STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ASSISTANT SKI
PATROL AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE CHIEF
Class Code: 0537-14
Date Established: 02-08-80
Occupational
Code: 5-3-7
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To assist the
Ski Patrol and Trail Maintenance Chief by supervising and organizing the daily
operations of the Ski Patrol and Trail Maintenance staff at Cannon Mountain,
Franconia State Park.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Supervises the staff
in the patrolling of ski slopes, grooming of snow, construction of trails,
collection of tickets and coordination of ski-race activities.
·
Hires, trains and
schedules trail groomers for winter months.
·
Monitors daily lift
inspections, and if needed, evacuates patrons from disabled lifts or removes
injured patrons from ski slopes.
·
Prepares and tracks
yearly budget for trial grooming operations.
·
Trains ski patrol and
trail safety personnel in emergency first aid, lift evacuation, and the search
and rescue of patrons.
·
Coordinates trail
grooming summer mowing program with superiors, and maintains, repairs and
operated grooming and mowing equipment.
·
Assists in laying
out, constructing and maintaining ski and hiking trails.
·
Schedules and assigns
duties to ski patrol and trail maintenance staff in conjunction with superiors.
·
Maintains inventory
of first aid supplies and accident report forms; speaks to volunteer groups
regarding safety, proper use of tools and first aid procedures.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill
in recommending routine changes in standardized operating procedures OR in
retrieving, compiling and reporting data according to established procedures OR
in operating complex machines.
Knowledge: Requires
understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to
perform standard operating procedures.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by
facilitating the direct provision of services to the public or other state
agencies. Errors at this level
result in inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant
investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires
partial supervision of other employees doing work which is related or similar
to the supervisor, including assigning job duties, providing training, giving
instructions and checking work.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical
Demands: Requires medium work, including
continuous strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting
as well as performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or
coordination in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires
explaining facts, interpreting situations, or advising individuals of
alternative or appropriate courses of action. This level also requires interviewing or eliciting
information from state employees or members of the general public.
Complexity: Requires a
combination of job functions to establish facts, to draw daily operational
conclusions, or to solve practical problems. This level also requires providing a variety of alternative
solutions where only limited standardization exists.
Independent
Action: Requires a range of choice in applying
a number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation
from high school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.
Experience: Two years'
experience as a Ski Patroller or related experience, six months of which shall
have been in a supervisory capacity.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Must be
certified as having successfully completed emergency medical technician and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses or any equivalent Red Cross First-Aid
Courses.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a skilled skier and physically able to perform
strenuous tasks.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Ability to train, assign and supervise
crews in ski patrol and mountain rescue work, emergency evacuation procedures
and in the operation of CATS, Weasels and related heavy equipment. Ability to maintain simple
records. Ability to establish and
maintain harmonious working relationships with associates and the public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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