Overview
During the winter, Interns are trained to be adaptive snow sport instructors. Interns will be expected to learn and teach adaptive skiing and/or snowboarding techniques to people with a variety of disabilities. Lessons range from leading a beginner lesson for a child on a magic carpet for a half day to supporting an adult sit-ski skier who is experienced from 9 to 3:30. Interns will become familiar with different types of adaptations including mono-skis, bi-skis, outriggers, ski bras, tethers, ski-legs and more.
Participants of the Ski and Ride Program include people of all ages and abilities. BOEC serves children with sensory processing disorders, youth or adults with visual impairments, historically disadvantaged youth, adults with traumatic brain injuries, children with hemophilia, people with spinal cord injuries, adults with multiple sclerosis, and many others within the full spectrum of disability and diagnosis.
Interns will develop the knowledge and skills to conduct an assessment and recognize the needs/strengths of the student and implement the Ski or Ride lesson accordingly. Before and after each lesson, interns will review the goals, progress notes, medical information, personal history, needs/strengths and fill out and update reports pertaining to their students’ lesson, performance, and needs. Interns will become the primary instructor on lessons by mid-season.
Lastly, the interns play a pivotal role in creating a positive experience for all individuals who assist in the BOEC enacting its mission. Therefore, interns will help to support, empower, and engage with BOEC staff, volunteers, participants, and other interns.
REQUIREMENTS:
All interns must be twenty-one years of age, have current First Aid and CPR certifications, health insurance coverage, and the ability to commit to the entire season. Ideal candidate is self-motivated, takes initiative, some experience in our programming areas, and some experience working with people with disabilities and special needs. All interns must have a strong sense of hard work, flexibility, a love of the outdoors, an open mind, and a love for working with people.
COMPENSATION:
Full room and board
Rec Center Pass
All meals on programming, weekly food stipend, full access to supplemental food basics
Monthly Stipend ($200 per month)
Free Mental Health Therapy Sessions
Ski passes to mountains we work at
All gear necessary for work
Qualifications:
All interns must be twenty-one years of age, have current First Aid and CPR certifications, health insurance coverage, and the ability to commit to the entire season. Ideal candidate is self-motivated, takes initiative, some experience in our programming areas, and some experience working with people with disabilities and special needs. All interns must have a strong sense of hard work, flexibility, a love of the outdoors, an open mind, and a love for working with people.
Required Skills:
The ablility to learn how to (or already posess the skills to) ski and/or snowboard, lift 50lbs, lift individuals for transfers, shovel snow, and have a valid drivers license.
Preferred Skills:
Being able to ski, posessing the ablility to speak english and spanish fluently, and a stoke to work with people of varying abilities!
About Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center
Located in Breckenridge, Colorado, the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to expand the potential of people with disabilities through meaningful, educational, and inspiring outdoor experiences. The BOEC began back in 1976 with a staff that consisted of volunteers only, gear that came from their closets, and food that was donated or provided by participants. The BOEC has come a long way since then. The BOEC offers Adaptive Skiing and Snowboarding, Wilderness Courses (on-site as well as mobile courses) and a unique Internship Program. Situated on 39 acres, the BOEC Wilderness Site boasts a climbing wall, a high ropes course, high and low team initiatives, rafts, canoes, sea kayaks, cabins, a teepee, and much more, as resources for experiential education.
