Youth Program Coach - Momentum Climbing Academy

Momentum Indoor Climbing•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Youth Program Coach provides safe, engaging, age-appropriate climbing instruction for children in Momentum Climbing Academy programs, including Mo Mini, Base Camp, Youth Club, camps, clinics, and other youth programming. The coach adapts instruction to participants’ ages, ability levels, and individual needs while encouraging confidence, teamwork, sportsmanship, and a positive learning environment. Coaches monitor participant progress and provide encouragement and constructive feedback while maintaining safety standards and enforcing climbing policies and procedures. The coach helps create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive experience for participants and families. This includes building positive relationships, communicating professionally with parents, providing progress updates, and answering program questions when appropriate. Participant needs and safety are the priority. The position also supports day-to-day program operations, including equipment distribution and organization, setup and cleanup, maintaining program spaces, participant check-in and attendance, and other logistics. Coaches may assist with substitute coverage, camps, special events, and additional youth programming. They communicate scheduling needs, participant concerns, and operational issues to the Program Manager, and respond promptly to work-related communications through the designated company platform. Coaches attend required meetings and training, collaborate with colleagues to provide consistent instruction, demonstrate Momentum’s values through professionalism and teamwork, and continue developing their climbing knowledge and coaching skills.

Requirements

Passion for climbing and enthusiasm for working with children.
At least one year of climbing experience with strong movement fundamentals.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with children and adults.
Ability to confidently instruct groups in an energetic environment.
Ability to maintain a safe learning environment and respond appropriately to changing participant needs.
Basic computer skills and ability to use common workplace software.
Reliable, dependable, adaptable, and able to work effectively as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children through coaching, teaching, mentoring, camps, childcare, or similar settings.

Responsibilities

Coach recreational youth climbing programs, camps, clinics, and other youth programming as assigned.
Deliver safe, engaging, age-appropriate climbing instruction for participants of varying ages and abilities.
Adapt instruction to meet individual participant needs and assist with lesson delivery.
Encourage confidence, teamwork, sportsmanship, and a positive learning environment.
Monitor participant progress and provide encouragement and constructive feedback.
Maintain safety standards and enforce climbing policies and procedures.
Create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for participants and families.
Build positive relationships with participants and parents through friendly, professional communication.
Provide parents with participant progress updates and answer program questions when appropriate.
Prioritize participant needs and safety at all times.
Represent Momentum professionally and contribute to a positive community culture.
Assist with equipment distribution and organization, daily program setup and cleanup, and keeping equipment and program spaces organized and ready for use.
Assist with participant check-in, attendance, and other program logistics.
Support substitute coverage, camps, special events, and additional youth programming when available.
Communicate scheduling needs, participant concerns, and operational issues to the Program Manager.
Monitor and respond promptly to work-related communication through the designated company platform.
Attend required staff meetings, training, and ongoing coach development.
Collaborate with fellow coaches to provide consistent instruction across programs.
Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, and teamwork in accordance with Momentum’s values.
Continue developing climbing knowledge, coaching skills, and instructional techniques.