Climbing Instructor

Places for People; Dartford; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Fitness membership

Flexible working

Additional annual leave

Personal development opportunities

Company pension

Cashback for healthcare costs

Job summary

Places for People Group is seeking an enthusiastic team member for our climbing facilities to create a fun, safe environment for leisure users. You will deliver safety briefings and supervise sessions to ensure participants understand safety measures.

Experience in a similar setting and engaging with children is preferred. A climbing wall instructor qualification is desirable but not essential, as training and development are provided; strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment and engaging with children.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Climbing wall instructor qualification is desirable but not essential; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safety briefings before sessions.
• Supervise climbing sessions to ensure safety and enjoyment.
• Contribute to a positive, welcoming leisure environment.

Skills

Child engagement

Communication skills

Climbing experience (desirable)

Job description

We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

More about your role

You will be involved in providing an exciting and fun environment for our leisure users to engage in their climbing experience, ensuring that the environment is safe and entertaining at all times. You will deliver a thorough safety briefing before all sessions to ensure that the participants are fully aware of all safety measures before taking part and that the area they will eb in is safe and hazard free.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website

More about you

You will have experience of working in a similar environment and engaging with children, it is desirable that you have experience working in a climbing environment however we are looking to train and engage with our colleagues. Having a climbing wall instructor qualification is desirable however not essential however strong communication skills are imperative.

Benefits

We are a large, diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Full Health & Fitness membership for you, a nominated adult and up to 4 juniors
• Flexible working (including part time working, shift work and more)
• An opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Lots of opportunity to access ongoing personal learning and development
• Access to our Company Pension scheme
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• Discounts of up to 50% on activities, centre shop and cafes
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.