FACILITY OVERVIEW:
The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex is a first-of-its-kind, hockey specific training facility located just north of Pittsburgh in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. A joint venture between the Pittsburgh Penguins and their world-renowned sports medicine partner, UPMC (formerly University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), the $70 million complex will be the first medical facility in the country to focus specifically on hockey-related training, testing, rehabilitation and injury prevention.

The new practice home for the NHL Penguins will include two NHL-sized ice rinks, professional locker rooms, an NHL-quality weight room and fourteen locker rooms. In addition, the facility includes 1,500 square feet of hockey skills training space that features a Rapidshot System, three Rapidhands training stations and a sixty-six foot resistance skating lane. The facility will also be the home ice for the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Tier I youth program.

The medical facility will feature 50,000 square feet of clinical space for training, testing and therapy from some of the world’s leading doctors and specialists. It will offer expert care in orthopaedics, concussion management, physical and occupational therapy, imaging and sports-performance training, making it the premier facility in North America for elite hockey training.

ORGANIZATION’S CORE VALUES & EMPLOYEE ATTRIBUTES:

• Driven to be successful on and off of the ice
• Have a positive, winning attitude
• View our team and facilities as regional assets and treat our partners as stakeholders
• Give back to our community
• Think outside-of-the-box
• Work as a team and value individual contributions
• Do everything with integrity
• Always looking to improve

TITLE: Learn to Skate Coach
DEPARTMENT: Programming
ACOUNTBALE TO: Coordinator, Youth Skating and Introductory Programs
BASED AT: UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex

SUMMARY:
The UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex is looking for qualified Learn to Skate coaches.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead or assist a group of skaters as young as 3 years old
• Arrive on time and prepared.
• Assist with student check-in beginning 15 minutes before scheduled class start time.
• Provide ice skating instruction to students of all ages using the Learn to Skate USA program, instructing students in all elements of class level.
• Maintain a positive, upbeat and fun class environment using age-appropriate games and props to keep students moving and engaged.
• Assist Coordinator, Youth Skating and Introductory Programs with determining student placement and class combinations.
• Assist participants, providing support and extra direction as needed or requested by the Coordinator, Youth Skating and Introductory Programs.
• Encourage appropriate behavior of students.
• Attend training sessions as directed by Supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Must have previous coaching experience
• Must have ISI or US Figure Skating and Learn to Skate USA certification and insurance
• Valid Pennsylvania drivers license
• Must be at least 16 years old
• Outstanding customer skills
• Must be able to work nights and weekends.
• Under 18 must provide valid work permit

COMPENSATION:

• Based on experience

APPLICATION:
Please submit your resume or summary of experience and qualifications to skating@pittsburghpenguins.com