Climbing Tech – FT Temp

Job Description

Why work for the Town of Canmore? Our team is professional, fun, dedicated and passionate about climbing, the community, and the endless opportunities for play in our magnificent Rocky Mountain environment. Our climbing gym technicians enrich the community as part of an energetic, diverse and dedicated climbing team committed to promoting the sport and culture of climbing in our community.

Position Overview: Working directly out of Elevation Place, as a Climbing Gym Technician, your primary focus will be facilitating our summer youth climbing programs. In this role, you will ensure participants are energized and enthusiastic about climbing while maintaining a safe and supportive environment.

As a full-time temporary staff member, you will serve as the face of the climbing gym. You will play a key role in program planning, delivery, and fostering a lifelong passion for climber of all ages. Beyond running climbing programs, you will contribute to the ongoing success of the facility by welcoming new customers, providing orientations, issuing rental equipment, conducting belay tests, maintaining the climbing wall, and supervising the gym floor to ensure safety and engagement.

This job is perfect for someone looking to grow their career in the climbing industry. You are a friendly, confident team player who thrives on learning new things, shows strong leadership, and, above all, loves climbing and wants to share that passion with others. You are organized, able to prioritize, and handle pressure while demonstrating strong leadership, administrative, and communication skills. To succeed in this role, you’ll need 1–2 years of experience in a climbing gym environment, including youth programing, as well as significant recreational or professional climbing experience.

Core Accountabilities:

Is knowledgeable of recreational climbing best practices and techniques
Remains current with industry standards and evolution of safety techniques
Respects customers’ confidentiality and adheres to all relevant industry regulations, acts, and guidelines
Manages records in keeping with Town of Canmore policies and procedures
Ensures the health and safety of co-workers, customers, and volunteers
Is generally knowledgeable about all Town of Canmore services
Proficiently and efficiently use computer operating systems, software, and applications such as MS Office, Intelligenz, Dayforce
Follows established standard operating procedures for safety and customer service
Seeks out and participates in formal training to enhance workplace skills related to climbing, instructing, recreation and administration