Skating Instructors​/Attendants

Overview

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, West Vancouver is a vibrant community on the North Shore with parks, beaches, and sports, recreation and arts amenities. The West Vancouver Community Services Department is accepting applications for experienced Casual Skating Instructors/Attendants. These positions instruct and evaluate individuals learning to skate, from basic to more advanced skills.

• Instruct and evaluate individuals learning to skate, from basic to more advanced skills.
• Teach or coach basic skate lessons, hockey, or figure skating.
• Prepare and write report cards and incident reports as part of program documentation.
• Demonstrate and follow lesson plans based on skating levels and progressions.
• Provide creative, engaging, and customer-friendly service while maintaining strong communication, organizational, and program planning skills.

• Previous experience teaching or coaching basic skate lessons, hockey, or figure skating.
• Ability to be creative and fun while working with people and to deliver excellent customer service, communication, organizational and program planning skills.
• Standard First Aid with CPR-C and AED Certificate issued by a recognized Canadian body.
• Enjoy varied tasks and an energetic, exciting workplace; ability to work with flexibility in hours.
• Willingness to supply an acceptable police information check and a copy of credentials.
• In your cover letter, include your work availability (consider academic or other commitments).

This posting does not list all the duties of the position, nor does it fully detail the required skills, knowledge and abilities, licenses and certificates required of candidates. For details, please refer to the class specification which is available for inspection in the Human Resources Department and on West Net.

• Position Status:
  Union (WVMEA) – Casual
• Hours of Work:
  Up to 25 hours per week. Hours and days of work may vary.
• 2025 Rates of Pay for each position:
• Junior Skate Instructor/Attendant - $18.73 per hour plus 14% in lieu of benefits
• Skate Instructor I/Attendant - $22.86 per hour plus 14% in lieu of benefits
• Skate Instructor II/Attendant - $25.21 per hour plus 14% in lieu of benefits
• These positions have a pay structure with two steps which increases based on the number of hours worked in the position.
• Closing Date: 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

We want to thank all applicants; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.