Climbing Program Lead

Start and End Dates: 10-week summer plus one-week staff training (June 3 - August 16, 2024)

Hours required for this Position: 20hrs-50hrs/week.

Telluride Academy's Climbing Director (CD) is responsible for facilitating a safe and educational Climbing Program for Academy students. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• • Working with the Program Director to train Field Instructors and appropriate assistant climbing staff.
  • Creating an organizational climbing curriculum and criteria that will be taught to all Academy instructors during the Academy's annual staff training.
  • Becoming familiar with ALL Academy climbing locations and acting as a point of contact for site managers and Academy Field Instructors when applicable.
  • Overseeing all top-rope climbing experiences and acquiring and managing the appropriate additional staff to safely facilitate such activities.
  • Facilitating the Academy's indoor climbing gym and bouldering sessions, if desired, when it does not conflict with top-rope climbing sessions.
  • Coordinating with specific programs and program staff to facilitate and schedule daily climbing activities and logistics. The Climbing Director will work with the Program Director to create a climbing schedule that accommodates all upcoming programs. Once programming has begun, the CD will facilitate, instruct and participate with Academy students in a variety of climbing workshops.
  • Carrying (at all times) the Academy's land use permits and being the primary steward of the permits, including submitting timely and accurate usage logs for post-use reporting.
  • Managing trip/weekly budgets set by the Finance Director and a company credit card.
  • Maintaining climbing gear inventory as well as working with the Program Director to order new and improved gear when needed.
  • Collaborating with the Program Director to revise Telluride Academy's Climbing Policies and Procedures as needed. This is to include emergency procedures and site-specific resources as they pertain to an emergency.
  • Maintaining an accurate record and submitting a physical copy of all Academy expenses and receipts at the end of every climbing trip or the end of the session.

• Ensuring adequate climbing gear inventory, equipment check-in and storage occurs at the end of the Academy's programming week and the summer season.

• Maintaining accurate records and submitting copies of incident reports and "near misses" while participating in the debrief process.

Qualifications Include:

• Must have a current (or willingness to obtain) AMGA Single Pitch Instructor certification.
• Must have WFA certification (or WFR) and CPR/AED.
• Technical Resume listing rock sections/grade, lead type and roles.
• Must pass a Federal Background Check
• Must display a clean driving record
• Must be at least 21 years of age