Israel and Jacob complete work experience at Climb Quest

In Climb Quest’s continued efforts to bridge the gap for young people, we hosted two work experience students from a local school. Both students, Israel and Jacob from Oakgrove Secondary, were offered a one-week placement to experience the world of leisure and worked across both our FOH and Climbing departments during their time.

During Israel and Jacob’s exit interviews, we asked them a few questions about their time with us.

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Israel said:

Why did you apply to do work experience at Climb Quest?

It looked like a fun place to work

What have you been doing as part of your work experience?

Helping with the climbing sessions, clipping in/ out and cleaning. I also done some FOH work where I communicated with customers.

What has been your favourite thing to do?

Working on the climbing arena, clipping in and out and cleaning the walls which helped with my fear of heights

What was your least favourite thing to do?

Learning how to use a carabiner as it was stressful

Are there any members of staff you would like to mention who have worked with you, and why?

Tamia, Carys, Archie and Paul were all super supportive, helped me remain calm and were easy to talk to

What are your top 3 new skills that you will take away with you after your experience with us?

Communication with customers, technical climbing skills and FOH operations

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Paul, Co-Centre Manager, comments:

'Israel was a pleasure to have for work experience and has all the qualities I would look for in an employee. He showed a genuine interest in the role, listened well to all instructions and asked many questions'

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Jacob said:

Why did you apply to do work experience at Climb Quest?

It would be an exciting opportunity to do something different

What have you been doing as part of your work experience?

Attending safety briefings and helping harness. A lot of the time I was clipping people in/ out of walls, cleaning some of the challenges and I also got involved with party hosting.

What has been your favourite thing to do?

Party hosting and catering/ hospitality

What was your least favourite thing to do?

It was all fun

Are there any members of staff you would like to mention who have worked with you, and why?

Eesa is a nice guy in general and he taught me some technical skills like a figure of eight knot

What are your top 3 new skills that you will take away with you after your experience with us?

Social skills, technical climbing skills and safety awareness

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Paul, Co-Centre Manager, comments:

'Jacob committed to the role and took on board all instructions well, his customer engagement was at a decent standard, and he was always happy to help all climbers. He adapted to all our different climbing sessions including SEND, toddler and school groups'

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Our team were pleased to host more placements this academic year to guide and support upcoming school leavers, and both students done exceptionally well to adapt to a busy leisure scene despite having no previous experience.

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