Vacancies
We're looking for a Chef
Location: Queensferry, North Wales
Hours: 35-40 hrs per week including one weekend day
Starting Pay: Depending on experience +benefits
Start Date: ASAP
Closing Date: 28th August
We are more than just a climbing wall…We are a way of life! We aim to inspire health and happiness, passion and knowledge. Through a creatively stimulating and physically challenging environment, helping you realise and achieve your full potential.
We call it play!
The Boardroom Climbing prides itself on offering high quality climbing and home-made dishes, breads and bakes in the North Wales area.
Our food offering is a fundamental part of the experience we want people to have when they visit us – not a ‘nice to have’ bolt-on to an activity.
From daily offerings to specials and events, our kitchen team bake all our cakes, pickle all of our pickles, jam all our jams and strive to make everything we can in-house, providing good quality dishes and pizzas with seasonal ingredients.
You’ll work as part of a small, highly focused, but friendly kitchen team where every member is encouraged to have input in our regularly changing menu and selection of bakes. You’ll actively contribute to the future success of the kitchen within a busy climbing centre…
What we are looking for:
…as such we’re looking for someone who shares our passion for delivering quality, and who can hit the ground running using proven professional kitchen experience and skills. You’ll currently be working as, at minimum, a Sous-Chef or Senior Chef de Partie level, or you may be a Head Chef looking to work in a different, more relaxed environment. Since we aim to make everything from scratch, a commitment to learning and expanding your skill set to support us in our offering is a must.
This role would be ideal for someone who wants to use the skills they’ve developed, and their passion for preparing and serving good quality food, but in a non-traditional setting with a good work-life balance.
What we’re offering:
- No unpaid overtime
- No unreasonable hours – we have reasonably social hours for a chef, finishing at 6pm at weekends and 10pm weekdays.
- Typically two consecutive days off, including one weekend day
- Friendly and positive working environment
- Flexibility with regards to holiday
- Free climbing and use of a well-equipped gym, for you and a friend/partner
- Employee discount on food and shop items
What we need from you:
- At least 2 years of recent experience, working at least Senior Chef de Partie or Sous Chef level in a busy professional environment
- A high standard of cleanliness and organisation in your own work and when supporting others to stay on top of theirs.
- Experience working with fresh ingredients and following recipes
- Confidence working within a small and collaborative team and helping things run smoothly day to day.
- A strong team player who communicates well and supports others.
- Able to stay calm under pressure to support a relaxed, positive kitchen environment during busy services.
- Able to work well with people across different teams while staying focused on task
- Consistent in delivering good quality food, even when things get busy
- An understanding of food hygiene, COSHH and HACCP principles.
- Experience taking responsibility for daily kitchen responsibilities: completing paperwork, writing detailed prep lists, communicating issues with other team members, ordering stock and minimising wastage, maintaining a clean and hygienic work environment.
Not essential, but if you also have the following, we’d really like to hear from you:
- Baking skills and confidence with recipes (training can be provided).
- Experience working with pizza dough or sourdough bread (training can be provided).
- Experience working with others to come up with menu ideas and seasonal specials.
Application Closes: 28/08/2026
Pay and how to apply
Salary is dependent on experience.
If you think you’d be a great fit then we’d love to hear from you!
Please send your CV and a short covering letter telling us a bit about your kitchen experience, and why you want to work here to:
Please note applicants will need access to their own transport as public transport links to CH5 2DH can be poor.
Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Benefits include:
Discounted food and drink
Employee discounts
On-site gym
We hire based on merit and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. If you need any adjustments to help you through the process, just let us know.
We're looking for an Instructor
Location: Queensferry, North Wales
Hours: 24 hrs per week must include Friday evenings and Saturdays
Starting Pay: £13 per hr + benefits
Start Date 3rd August 2026
We are more than just a climbing wall…We are a way of life! We aim to inspire health and happiness, passion and knowledge. Through a creatively stimulating and physically challenging environment, helping you realise and achieve your full potential.
We call it play!
Our instructors create safe, fun, and inclusive sessions for a diverse range of customers. We’re passionate about facilitating and encouraging new climbers ensuring everyone feels welcome, supported, and excited to climb with us. Our instructors bring the joy to climbing, while managing groups with care and staying current with industry knowledge, first aid, and safeguarding practices.
What we are looking for
We’re looking for a passionate instructor with a minimum of CWI qualification to join our in-house instructor team. The majority of our sessions are NICAS and kids sessions, therefore someone who enjoys working with children, as well as with adults, is essential.
We would be interested in hearing from newly qualified and experienced instructors alike. CWDI and/or coaching qualifications are not required but would be a bonus.
A full DBS check will be conducted if you are successful.
What you’ll be doing
- Deliver fun, engaging and safe climbing sessions for children and adults.
- Create a welcoming, encouraging and inclusive experience for every customer.
- Help people develop their climbing skills and confidence.
- Put safety first by following our operating procedures and carrying out equipment checks.
- Support customers throughout their visit, answering questions and offering advice.
- Recommend suitable courses, coaching and membership options to help customers progress.
- Assist with reception duties and customer service when not delivering sessions.
- Help keep the climbing centre clean, organised and ready for customers.
- Support the wider team with day-to-day centre operations.
- Respond appropriately to incidents, first aid situations and safeguarding concerns.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to maintain our friendly, professional atmosphere.
- Take part in ongoing training, coaching and peer feedback to continue developing your skills.
What we offer
- Instructor/coaching development pathway.
- A collaborative, friendly and supportive team environment.
- Competitive pay and a range of benefits.
Application Closes: 13/07/2026
Successful candidates will be invited for an interview on: 16th or 17th July followed by a trial shift at a date to be arranged.
If you think you’d be a great fit please send a CV and covering letter to:
We hire based on merit and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. If you need any adjustments to help you through the process, just let us know.
We're looking for a Setter
A passionate and experienced one at that, to join our in-house team and hit the ground running.
This is a Level 2 role, so you’ll already have solid experience setting blocs and be confident working without supervision during a set. You’ll take ownership of your work, meeting deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality and attention to detail. Experience setting routes is a bonus, but not essential.
Location: Queensferry, North Wales
At The Boardroom, we aim to inspire new and experienced climbers by creating fun, repeatable, and inclusive routes. We draw from our industry experience considering both the business needs and evolving. We shape people’s first impression of The Boardroom, celebrating that climbing is power and perseverance, flow and grace and everything in between. This ensures The Boardroom is a place for all people to explore the wide range of styles, challenges, and learning opportunities that indoor climbing has to offer.
About the Role
This is a Level 2 role, so you’ll already have solid experience setting boulders and be confident working without supervision during a set. You’ll take ownership of your work, meeting deadlines while maintaining a high standard of quality and attention to detail. Experience setting routes is a bonus, but not essential.
You’ll be confident working at height and using equipment safely and efficiently, playing an active role in maintaining a safe working environment for the whole team.
We’re a collaborative setting team, so you’ll be comfortable both giving and receiving feedback. You’ll be able to contribute ideas, adapt based on input, and thrive in a professional and feedback-rich team.
We’re therefore looking for someone who’s motivated by opportunities to learn and improve. You don’t need to be the most well-rounded setter on day one, but you should be willing to step outside your comfort zone, develop new styles, and take ownership of your progression.
The role is physically demanding, and you’ll need the fitness and resilience to manage full set days while maintaining consistency.
You’ll be comfortable setting across a range of styles. Experience bouldering and setting at higher grades and/or routes is beneficial, but not essential.
This role would suit someone looking for the flexibility of a week-on, week-off pattern, combined with the stability of an in-house position.
What We Offer
- Week-on/week-off working pattern
- Physio allowance
- Workwear allowance (basically free climbing shoes)
- A collaborative and supportive team environment.
- The chance to contribute to the creativity and atmosphere of The Boardroom.
- Competitive pay and a range of benefits.
Hours: Alternating weeks – minimum requirement (more may be available for the right candidate)
Week 1: Monday and Tuesday 9-5pm,
Week 2: Off
Week 3: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9-5pm
Week 4: Off
Pay: £ circa freelance rate (depending on experience) + benefits
Successful candidates will be invited for interview and a trial shift with our team of setters.
If you think you will be a reat fit please email your covering letter and CV to work@theboardroomclimbing.com ASAP
We hire based on merit and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. If you need any adjustments to help you through the process, just let us know.
Essential Criteria
People & Communication
- Communicates route ideas, intentions and changes clearly and effectively to the team.
- Actively seeks, accepts and applies feedback in a constructive way.
- Contributes positively to team discussions, balancing confidence with openness and respect for others’ views.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal awareness, supporting a collaborative and professional team environment.
Health & Safety
- Consistently applies safe working practices without supervision.
- Works confidently and efficiently at height (ladders/ropes), following all safety procedures.
- Competent and safe in the use of power tools.
- Actively contributes to a safe working environment (e.g. awareness of others, speaking up where needed).
Dependability & Ownership
- Consistently punctual, prepared, and reliable.
- Independently manages own workload and workspace and meets deadlines.
- Takes ownership of workload, maintaining standards without the need for close supervision.
- Balances speed and quality in line with business priorities.
Adaptability & Attitude to Feedback
- Responds positively and professionally to feedback, making effective adjustments to blocs
- Comfortable taking on feedback and tweaking to achieve the desired outcome.
- Is solution-focused even when in a high-pressure or fast-paced environment.
Drive & Learning Mindset
- Demonstrates clear motivation to improve and develop as a setter.
- Actively seeks opportunities to learn (e.g. feedback, observation, external inspiration).
- Takes initiative to problem-solve and improve routes independently.
Practical & Technical Skills
- Active in injury prevention.
- Physically capable of sustaining full set days while maintaining quality.
- Confident working independently at height.
- Competent in drill use and general equipment handling.
- Applies a solid working knowledge of climbing movement and techniques up to and including V7/8
Route Setting Ability
- Produces boulders that are engaging and appropriate to the grade.
- Demonstrates a range of movement and an understanding of different climbing styles.
- Maintains a consistent standard across multiple routes within a set.
- Able to identify when a route is not working and take steps to improve it.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience setting across a wide range of styles (e.g. comp-style, outdoor-inspired).
- Strong creativity and originality in route design.
- Ability to critically evaluate routes and articulate reasoning independently.
- Broad climbing experience (indoor and/or outdoor, ropes and boulders) that informs setting style.
- Experience setting routes.
- Awareness of inclusivity in route setting and ability to apply this consistently.