Youth Programs Instructor

SEATTLE BOULDERING PROJECT

Job Description: Youth Programs Instructor
Hours: Part-time. May require evening and/or weekend availability.
Location: SBP Poplar (900 Poplar Pl S)
Reports To: Youth Programs Manager
Compensation: Hourly starting at $17.27 per hour.

We are currently looking for Summer Camp Instructors. Camps run 9am-2pm Monday through Thursday, from June 13th and August 25th. There are options to add more hours for after-care or weekend birthday parties. You do not need to commit to every week of camp over the summer - we have some flexibility so that our staff can get out on adventures!

BOULDERING PROJECTS

The guiding principle behind every decision we make at the Bouldering Project is this — what can we do to make being at our gyms the best experience possible, for every individual who walks through the door. These individuals are serious climbers, recreational climbers and first-time climbers. They are parents, kiddos, and budding teenagers. They are athletes training for marathons and enthusiasts using climbing to reach health and fitness goals. These individuals are also our staff — an amazing, hard working, devoted, driven, inspired and inspiring group of people.

YOUTH PROGRAMS INSTRUCTOR

SBP Youth Programs Instructors are responsible for overseeing and implementing aspects of youth climbing programs within the Seattle Bouldering Project, which may include any of the following programs areas for youth ages 4-18 years:

• After-School Climbing Clubs
• Camps
• One-time groups (schools and nonprofits)
• Birthday Parties

While we're primarily looking for Summer Camp Instructors at the moment, there is potential to continue on to work our school-year programming once camps wrap up in August.

SBP YOUTH BOULDERING PROGRAM GOALS

• Provide physical, intellectual, and social challenges through climbing curriculum that provides youth with opportunities for improvement, self-understanding, cooperation, leadership, and responsibility.
• Help youth develop a life-long love of movement, growth, and fitness.
• Promote the adventurous nature of climbing: problem solving, perseverance, exploration, reframing failure, and skill development.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTION

• Create a community culture of respect, hard work, appreciation of difference, and kindness. Support and encourage each climber in their individual goals and development as a climber and as a person.
• Use the provided resources and training to create fun, age- and skill-appropriate bouldering curriculum.
• Engage climbers through activities, games, and drills that promote solid technique, strength, balance, fitness and general athleticism.

GROUP FACILITATION AND INSTRUCTION

• Facilitate check-in, waivers, rental shoes, facility rules and orientation with Youth Program participants.
• Collaborate with co-instructor to develop daily climbing lessons that reflect and support youth programs goals.
• Instruct Youth Program sessions in collaboration with/under the guidance of the PM.

FACILITY SAFETY AND INCIDENT RESPONSE

• Ensure that all participants are aware of the risks, rules, and regulations of the facility. Actively promote emotional and physical participant safety through ongoing instruction and orientation.
• Respond to any and all safety or health incidents following the Safety Manual and Protocol. Document incidents through the incident report log.
• Track and maintain Seattle Bouldering Project Youth Programs equipment.

COMMUNICATION

• Communicate with Programs leadership to create programs for youth of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
• Communicate regularly with Programs leadership and participants regarding each child’s development, providing guidance and suggestions about each participant’s development.
• Maintain appropriate communication with parents of participants.
• Be available to meet with Programs leadership and participants in the gym and to promote Youth Programs, including 1:1 check-ins and group trainings.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Many duties require the availability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs and events, including possible evenings and weekends. Duties often occur before and after regular business hours.

How to apply:

Please email a cover letter and resume to elise.adams@boulderingproject.com. In-person interview with the Youth Programs Manager will be scheduled on a rolling basis. We hope to have positions filled by mid-May.

Bouldering Project strives to embody equal opportunity in our workplaces. We believe that different perspectives and identities strengthen our communities and unlock our potential.