have a guaranteed place to live in Whistler Blackcomb staff housing which is located on Blackcomb Mountain very close to the lifts. You’ll live here for the whole season, even during your training when you are not officially employed. Housing is not easy to come by in Whistler, and our participants always comment how pleased they are that it is confirmed before arrival.

The accommodation is made up of self-contained flats, each having two bedrooms, a lounge, bathroom and small kitchen. Each caters for four people so you should expect to share a room. You will usually get lunch provided on the days that you are working and there is a meal deal for staff in a building close to where you will be living (currently $7 for a three-course meal!), however for the rest of the time you will be self-catering and you should ensure you can cook a few easy dishes before you depart!

During the four week Level 1 course the fee for the accommodation is included. Once you finish the course and start work, the money for the accommodation will be deducted from your pay cheque at the rate of approx $12 (roughly an hour’s pay) per night. WiFi is included in the rent.

The 24 week Whistler winter season programme costs £4645 excluding flights.

About us

Oyster Worldwide is a well-regarded gap year travel specialist that has been offering paid-work programmes in Canada since 2000. 

We are known for running life-changing gap year programs, giving you the opportunity to make a genuine

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