Climbing Instructor

Climbing Instructor - Tiptree, Colchester

Working hours: As and when required 

Contract type: Casual

Colchester City Council is committed to delivering high-quality and accessible services to residents, visitors and businesses. We are a local government authority providing a diverse range of public and commercial services across Colchester, the second largest district in Essex. 

Leisure World’s Sport & Leisure service operate several leisure facilities including purpose-built Sports Park facility, 3G Rugby Pitches, 1-mile cycle track, multi-function sports halls, swimming programme and Aqua Springs Day Spa.

We also operate Tiptree Sports Centre facilitating newly refurbished 3G pitches, Technogym Fitness Suite and our iconic 8.5m Red Climbing Wall.

The Council are seeking a casual indoor climbing instructor to provide instruction, coaching and sound advice to customers to ensure the highest levels of safety and effective use of our indoor climbing wall and associated equipment for both children and adults. Moreover, you will be part of the wider aim of making Colchester a happier and healthier community.

The role 

As an essential member of the Leisure World Tiptree team, you will be responsible for carrying out regular safety checks of our climbing wall and associated equipment, to provide quality coaching and encouragement to customers to ensure customer satisfaction and to assist in the future development of our current indoor climbing programme.  

Qualifications and skills required  

To be successful in this role, you will require a minimum Climbing Wall Instructor Qualification (originally CWA), ideally have an RSA Route Setting qualification and/or lead climbing module, have previous experience of coaching children and adults and a sound knowledge of safety and safeguarding.

What we offer 

The Council encourages all employees to maximise their potential. You will be entitled to join an attractive pension scheme and will receive a generous annual leave entitlement.

Other benefits include: 

• Free Gym
• Discounted Membership options (including Aqua Springs Day Spa) 
• 20% off food and beverage
• Travel and online retail discounts

Excellent training, development and progression opportunities 

Colchester City Council has a wide range of services and facilities that can involve dealing with children or vulnerable adults. We treat our obligations for the safety of children and vulnerable adults seriously and expect our staff to be committed to the principles of our published policies and to adhere to the procedures contained within them.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children's Barred List check is required for this post.

This vacancy has no closing date, we reserve the right to close the vacancy at any time; therefore early submission of your application is encouraged. Interviews will be held as and when candidates are successfully shortlisted.