Salary Range: £18,877 - £19,208 per annum (Plus 50% enhancement of pay for Sundays and 100% enhancement for any bank holidays worked)
Work Location: Calshot Activities Centre, Southampton
Hours per Week: 37 
Contract Type: Permanent (part-time considered)
Closing Date: 15 July 2022

The Role:

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic climber who holds their CWI or RCI award to join the climbing wall team at Calshot Activities Centre. 

For over 60 years, Calshot has operated as an activities centre, offering water and land-based activities. Our historic hangars accommodate our ski slope, velodrome, and our climbing walls. Our climbing walls are huge with over 1200 square meters with our biggest walls at 15 meters.

The climbing wall is open daily to climbers and along with our established climbing clubs, we pride ourselves on providing learning and development for all levels of climber from our vising school groups, casual climber to instructor training and awards.

We have positions available for afternoon, evening, and weekend working. Part time will be considered however full time is preferred.

As a wall team member, you will be responsible for: 

• Wall supervision and floor walking, checking that customers are using safe practices and conducting assessments
• Climbing instruction of our climbing clubs and courses
• Essential equipment inspections 
• Route setting of our boulder cave and roped walls
• Assisting with wall development projects

Key skills include: 

• Broad knowledge of climbing equipment & belay devices 
• Front of house and customer service
• Knowledge of PPE inspection and recording 
• Good instructional and coaching skills 
• Ability to organise workload and work unsupervised 

Benefits of working for us:

• A supportive team that will help you develop and grow within the role.
• NGB qualifications and training packages, such as RSA level two, MEWP operator, BMC fundamentals and Foundation coach. 
• Free use of the climbing facilities and access to other facilities based on knowledge. 
• Access to Hampshire County Council, competitive salary, benefits, and local government pension. 

Why Work for Us?

We offer a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace, where talent is truly recognised and developed. We have created an environment that you can look forward to being a part of and where you are empowered to be your best and believe in creating a workplace built on teamwork where people can grow and develop in their roles.

If you think you have what it takes to make a real difference in Hampshire, get in touch!

To find out more about what we can offer you in return, please see our Benefits Package.

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

James Groves, Senior Instructor on 02380 892 077 or Calshot.ac@hants.gov.uk