Climbing Instructor

Organization Overview: 

At Vivo, we are a charitable enterprise on a mission to raise healthier generations in Calgary and beyond. We want Canadians of all ages to achieve their optimal health at home, school, work and play. We’re creating local, evidence-based solutions to support individuals and whole communities be more active and connected by charting a course to make 10% shifts - shifts in people’s lifestyles, shifts in the care and design of communities and shifts in decision making at organizational and government levels. 

With the support of new experiences and innovative built environments created with and for the community, their success stories will be proof of our mission in action. They’ll serve as powerful motivation for others, in Calgary and across the nation, to make their own changes for life. 

Hours:

• Up to 25 hours per week (on-site)
• Daytime, evenings and weekends will be required
• Flexibility to support various hours based on facility requirements

Role: 

As a Climbing Instructor, you are responsible for delivering safe and enjoyable climbing experiences. You will create and connect with our customers, community and employees in ways that are impactful in driving and advancing our cause. You’ll engage with passion and be accountable to the team to deliver strong results and impact.   

Reports to: Sport Program Coordinator  

• Genuinely understand and reflect Vivo’s values and mission into each climbing experience
• Deliver a high standard of effective supervision, risk assessment, best practices and duty of care within child and family experiences
• Facilitate an active, social, inclusive and engaging learning environment for children and families
• Actively create meaningful touchpoints for customers, maintaining health and safety standards, first aid incidents, and equipment inventory
• Explore, experiment, co-create, implement, and measure new ways of building play-based/spontaneous and curriculum-based experiences at the climbing wall
• Take ownership of instruction, lesson set-up, lesson plan implementation, attendance taking, and use of equipment and teaching aids   
• Evaluate participants and experiences by providing regular verbal and written feedback in the form of report cards, observation sheets, interviews, etc.   
• Seek direction, ask questions and engage in meaningful dialogue with direct supervisor and fellow team members. 
• Share individual passions and talents to show ability in advocating for healthier generations 
• Demonstrate upbeat, approachable and engaging personality in order to inspire children and families to return
• Collaborate with team to create tools, materials and elevate organizational needs 
• Commitment to on-going professional development and participation in regular team in-service opportunities  

Qualifications: 

• Current Intermediate (also known as Standard) First Aid and CPR-C/AED certifications
• Valid and clear Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Search within the past 3 years (current staff); 2 months (new staff)  
• Background in the field of physical literacy/child development studies/ physical education/ kinesiology/recreation  
• Strong written and verbal communication 
• Certification in Climbing Gym Instructor level one considered an asset 
• Minimum 1 year of experience instructing children  

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