Overview

Devils Lake Climbing Guides is hiring Apprentice, Assistant, and Lead Rock Climbing Instructors to facilitate rock climbing trips, courses, and camps during our 2025 season.

You can expect the following roles and responsibilities, in accordance with your experience and training:

Client outfitting and orientation
Traditional anchor setting
Discuss, learn, develop client goals through tailored curriculum under the direction of the Lead instructor
Belay instruction and supervision, or technical instruction as per course
Proactively identify, communicate, and manage risks
Maintain personal and company equipment
Learn local terrain and improve technical and movement skills in personal time

We have three instructor classes based on experience and credentials. Both part and full time positions are available in all classes for the 2025 season. Please follow visit our website to learn more about each class.

Apprentice Instructor – Proficient top-rope belayer. Comfortable in an outdoor rock climbing environment. $135 – $225/day

Assistant Instructor – Can build traditional climbing anchors. WFR & AMGA SPI course preferred, but not required. $160 – $265/day

Lead Instructor – Previous outdoor climbing instruction experience. WFR & AMGA SPI certifications required. $205 – $340/day

Our season runs approximately early April through mid-October, though the peak season is late May through late August. Start and end dates can be flexible, but we ask that new hires commit to a full season their first year.

Tagged as: Camp Staff, Climbing Skills, Full Time, Instruction and Guiding, Teaching/Education

Qualifications:

At least one year of outdoor climbing experience. Experience building anchors using traditional climbing protection is preferred.

Required Skills:

- Comfortable in a climbing environment (technical, movement, social)
- Competent top-rope belayer
- Exercises prudence and judgement in technical and interpersonal matters

Preferred Skills:

AMGA Single Pitch Instructor certification
Wilderness First Responder Certification

About Devils Lake Climbing Guides

Rock climbing and outdoor adventure trips, courses, camps, and events at Devil's Lake State Park, WI and beyond.

Application Instructions

Please complete our Employment Application on our website no later than February 1st, 2025. We respond to all applicants, and will reach out to schedule an interview in person or via video conference. Hiring decisions will be shared no later than April 1st, 2025. Offers may be made to strong applicants before the application deadline, so apply early for preference.