Head Setter
Head Setter
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22-04-2025
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Job Description
Bouldering Projects mission is to foster meaningful human connection with the most inspiring and inclusive climbing movement and community spaces. We care deeply about humans. Were driven by the pursuit of better. We create joyful places and pathways for climbing fitness yoga and social experiences that inspire people to challenge themselves and engage in a lifestyle centered around health friendship and purpose.
The head setter in collaboration with the Head of Route Setting will be responsible for overseeing and implementing all aspects of climbing climbing training and route setting at Bouldering Project Tempe.
This role also involves supporting route setters and route settersintraining in their development maintaining the highest degree of quality in climbing as well as hiring and staffing for route setting needs. The Head Setter will work with the General Manager on the overall management of the climbing and safety at the gym. The Head Setter will contribute to forwarding the goals and mission of the climbing at Bouldering Project as a vital part of the gyms offerings. The Head Setter will also be responsible for and facilitate both USACsanctioned and nonsanctioned competitions hosted at the gym.
General Responsibilities
- The Head Setter is in many ways the figurehead of climbing at BP and must conduct themselves accordingly. The Head Setter is responsible for providing the highest quality of climbing in the industry with the richest diversity of movement possible at each level. They will be expected to collaborate closely with the Bouldering Projects Head of Route Setting to continually support develop and advance route setting at BP.
Route Setting
- Develop and maintain a route setting schedule distributing a difficulty and length/height concentration for climbs within the gym in an appropriate manner.
- Maintain and improve BPs circuit system.
- Track and maintain appropriate distribution throughout the gym.
- Be available on a regular basis to meet with groups and to advertise at Bouldering Project.
- Communicate regularly with the General Manager about the status quality and offers of the climbing at the facility.
- Communicate with Programs Manager to create and maintain routes for youth and special programming.
- Communicate with the Head Coach to create appropriate training opportunities for the teams.
- Communicate with the Adult Programs Coordinator to create and maintain an adequate distribution of boulders for adult leagues and collaborate in circuit session programming.
- Pointperson for the quality control for routes and climbing for the gym acting as an arbiter and modifier of climbing routes during forerunning.
- Cleaning of walls and surrounding areas as required.
- Maintain a handson approach to the setting rotation contributing boulder problems to each set.
- Organize and implement appropriate and industryleading safety systems during setting.
- Organize facilitate and set routes for competitions at the gym.
- Be able to support train and set roped terrain.
- Manage maintain and inspect roped equipment.
Staff Management Training and Collaboration
- Design organize implement and oversee a setter safetytraining program in order to protect our staff and customers.
- Maintain the highest standards of risk management in line with CWA and other industry standards.
- Participate with General Manager to hire talented and qualified setters and apprentice setters.
- Schedule setting staff via organized economical and efficient staffing systems.
- Maintain employee motivation and job satisfaction through dynamic leadership.
- Communicate with staff to understand availability and share scheduling.
- Maintain discipline and professionalism among staff.
- Ensure setter staff quality by participating in assessment and evaluation.
- Communicate with General Manager and setter staff as needed to ensure staff quality.
- Develop programs and standards to train setting staff as well as opportunities for continued professional development of the setting team.
- Work with the other market setting teams along with the Head of Route Setting to share ideas personnel and innovations across the Bouldering Projects.
Wall Maintenance Equipment Acquisition Storage and Maintenance
- Collaborate with the General Manager to maintain hold volume and tool stock.
- Maintain an organized clean and efficient shop for hold storage washing and volume repair.
- Ensure that holds and equipment remain clean functioning and of high quality.
- Research new offerings in setting and holds.
Training Area Adult and Group Instruction
- Regular time in the climbing areas interacting with customers.
- Collaboration with fellow managers to develop climbing class offerings (instructional and training).
- Develop set up and continually improve the climbing training areas.
Scope of Work
- Considerable autonomy in setting and climbing programming under the direction of the General Manager. Considerable input and collaboration with all other aspects of the facility (operations youth fitness and yoga). The Head Setter will perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Supervise a team of setters apprentice setters and wall maintenance crews.
Working Conditions
- Many duties require the availability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs and events including possible evenings and weekends. Duties often occur before and after regular business hours.
$58000 $62000 a year
HIRING PROCESS
Please attach your resume to your application. The application window will close once the position has been filled. Applicants chosen to proceed in the interview process can expect a phone interview with the central setting team and the local General Manager the following you.
Bouldering Project strives to embody equal opportunity in our workplaces. We believe that different perspectives and identities strengthen our communities and unlock our potential.
Employment Type
Full-Time
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