Posting number: 25-26-00316
Department: PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Division: Parks and Rec Skating Rink
Job classification: Youth Hockey Instructor
Posting type: Open
Categories: Recreation
The Youth Hockey Instructor reports to the Recreation Supervisor and conducts all on-ice instruction related to The Learn to Play Hockey Program.
Duties also include assisting the Recreation Leader with taking attendance; organizing classes running on ice programming according to the outlined curriculum; evaluating participants; and assisting the participants to develop fundamental skating and hockey skills.
Hours: Up to six hours per week, with classes on Saturday mornings during October to March.
Previous Hockey experience preferred including coaching and instruction. USA Hockey Coaching and Safe Sport Training Preferred. Must have or be willing to obtain First Aid, CPR and concussion protocol training and certification. All applicants are subject to a background check. Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
Located on Long Island Sound just thirty miles east of New York City, Greenwich is recognized as a premier residential community. We have 8,000 acres of protected land, including 32 miles of coast, 20 parks, four beaches and a municipal golf course. With a population of approximately 61,000, our economy is thriving and leading industries are financial services, real estate, retail, home construction and home renovation. Our four libraries and numerous cultural events add to the resources available to our residents. The Bruce Museum is the second most popular museum in Connecticut and the fourth in New England with 110,000 people visiting each year.
Governed by the Greenwich Board of Education, an elected 8-member, bi-partisan citizen panel and the Superintendent of Schools, our school system is recognized as one of the outstanding in the country. There are approximately 8,900 students in our public education system at 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and a 4-year high school. Pursuing post-secondary education are 89.8 percent of our public school graduates.
