Junior Hockey Instructor/ Staff Coach

Inspire the next generation of hockey players! The Jr. Staff Hockey Instructor supports Idaho IceWorld’s recreational programming by instructing and coaching youth and adult hockey classes and assisting with the coaching of house league youth teams. This role emphasizes positive skill development, teamwork, and sportsmanship while delivering a high level of customer service to participants, families, and visitors. Open to individuals ages 15 and older, this position open to individuals ages 15 and older,

Idaho IceWorld is Idaho’s premier indoor family ice skating and entertainment center, offering adult and youth hockey leagues, figure skating programs, Learn-to-Skate and Learn-to-Play Hockey programs, and public skating sessions—serving as a hub for community recreation and lifelong enjoyment of ice sports.

• Instructs and coaches adult and youth hockey classes and teams, follows plans from the Hockey Department, prepares ice for practice by checking nets and ice for safety hazards, mobilizes on-ice training aids. 
• Answers questions from parents, guardians, and players regarding practice plans; resolves problems or refers to appropriate personnel for answer or resolution. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training

• Three years of experience playing league hockey.

• Ice hockey rules and regulations.
• Fundamentals of ice hockey including skating, shooting, passing, etc.
• General customer service techniques.

• Interpret and apply various rules and regulations.
• Maintain good relations with coaches, officials, parents, and players.
• Interact with the public and co-workers in a friendly and professional manner.
• Display an attitude of cooperation and work harmoniously with all levels of City employees, the general public and other organizations.
• Communicate effectively in the English language at a level necessary for efficient job performance.
• Complete assignments in a timely fashion.
• Understand and comply with all rules, policies and regulations.
• Perform all essential and marginal functions as assigned by an authorized employee, supervisor and/or manager with or without reasonable accommodation.

• USA Hockey registered member
• Willing to become a level 1 USA Hockey Certified coach, which includes continuing coaching education.

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation

The physical effort characteristics and working environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Efforts
While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds and rarely lifting/carrying up to 20 pounds. Also, the employee is frequently pushing/pulling up to 10 pounds. The noise level is frequently moderate and rarely loud. Work includes sensory ability to talk, hear and touch. Work in this position also includes close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. Employees will sit, stand, walk, run, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, grasp, climb and balance. Position requires hand/finger dexterity. Additional physical efforts include: position will frequently be skating on ice.

Working Environment
The work environment will include inside conditions and outdoor weather conditions. Work includes protected exposure to bodily fluids.