STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES


CLASSIFICATION:  SKI PATROLLER I

 

Class Code:  8344-12                                     Date Established:  02-22-96           

 

Occupational Code:  3-3-3                             Date of Last Revision:  12-28-01

 

BASIC PURPOSE:  To patrol and maintain trails and slopes and perform mountain rescue work; does related work as required.

 

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

        o   Patrols and maintains ski areas to ensure adherence to ski rules and regulations.

 

        o   Administers first aid to persons injured while using park facilities.

 

        o   Operates ski lifts and related equipment including snow vehicles.

 

        o   Participates in chairlift evacuation and mountain rescues of persons, sometimes in remote areas.

 

        o   Prepares initial injury reports concerning ski related accidents.

 

        o   Inspects ski lifts and reports suspected problems to supervisor.

 

        o   Transports and unloads trucks of lime, seeds or fertilizers.

 

        o   Constructs foot bridges and hiking trails.

 

        o   Operates cats and graders in rough excavating and sub-grading operations.

 

        o   Performs maintenance work such as painting, plumbing and fence repair.

 

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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:

 

Skill:  Requires skill in applying instructions to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of different purposes.

 

Knowledge:  Requires understanding and using business or trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.

 

Impact:  Requires responsibility for contributing to agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support activities within one or more organizational units.  Errors at this level affect the work of others or have measurable monetary consequences, and require verification and correction in order to complete succeeding work operations.

 

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 heavy work, including continuous physical exertion in a taxing work position such as lifting and dragging heavy objects or digging. 

 

 

 

Communication:  Requires obtaining and exchanging information, referring inquiries to the appropriate source, or responding to questions 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 making a limited number of choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed policies or procedures.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Education:  Graduation from high school, G.E.D. or its equivalent.

 

Experience:  Two years' experience in the operation of heavy construction equipment and/or ski patrol work. 

 

License/Certification:  Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician or equivalent First Aid Training.

 

Special Requirements:  Must be an expert skier.

 

RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS:  Ability to operate and make minor repairs and adjustments on heavy mechanical equipment.  Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with fellow workers 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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