Climbing Instructor in High Wycombe

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 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 be in is safe and hazard-free.

• You will be working with a wide range of customers. Ages 4+
• You will be working on regular kids clubs, taster sessions, parties and adult sessions
• Part of your role involves being on the climbing wall reception, signing in customers, performing safety tests, answering the phone etc
• We provide training for your instructor and coaching qualifications (CWI/CWDI/foundation/Development coach.
• We can train you to undertake route setting.
• This post will involve weekend and evening work
• 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 it is essential that you are a active climber top rope climber. This will be tested at interview.

You are at least 18 years old

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:

• We align with the Real Living Wage foundation
• Free climbing at selected other climbing centres
• Discounted climbing equipment
• 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.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability.

Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.

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