Head Coach and Route Setter Hybrid

The Front Climbing Club•Ogden, UT

10d•$20 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

The Front Climbing Club is hiring a full-time, hourly Head Coach and Route Setter for its Ogden gym. The role pays $20–$27 per hour, depending on experience, and combines leadership of youth climbing programs with routesetting. Most of the work focuses on Ogden's Recreational, Intermediate and Competition Teams, including setting season goals, planning training cycles and practices, and coaching weekly sessions. The role also coordinates youth programming and communicates with families, while maintaining alignment with The Front's Salt Lake City and South Main programs. The position includes hiring, training, mentoring and supporting youth coaches and instructors; managing program calendars, staff schedules, rosters and performance indicators; and coordinating camps, clinics, private coaching and team events. As part of the routesetting crew, the employee will set and forerun boulders and routes for members, competitions and programs, and contribute to equipment and setting-area upkeep. The employee reports to the Chief of Staff and works closely with the Competitive Team Head Coach in SLC, the Ogden Programs Lead and the Head Routesetter. Evening and weekend availability and travel with athletes to competitions, including overnight trips, are required.

Requirements

At least 5 years of climbing instruction experience, including leading and teaching lead climbing.
At least 3 years coaching competitive youth climbers.
Leadership, mentoring or supervisory experience.
Ability to build trust with athletes and families and communicate clearly and warmly with parents.
USA Climbing Coach Level 1 certification; SafeSport certification required before the start date.
First Aid/CPR certification required before the start date.
CWI certification within 90 days of hire; training will be provided.
Comfort with climbing-specific tools and rope-access techniques, and working at heights up to 70 feet.
Proficiency with RGP and Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Excel and SharePoint.
Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
Physical ability to stay on one's feet, work overhead for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds.
Availability for evenings, weekends and competition travel.

Nice To Haves

USA Climbing Coach Level 2 certification.
Head or lead coach experience.
Commercial routesetting experience.
CWA Work at Height certification.
USAC Level 1 Route Setter certification.
Experience with adaptive climbing systems or trauma-/fear-informed instruction.

Responsibilities

Lead the Ogden Recreational, Intermediate and Competition Teams; set season goals, build training cycles and practice plans, and coach weekly practices.
Keep training standards and competition calendars aligned with the SLC and South Main programs.
Travel with athletes to local, regional, divisional and national competitions, including overnight trips.
Communicate with team families through monthly newsletters, GroupMe, email updates and responses to questions about training and schedules.
Apply USA Climbing competition structure, rules, regulations and policies across multiple competition levels.
Run tryouts, onboard new athletes, and maintain accurate rosters, attendance and billing in RGP and SharePoint.
Coordinate Send School, summer camp, youth clinics and private coaching, with lesson plans matched to each group's level and needs.
Manage the youth programming calendar and staff schedule, and serve as a point of contact for program questions.
Keep the Ogden youth curriculum current and suggest new offerings based on registration data and participant feedback.
Plan team dinners, outings and other team-building events.
Hire, onboard, train, mentor and support youth programming coaches and instructors.
Hold regular staff meetings and conduct belay audits for coaches and athletes.
Track and report attendance, retention and other program KPIs.
Organize and stock the programming closet, and coordinate equipment inspections with the Risk Manager.
Set and forerun creative, safe boulder problems and routes across different heights and wall angles.
Create fun, progressive movement for climbers of varied body types and skill levels, including setting for competitions, youth programs and adaptive sessions.
Participate in forerunning and feedback sessions to improve route quality.
Assist with hold washing, inventory, hardware replacement and organization of the setting space.
Safely operate rope-access and work-at-height systems.