Climbing Instructor

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 7.5hrs

Salary - NJC Grade E SCP 12-17 £26,421 - £28,770 per annum pro rata for part time hours

Closing Date -  10th May 2024 at 23.59pm

Active Blackpool are currently looking to recruit a climbing instructor to deliver NICAS (National Indoor Climbing award scheme) classes every Wednesday evening from 5:45pm - 7:15pm, and every Saturday from 9:45am - 16:15pm.

The successful applicant will work on a contractual basis and join the already established NICAS team. You will be working with young people across age ranges from 7yrs - 17yrs with a keen interest to learn and develop their skills in  climbing and bouldering.

Essential Qualifications;

A current First Aid certificate

Climbing Qualification - SPA/RCI or CWI

Desirable Qualification - Climbing Wall Development Instructor CWDI

Benefits Include;

Local government pension scheme, complimentary leisure centre membership - including gym access, swimming , climbing and bouldering wall access. The post updates continued professional development through technical adviser run workshops throughout the year.

If you are experienced, enthusiastic and want to work in the development of young people on our NICAS climbing courses then please apply today !

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)