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Casual Climbing Instructor
| Posting date: | 25 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £15 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2024 |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Colchester City Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | COLREQ01303 |
Summary
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
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
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