Emma Banney
Kensington
Summary
With four years experience working in climbing gyms, my maintenance of a quality standard of work allowed my ongoing employment at Pulse Climbing Adamstown, located in Newcastle. My ongoing roles roles in coaching positions, running belay and boulder inductions, cleaning and more, have lead me to be highly safety oriented, and I am extremely proficient working in the climbing gym setting.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Rock Climbing Instructor
Pulse Climbing Adamstown
02.2021 - 02.2025
- Extensive experience in providing quality safety inductions, regularly explaining gym-specific safety falls and rules for boulder walls as well as informing customers of correct bouldering etiquette.
- Additional experience in operating top ropes, teaching customers correct belay technique and safety.
- Ongoing role as one of my gym's youth clinic coordinators where I was responsible for coaching primary school aged children in our term and holiday programs, explaining various techniques including footwork, balance, reading beta and more.
- Knowledge of climbing gear and brands with responsibility to sell customers suitable climbing shoes and harnesses.
- Barista training provided by my gym to properly operate our cafe area.
- Maintained high cleanliness standards through regular completion of wiping and pressure washing holds, deep cleaning bathrooms, mopping, vacuuming and more.
- Experience with money handling and operating tills, as well as gym specific operations such as putting through online waivers and incident/injury reports.
- Provided exceptional customer service, interacting with customers with a high degree of friendliness and professionalism as part of a supportive climbing community.
- Role in the maintenance of bouldering areas, where I was scheduled to fix crash mats and ensure the safety of the facilities.
- Asked to apply for role of social media manager for my gym, however was unable to do so as I moved shortly after.
Placement and Work Experience at Primary Schools
Malabar Public School, Charlestown South Public
09.2024 - Current
- Roles in assisting educating primary school aged children, specifically stage 1 and early stage 1.
- Experience teaching subject areas such as PDH/PE, literacy, numeracy, HSIE, art and more.
Work Experience in Architecture
M3 Architecture
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Experience in a professional setting and an office environment where I sat in on formal meetings, consultations and more.
- Shown various programs and computer operations for design.
- Toured construction sites and demonstrated correct use of PPE.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Primary Education
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW01-2028
Skills
- Quality safety regulation
- Attentive and quick learner
- Youth coaching experience
- Initiative
- Interpersonal and social skills
- Customer engagement
Certification
- Working With Children's Check
- Certificate IV in music theory and performance
Timeline
Placement and Work Experience at Primary Schools
Malabar Public School, Charlestown South Public
09.2024 - Current
Work Experience in Architecture
M3 Architecture
08.2023 - 09.2023
Rock Climbing Instructor
Pulse Climbing Adamstown
02.2021 - 02.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Primary Education
University of New South Wales
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