Climbing Wall Attendant - Valley

OUR CULTURE

At the Y, you can channel your passion into a lifelong career helping to deliver positive change. Every day, our staff - of all ages and from all walks of life - work to bridge the gaps in community needs by nurturing the potential of youth and teens, improving our community's health and well-being, and providing support to our neighbors, by serving others, building strong relationships, and incorporating our YMCA values into our everyday work.

Position Summary

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Climbing Wall attendant monitors and facilitates programming on the YMCA climbing wall to ensure participants safely practice and try new routines. The Climbing Wall Attendant provides comprehensive information on safety rules and promotes healthy living and relationship-building with climbing wall participants.

Essential Functions

• Create and maintain a safe and welcoming atmosphere for program participants, ensuring the space and equipment is clean and ready for use
• Belay members as they utilize the climbing wall, monitoring their comfort level and ensuring they feel comfortable and safe during their climbs.
• Conducts frequent safety checks of equipment, making necessary recommendations to the Youth Development Director for repair and replacement of materials
• Professionally communicate safety rules and expectations of conduct to participants
• Assist in developing and promoting program activities and special events to members
• Attend staff meetings and trainings as required by the Youth Development Director
• Follows all safety, emergency, and child abuse prevention policies, procedures, and standards as established by the law, state licensing and the Y. Reports and maintain proper documentation of incidents/accidents as they occur
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience with rock climbing and belaying preferred, but not required
• Must successfully pass the YMCA belay certification test prior to belaying program participants.
• Experience in a safety intensive role or position preferred
• Completion of YMCA program-specific trainings upon hire
• Ability to develop positive, authentic relationships with people from different backgrounds
  
  

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee is regularly required to stand, use hand and wrist movement and strength, and use continuous physical effort in belaying participants for the duration of their shifts
• The employee is regularly required to communicate through oral and written comprehension and expression
• The employee is frequently required to bend, kneel, walk, and work in uncomfortable positions for extended periods of time
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision and the ability to adjust
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
  
  

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

The YMCA of the Inland Northwest commits to being an inclusive organization for all. Driven by our mission and values of Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility we actively work to close equity gaps for marginalized and underserved groups. We are inspired to elevate social justice issues facing our community, remove systemic barriers, welcome cultural diversity, and create equity for those in greatest need. Through collaboration with our diverse community partners together we work to effect meaningful change. In all things, we are dedicated to ensuring our Y is a safe, welcoming place for all people to be, belong, and become. The YMCA of the Inland Northwest provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants.

STARTING PAY: $16.66/hr

What You Get From Working At The Ymca

Frequent opportunities to makes a difference in the lives of youth, adults, and senior members

Free individual YMCA membership (<19 hours/week) with YMCA program discounts available

Paid sick time accruing at 1 hour every 40 hours worked

Up to two hours of Child Watch services per day, per child while employee is on site and working

Flexible schedules that work for YOU

Something new and exciting to learn and work with every day

Retirement plan with 8% employer contribution after 2 years of service (1,000 or more hours worked required in each anniversary year)

The happiest and most fulfilled Y staff are motivated to help others and want to be a part of something larger than themselves. Join our team! Come be a part of a charitable, mission-driven organization that works for individual and community well-being for all, for a better us.

Apply today!