Join the Wānaka
WORD Instructor Team!
What’s the job like?
Wānaka Summer 2021 Applications are now open! Apply HERE
The WORD Instructors are the best! These are the folks that instruct our after school programmes and camps. As an instructor, you will be paid for teaching kids how to be good riders and good people. MTB skills, trail building, bike maintenance, teamwork, and the occasional face painting are all part of the job.
Dates of work:
After School: February- April and October-December
(1-2 days/week, 4.15-6.45pm).
School holidays: January, April, October
(8.30-3pm and overnighters)
Locations:
Wānaka (various locations)
What does it take?
To be a WORD MTB Instructor, you don’t need to be an amazing rider, but you do need to be stoked about helping kids enjoy riding just as much as you do.
Check out the WORD Instructor Job Description.
Prerequisites:
-Experience working with kids (coaching/teaching)
-MTB Coaching/Instructing certification (a bonus!)
-Current outdoor first aid certification*
-At least 2 years MTB experience (Intermediate/Adv. MTB skills)
-Passion for riding and instructing
-17 years and older
-Attend the two day WORD Instructor Training Camp 7-9 January 2021
*Check out the Peak Safety Outdoor First Aid Course
Summer 2021 Applications are now Open!
Apply HERE
Applications close 18 December 2020
Instructor Training
We’ll teach you what and how to be the best MTB Instructor in the land! Accepted applicants will be required (really it’s an honour) to join the WORD Instructor Training Weekend based in Wānaka in January 2021.
The WORD Instructor Pathway:
Recruitment- application, interview, referees check, police check, first aid certificate
Attend Training Camp (7-9 January). Unpaid
Buddy Teach- Join an experienced Instructor with a group of kiddos for one term (February-April). PAID
Instruct own small group in Term 1 (October-December) PAID