Rock Wall Instructor

As the nation’s leading nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, the Y offers more than just a job. We offer you a career with a future and the chance to make a lasting difference in your community.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Uphold the mission of the YMCA, and demonstrate behaviors that reflect a determined, nurturing, genuine, hopeful, and welcoming nature.
• Keep people safe.
• Provide courteous, prompt and sincere attention to members, guests, participants and staff.
• Keep people safe. 
• Guide, supervise and belay members/guest on the wall
• Keep people safe.
• Practice appropriate knot tying and harness fitting
• Keep people safe. 
• Enforce all rock wall rules and completion of liability waiver
• Keep area safe and clean
• Completes required abuse risk management training. Adheres to policies and procedures related to appropriate boundaries with children.  Monitors building, staff and members and reports suspicious or inappropriate behaviors and policy violations to supervisor.   Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements to authorities.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Noise level- High
• Exposure to electrical/mechanical mechanisms

KNOW HOW/REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent customer service and verbal skills    
• Consistent positive attitude
• Experience or familiarity with rock climbing and belaying and it’s procedures
• Experience working with children and adults
• Model the YMCA Core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility
• Core curriculum training
• CPR/AED/First Aid Certification (will train)
• Minimum of 18 years of age
   

The YMCA of Greater Louisville is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, or disability status.