Description Supporting climbing wall operations (May entail cover for short notice absences and surge in demand). This will include instruction to students, staff, public members and children. Instructors will be expected to deliver safe, engaging and inspiring sessions to their participants. This may also require planning sessions and briefing assistant instructors on sessions (depending upon qualifications and experience). Role may also entail some cleaning and maintenance and attendance on site specific training. Start Date: September 2025 End Date: 31st August 2026 (with the possibility of extending for another academic year) Working Hours: Casual Pay Rate: £13.12 per hour plus holiday pay Location: David Ross Sports Village Dress Code: UoN Sport Staff Uniform (Issued on Recruitment) The duties will include: Delivering climbing sessions as part of the DRSV Climbing Wall programme (May include planning and briefing of assistant instructors) This can include students, staff, members of the public and children (schools, community groups and NICAS Academy) May be requested to support climbing wall team with maintenance and route setting subject to qualifications and experience Attendance to site specific induction/ training sessions Skills and experience required for the role: Qualified Climbing Wall Instructor/ Rock Climbing Instructor Be a passionate climber, friendly and approachable Able to communicate with a broad range of customers Happy to work unsupervised or as part of a wider team subject to qualifications and experience Desirable: Climbing Wall Development Instructor Qualified or on the way to completing FUNdamentals of Climbing 1 & 2 Foundation Coach What you can expect to gain during this role: Great opportunity to learn and develop your teaching skills Application Instructions: Application Closing Date : 30 November 2025 Please be aware you must upload your CV and relevant climbing qualifications We will continue to accept applications until this date. Will start interviewing candidates from end of September/Beginning of October and we will recruit periodically during this time. The Careers and Employability Service supports student and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way, the team can help you to: ace the recruitment process providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation. explore a wide range of careers areas through web resources and sector events. connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs. generate career ideas if you're not sure what you want to do. develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace. Go to the Careers and Employability Service website to find out more. Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. Further information: The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required. The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff, job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice. What Next: To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Please contact JobZone@nottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.