Head Pickleball/Tennis Professional

Head Pickleball/Tennis Professional

Job Category: Tennis

Requisition Number: HEADT024504

Location: Lakewood National GC, Bradenton, FL 34211, USA

Description

Head Pickleball/Tennis Professional

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Racquet Sports

Reports to: Director of Racquet Sports

General Purpose:

Provide Pickleball and Tennis lessons for community and outside guests, facilitate group events, and establish community programming. He will train and hire a teaching professional staff that will operate under Troon golf's customer service standards.

Essential Duties:

Supervises all Pickleball and Tennis play and proper charging of fees, and rental of equipment.

Initiates, directs and promotes pickleball/tennis clinics, special events and programs to attract and maintain members' racquet sports interests.

Provides beginning through advanced instruction (private and group) for all levels of players.

Implements and develops lesson programs for mostly adults and some juniors.

Enforces all club rules and regulations governing the use of the club/facility, its equipment and other properties.

Works cooperatively with other departments to develop combined programs for the membership.

Ensures proper inspection of the courts/facilities daily prior to the start of play and ascertain that all necessary maintenance has been performed and the courts are in a safe working order. Reports any maintenance problems to the department manager or Maintenance Manager.

Monitors court usage including special events, clinics and lessons.

Responsible for training, planning, assigning, evaluating performance, addressing complaints and resolving problems in the absence of Director.

Manages department members that may include, but are not limited to: Tennis Instructors, Tennis Merchandise Clerks, court maintenance staff.

Assures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate. Develops ongoing training programs.

Monitors business volume forecast and plans accordingly in areas of manpower, productivity, costs and other expenses.

Responsible for implementing and maintaining excellent service to achieve guest satisfaction.

Regular and reliable attendance.

Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.

Teach lessons to community, guests, and outside members

Ability to establish a Junior Program

Coordinate with the various tennis associations to secure business during off-peak times

Education/Experience:

Associate's degree (AA); and four-six years related experience as a head tennis professional/instruction; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands:

Frequently stands, walks, uses hands; talks and hears, reaches with hands and arms, climbs, balances; stoops, kneels, crouches, or crawls. Occasionally sits. Regularly lifts up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifts to 50 pounds. Revised 1/09

Environment/Noise:

Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions. Noise level is moderate.

Certificates/Licenses:

CPR, First Aid Certification, Teaching Certification (Tennis/pickleball), Member of Professional Pickleball/Tennis Association

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences:

Ability to read and speak English may be required to perform the duties of the job (e.g. the associates may be required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).

Possess DUPR (or equivalent) and/or U.S.T.A. rating of 5.0 or better.

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.