Reference: CBC25068
Salary details: £14.58 per hour
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: part time
Hours: variable hours, working as and when required
Location: Healthy Living Centre, Staveley
Department: Sport and Leisure
CBC25068 - Job description and person specification.
If you would like an accessible version of a job description then please contact the Human Resources team.
Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about climbing and capable of delivering a great customer experience.
You must have strong communication skills, have a can-do attitude, and be able to establish and maintain excellent relationships with customers and colleagues. Positivity, enthusiasm and flexibility are essential characteristics required to help deliver climbing instruction to a wide range of ages and abilities at Staveley Healthy Living Centre and other venues as directed in the Chesterfield Borough communities.
Successful candidates will be required to do inductions, instruct courses for juniors and adults, as well as assisting in delivering school sessions, holiday sessions, and parties.
We are committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our community, providing opportunities to access climbing as an activity and are looking for like-minded staff to drive the service forwards and ensure we retain our current members, but also attract and engage with new ones.
Applicants must have a minimum Climbing Wall Award (CWA) by a recognised body and a Single Pitch Award (SPA) is desirable.
The successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
To have an informal conversation, please contact Darren Townsend at Darren.townsend@chesterfield.gov.uk or for further information, please view the job description and person specification attached.
How to apply
CVs are not accepted for this vacancy, please download and complete the application form below and return it by email to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk. Your application must be received no later than the closing date shown below.
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Closing date: 12 October 2025
Provisional interview date: 22 October 2025
Job application form
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