Founding Director of Golf Development — Elite Junior Golf

Locus Golf Prep Academy; Paradise Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package under development

Job summary

Locus Golf Prep Academy is building a premium day school for competitive junior golfers in grades 6-12 in the Scottsdale-Phoenix area. We seek a founding Director of Golf Development to design and lead the program alongside experienced educational leadership.

This is an opportunity to bring coaching expertise into a salaried leadership role and help build, test, and document a distinctive player-development methodology.

Qualifications

• Five or more years experience coaching competitive junior golfers.
• Evidence of sustained player development; experience for college golf valued.
• PGA membership or comparable professional qualifications.
• Coaching approach develops student independence with high expectations.
• Ability to use assessment and competition data to refine development plans.
• Strong family communication, team leadership and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Willingness to test assumptions and document a repeatable methodology.
• Commitment to student safety, professional boundaries, and school responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess each player's technical skills, competitive performance, practice habits, and developmental needs.
• Create and regularly review individual development plans with measurable goals.
• Lead instruction in swing mechanics, short game, putting, course management, and competitive preparation.
• Teach students to plan effective practice, evaluate their performance, and make thoughtful adjustments.
• Design individual tournament schedules, prepare players for competition, and lead post-tournament reviews.
• Develop the golf operating budget, including tournament entry fees and planned travel.
• Help recruit and supervise additional coaching staff as enrollment and resources allow.
• Coordinate with academic staff and appropriate specialists on schedules, fitness, recovery, and student progress.
• Build constructive family relationships through clear expectations and regular communication.
• Contribute to founding-family meetings, admissions conversations, and program presentations.

Skills

Junior golf coaching

Player development

PGA membership

Data-driven plans

Family communication

Team leadership

Coaching methodology

Safety & boundaries

Job description

Locus Golf Prep Academy is building a premium day school for competitive junior golfers in grades 6-12 in the Scottsdale-Phoenix area. We seek a founding Director of Golf Development to design and lead the program alongside experienced educational leadership.

This is an opportunity to bring coaching expertise into a salaried leadership role and help build, test, and document a distinctive player-development methodology.