Climbing Duty Officer

Organisation: Surrey Sports Park Guildford
Salary: 20602 - 21966
Location: Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
Contract type: Permanent (Part time)
Closing date: 15 January 2026
Job Description: Surrey Sports Park is at the heart of sport and physical activity in Surrey, and our mission is to deliver the best possible sport, health and wellbeing experience to our University of Surrey students and to the wider SSP community. If you’re a passionate climber and wish to introduce others to the sport, get in touch!

We are looking for a part-time Climbing Duty Officer to join the team covering all our opening hours, including weekday evenings and weekends. If you have an upbeat, energetic personality, you will find yourself in good company at Surrey Summit.

As a Climbing Duty Officer, you will run sessions across all ages and ability levels, including our NICAS and Squad programmes and GCSE PE sessions for school groups. You will also be booking customers onto these sessions, all as part of a dedicated team of Instructors, receptionists and other Duty Officers. You will have regular opportunities for route setting on our roped and boulder walls. You will be a point of escalation for day-to-day problems the freelance team members might face, reporting back to the Climbing Duty Supervisor should anything require further escalation. Furthermore, you will oversee a specific area of responsibility tailored to your skillset to grow and develop under the guidance of the Climbing Duty Supervisor.

What we are looking for:
Positive, energetic personality
Self-motivated mindset
Experienced climber
CWI or CWDI qualified
Weekend and evening availability

Our offer includes:
Free Full Access membership at Surrey Sports Park
Generous annual leave entitlement of 33 days holiday
Varied and supportive work environment
Trade discounts with selected suppliers for climbing equipment
Staff discount
Generous Pension
This role does not meet the salary requirement for Certificate of Sponsorship.
How to apply: Please complete our online application form by following this link https://jobs.surrey.ac.uk/051525-R2