Contract type Full time / Permanent
Closing date 29 Aug 2025 12:00 PM
Outdoor Education Climbing Instructorwith The Perse School
The Perse School Outdoor Education department is looking to appoint a Climbing Instructor. The role is an exciting opportunity to join our busy and active climbing instructor team. Much of the postholder’s delivery will be conducted in our state-of-the-art climbing wall, the largest roped wall within 50 miles of Cambridge. Instruction is varied with delivery of taster sessions, corporate events, birthday parties, structured school physical education lessons and clubs, bespoke coaching and National Indoor Climbing Association (scheme) awards. The position offers a comprehensive experience developing skills in a supportive and collegiate environment.
The post holder will have full involvement across the breadth of Outdoor Education provision at The Perse. They will work across the Perse Exploration Society’s provision, games programme delivery, extra-curricular clubs and climbing provision.
Work is divided between training, activity instruction, administration tasks and commercial delivery. This includes an exciting range of school holiday delivery, trips and weekend session instruction, alongside termtime programme delivery.
The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country’s leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18.
Our aim is to be a leading employer of choice. This means we strive to be a school where staff say they are proud and excited to work, and feel valued, respected and motivated.
We are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. We want our staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.
Closing date:29th August at midday but applications will be considered as they are received; The Perse School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date.
The School actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
Safer Recruitment
The Perse School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including: references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level, as well as eligibility to work in the UK (in compliance with UK immigration regulations). All work carried out at the School on a regular basis amounts to regulated activity. This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. The School is committed to acting in the best interests of the child so as to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. The School requires everyone who comes into contact with children and their families to share this commitment. Interviews will be conducted in person, and they will explore candidates’ suitability to work with children.
How to apply: Please click on How to Apply which will take you to the vacancies section of the website to register/sign-in and submit your application. Any queries regarding the application process should be directed to the HR department at [emailprotected]
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