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Summit was set up to provide great ski and snowboard lessons to English speaking guests and to provide a great working environment for our ski and snowboard instructors.

Our core values remain the same. We want to be seen as both a great school to book lessons with and a great school to work for. We know that a happy instructor gives great lessons so these aims go hand in hand.

We insist on sound instruction being provided by all our instructors. We also believe that a client booking tuition with Summit should expect more than just a good technical lesson. A Summit instructor should be a teacher, motivator, friend and inspiration to each and every client. Therefore, every Summit instructor must not only be qualified, but also sociable, entertaining, intelligent, friendly, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and cool.

Who we employ

As a British school we require all our instructors to speak fluent English (although we also value an instructor’s ability to be able to teach in other languages) and all training is given in English. 

As Henry is a BASI Trainer and most of our team are qualified through this system, the training of the Summit team has a definite BASI focus.

Applicants should:

  • Have at least 1 or two seasons teaching experience.
    We look for instructors skiing at L3 standard with a minimum qualification ofthe BASI level 2 (or equivalent).
  • Be looking to train for and pass instructor exams.
    Be prepared to teach a wide variety of lessons to all types of clients.
  • Have an extremely strong customer focus.

Work

Our instructors all teach both private and group lessons. Although the more qualified instructors will be teaching the more technically advanced lessons, no instructors will be consistently teaching beginners or children. We try and make sure everyone teaches a wide range of lessons.

New team members will predominantly work during the high season and busy periods and train when it is quieter.

Pay

We offer competitive pay rates with incentives when you are requested for lessons by clients

Lift pass & other perks

We will contribute 400chf towards your ski pass and give you credit towards your monthly phone bills.

Training

We are very proud of the training we provide to our instructors. Henry is a BASI trainer and heads up all the training we provide. We run a full week of training in early December. This will introduce you to the team and help prepare you for the season’s teaching. Out of peak season, we will provide a programme of formal training. This training has a personal performance and teaching focus as well as some off-piste with the aim of making better instructors and preparing individuals to pass their technical, teaching and mountain Safety exams.

Team atmosphere

We love the fact that the Summit team is consistently one of the tightest groups in town. We regularly get everyone together for drinks, to eat or for a day on the hill. If you want to find out more about this (or any other aspect of working for Summit), check out our team online, find them on social media and private message any of them to ask.

Interested in being part of the Summit team?

Please fill out the application form here on our website. This gives you the chance to tell us about yourself and attach relevant documents to support your application.

Alternatively, or if you just have some questions, you can simply get in touch using the details below.

Many thanks for your time and, should your application be successful, we look forward to seeing you soon.

Henry, Erica & Paul

Call us if you have any questions: +41 (0)27 967 0001

We are a small independent British ski and snowboard school based in Zermatt, offering private and group lessons to adults and kids. 

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