Ski and Snowboard Camp Hiring Qualified Instructors

Choose instructors whose current training matches the work. In Canada, the Canadian Ski Instructors' Alliance and the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors are useful starting points for checking ski and snowboard teaching pathways. Confirm the individual's status, actual skills, and acceptance by the host resort.¹²

A qualification alone does not tell you how a person treats a scared beginner. During hiring, ask the candidate to explain a simple skill, help someone who is upset, and describe when they would stop a lesson.

Check references and required screening. Ask about reliability, judgment, respectful language, and reporting concerns. For work with children, include clear boundaries around touch, changing areas, transport, photos, gifts, and private messages.

Define each role. A teaching lead plans lessons. A camp-care lead handles the wider day. A base-area worker may manage lunch, medicine handovers, late arrivals, and early finishers. One person may hold several roles only when the timing and workload truly allow it.

Pay for briefings, checks, setup, reporting, and cleanup, not just the minutes spent skiing. Confirm local employment rules for travel, breaks, cancellations, and standby time.

Train substitutes before you need them. A replacement must know the resort and the care plan, not just the sport.

Your task: Write a role card for each job, including tasks that happen off the slopes.