Job Description

Job Title: Terrain Park Ranger (Part Time)
Location: North Vancouver
Department: Mountain Operations
Reports to: Manager, Terrain Parks
Role Status: Part Time, seasonal - hourly
ABOUT US
Grouse Mountain offers a challenging and enjoyable work environment with a world of career opportunity. Our team is dedicated to Grouse Mountain\'s renowned excellence and its continued growth as Vancouver\'s premier mountain resort. In exchange for employee excellence, we offer a professional atmosphere, fantastic growth opportunities, unlimited outdoor recreation (including skiing and snowboarding) an inspiring setting and many unique employee privileges.JOB SUMMARY
The Terrain Park teams consist of designers, builders, park groomers, and day crew. They are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the takeoffs, landings, and manmade features of the terrain park. This is an exciting and innovative job that helps bring guests to the Grouse Mountain. Terrain Park features at Grouse Mountain includes rails, boxes, kinked rails, recycled lift towers, wall rides, A-frames, wooden features, barrels, quarter pipes, and spines. Making these features safe is hard work because the snow deteriorates every single day. Takeoffs must be hand groomed many times a day. Besides monitoring the features of the terrain park, the terrain park rangers are also responsible for the layout and flow of the park. The flow of the park is an important aspect of park safety. Without proper flow, skiers and snowboards will cross paths and it could result in serious injuries. After the basic features are in place, terrain park crews perform daily maintenance to ensure safety. They\'re constantly fix landings, marking hazards with bamboo and ensuring all relevant signage is properly in place. Terrain Park crews are the official testers the jumps to ensure they are reasonable for Grouse Mountain\'s clientele. They test the flow of the rail gardens and hit the sequential jumps. These test runs ensure the safety of the guests and are important for risk management.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Documenting and coordination of any incidents/accidents that may occur in the terrain park. These include all appropriate documents related to terrain park incidents: 1040 log sheets, Feature Checks, Grouse Incident Reports and terrain park specific incident reports.
• Jump measurement procedures (NSAA).
• Installing & resetting features by hand.
• Rebuilding and shaping takeoffs for jib features.
• Ensuring all jumps are measured and recorded to our guidelines.
• All jumps to be cut and shaped to our \xe2\x80\x9cShaping\xe2\x80\x9d checklist.
• Cut & reinstall broken feature panels using power tools.
• Ensuring that all fencing, signs, and feature markers entrance are properly setup at all times during operating hours, and that they are properly taken down for grooming and maintenance.
• Keeping hourly/daily traffic counts for all terrain park zones for statistical purposes, also monitoring traffic to watch out for those skiers/riders who should not be in the terrain park due to their ability level.
• Assisting with all events throughout the season including pre-event promotion in the Terrain Park, event setup, maintenance, and breakdown.
• Rotate on overnight builds throughout the season. (Minimum 1 year park experience)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITYThis position reports directly to the Terrain Parks Manager, with no direct supervisory responsibilities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITIES

• Possess strong skiing/riding ability.
• Terrain Park maintenance experience preferred.
• Possess strong understanding of terrain parks.
• Ability to work mornings, night shifts and graveyard shift. On either 8 hour or 10 hours shifts throughout the season.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to follow direction, work with a team as well as complete tasks with minimal supervision.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Terrain Park Rangers perform most of their duties outdoors and may work in all different kinds of weather conditions. Hours of operation are weather dependent. Due to the nature of the business, this position requires flexibility in terms of your work schedule. A variety of work schedules may include rotation of shifts, day/evening shifts, and weekends and statutory holidays. Shifts require standing for long periods of time, lifting, twisting, shoveling and other forms of manual tasks.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

All positions are eligible for the following benefits and perks:

Free Seasonal Access Pass
Discounts at the resort\'s restaurants, retail, and rental outlets
Referral Bonus Program
Public Transit subsidies
Free or discounted lift tickets at many other resorts (winter/summer)
Access to free Employee and Family Assistance Program
Excellent training and professional development
Northland Properties friends and family discounts program including hotels, restaurants, and recreation.

Full-time, year-round positions are also eligible for these:

Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans
RRSP matching plan after 1 year of service
Free access passes for dependents

DISCLAIMER
The prior statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Northland Properties is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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