Climbing Instructor

Job Description

An Active Stirling Climbing Instructor plans and delivers developmentally appropriate activities, promoting an active lifestyle by creating a fun and engaging environment for children and adults. This role includes helping children develop fundamental movement skills, confidence, and a love for climbing.

There are 2-3 part time posts available (various hours depending on availability and business needs). These posts are fixed term until 31 December 2026. 

Requirements

· Rock Climbing Instructor or Climbing Wall Instructor qualification.

· Ability to plan, deliver, and adapt fun and age-appropriate physical activity sessions.

· Strong communication skills to engage confidently with children, parents and carers.

· Enthusiastic, friendly, approachable and able to motivate and inspire young children through play.

· Great organisational skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

· Have a basic understanding of child development and safeguarding practices.

· Flexible and willing to travel to different venues within Stirling as required.

· Membership of the PVG Scheme.

· First Aid and Child Protection certificates.

Responsibilities

· To deliver a high-quality climbing programme for all abilities and to support wider facility operations as required.

· To plan climbing classes, so that individual needs can be met, by providing high quality coaching experiences.

· Ensure all activities are safe, inclusive and adapted to suit the individual needs and abilities of each child or adult.

· Attend training and team meetings to maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills.

· Be a positive role model, promoting the benefits of an active lifestyle to families and the wider community.

· Keep accurate registers and contribute to basic monitoring and reporting when required.

· Always follow Active Stirling’s child protection, health and safety, and equality policies.

The Individual

At Active Stirling we are driven by the desire to improve people’s lives through getting more people, more active, more often. We expect our team to live and breathe our brand values: people centred, ambitious, respect, team spirit and integrity to help our customers and colleagues. This means you’ll be a true team player with a positive attitude joining a team of focused and passionate people where you’ll put people at the heart of what you do making sure a consistent quality service is delivered. As such, you will aim to develop your skills and the service of your business area. You’ll get to work at a great place with excellent learning and development opportunities. Benefits include a competitive salary, pension, generous holidays, and free use of our leisure facilities plus free car parking.