The University of Edinburgh

Climbing Wall Supervisor

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Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Posted At
6/26/2025
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Job Description

Grade UE04 - £25,733- £28,381 (£14.10 p/hr to 15.55 p/hr +18.1% uplift to compensate for annual leave)

Corporate Services Group / University Sports and Leisure / Pleasance Gym

Guaranteed Hours: (minimum 100 hours per annum)

Fixed term: 2 years

Number of posts: 2

We have an exciting opportunity to join our vibrant climbing wall team on a Guaranteed Hours contact basis. As an integral part of our climbing wall team, you will be responsible for carrying out day-to-day climbing wall operations which includes greeting customers, instructing groups, delivering courses, route setting, and ensuring our community can confidently and safely enjoy our facilities and services.

The Opportunity

Working flexibly in response to service demand, you will work a minimum of one weekend per month (13:15-20:15) throughout the academic year, provide support for route setting and group cover (Wednesdays 08:30-11:30 and weekdays 14:00-17:00) and support the team with both planned and unplanned absence cover. This is an important support role that requires flexibility and availability.

Your Skills And Attributes For Success

  • A passion for climbing and people
  • Knowledge of the Edinburgh climbing community
  • Motivated and professional

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

  • A competitive salary
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing Equality, Diversity And Inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

The closing date for applications is 21 July 2025.

Interviews will be held week commencing 4 August 2025.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About The Team

University Sport and Exercise is a five star national and international sports facility, providing top class sporting events and sports therapy services. The University is ranked in the top 5 sporting Universities in the UK. It provides a comprehensive range of sport and exercise opportunities for students, staff and members of the local community. The range of support runs from day to day leisure and exercise, through competitive sport, to support for national and international standard athletes.

Sport and Exercise website ( http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/sport-exercise ) (opens in new browser tab)
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