Education & Administrative Staff

1. 1. Level 3 Certified and be cross-certified in another discipline or have an additional specialist certificatioin.
2. 2. Have an active trainer role at home resort ski school
3. 3. Current in your Dues and Education with PSIA-AASI Central
4. 4. A Resident within PSIA-AASI Central
5. 5. Able to commit annually to a minimum of 6 on-snow working days (2 midweek days, 4 weekend days), 1 online education event (3 evenings), 1 online exam (one evening), and two training days. Staff who do not fulfill annual commitments will lose their current staff status.
   
6. 6. Able to provide letters of reference and consent from their primary employer and snowsports school, acknowledging the above commitment (due before hiring)

1. 1. Prepare and Present a 5-7 minute video (Due: Feb)
   
   To give us a sense of who you are so we can get to know you a little bit prior to the on-snow audition, submit a 5-7 Minute Video of you talking to the camera about the following topics, in no specific order:
   • Who you are as a person
   • Who you are as a ski professional
   • Who or what are your ski influences
   • What motivates you to be a part of PSIA-C’s Education Staff
   • Submit to info@psia-c.org
   • Due: February — Due no later than Friday Feb 20, 2026
2. 2. Submit an original article, suitable for publication. (due Feb)
   
   See past Central Line and 32 Degrees publications for examples.
   —Submit to info@psia-c.org
   –Deadline to submit: February — Due no later than Friday Feb 20, 2026
   
   
3. 3. Successfully demonstrate Tech/Movement Analysis via a Virtual Review, 2 CEUs. (Generally held in: February/March)
   2026:When your video and article are received, we will contact you to set up a time for the Virtual Review
4. 4. VERY Strongly Recommended: Participate in the following education staff tryout preparation events:
   —Pathways to Education Staff Webinar:
   informational session on the steps to ed staff
   (Generally held November/December)
   
   —On-Snow Alpine Education Staff & Trainers Bootcamp: feedback and preparation for ed staff tryouts
   (Generally held January/February)
   2026:
   1/13-14, Crystal Mountain, MI
   1/26-27, Devil’s Head, WI
   1/28-29, Perfect North, IN
   3/7-8, Afton Alps, MN
   
   (**Use the Central Events Calendar to find and register for these.)
5. 5. Participate in the on-Snow Hiring Event, complete with a teach and ski component.
   **This is run as a hiring process. No assessment/clinic style feedback will be provided.
   
    —On-Snow Alpine Staff Tryout: TBD
   —-2026 Dates
   Afton Alps, 3/7-8
   Highlands at Harbor Springs, 3/7-8
   Giant’s Ridge, 3/14-15
   
   (Register via the Central Events Calendar , https://psia-c.org/events-calendar/ at least 1 week prior to the event)
   

**The PSIA-AASI tryout process is a demonstration of skills and capabilities. Tryouts are not a job interview nor offer of employment. It is a pre-employment screening. Applicants will be required to submit a separate job application prior to being considered for a role as education staff member. Ed staff members are subject to a pre-employment background check. 

1. 1. High degree of professionalism, ongoing and continuous development in skiing and teaching abilities
2. 2. Comfortable with e-learning, virtual meetings, pdf and web forms, workplace communication tools (e.g. google drive, ms teams, basecamp
3. 3. Outstanding communication skills
4. 4. Self-starter
5. 5. Commitment to work when/as needed
6. 6. Ongoing contributor to the PSIA-AASI Knowledge Base
    

For more information, contact a Central Discipline Administrator and read the discipline-specific pathway requirements.

We will reserve the right to cancel if we do not have enough qualified applicants.