Pickleball Coach

Sportime | John McEnroe Tennis Academy; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary Sportime membership

401k with employer match

Job summary

SPORTIME is hiring a part-time Pickleball Coach to lead group and private lessons for adults and juniors at our facilities. You will promote the club, deliver high-quality coaching, and help upsell programs to members.

Applicants should have on-court coaching experience, strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to teach technical and tactical pickleball skills. Weekend availability is preferred and appearance must be neat and SPORTIME branded.

Qualifications

• Able to work in a team and independently.
• Experience coaching on-court with private and group lessons.
• Excellent verbal communication and customer service.
• Sales skills to promote programs and memberships.
• Able to teach technical and tactical pickleball skills.
• Must be on court ready to teach at scheduled times.

Responsibilities

• Perform group and private lessons for adults and juniors at all levels.
• Maintain strong member and prospect relationships.
• Organize and maintain a neat working environment on and off court.
• Communicate with Pickleball Director and fellow Pickleball Coaches.
• Deliver best-in-class customer service and upsell programming.
• Ensure facility is clean and in good order and independent of shifts.
• Abide by SPORTIME policies and wear SPORTIME attire.

Skills

Teamwork

On-court coaching experience

Oral communication

Sales skills

Program promotion

Technical and tactical coaching

High level playing ability

Job description

Since 1994, SPORTIME has been proud to operate the finest tennis and sports facilities in New York State. SPORTIME’s 20 club locations most recently expanded to include the iconic Port Washington Tennis Academy, now SPORTIME Port Washington. SPORTIME currently offers 192 indoor and outdoor tennis courts and 131 pickleball courts, as well as rinks, turf, camps, gyms and more, at sites across Long Island, in NYC, in Westchester and in the NY Capital Region. SPORTIME clubs are state-of-the-art, yet affordable, and feature the best tennis, pickleball, sports and camp facilities and programs, including the John McEnroe Tennis Academy (JMTA) and SPORTIME Volleyball Club (VBC). SPORTIME clubs serve individuals of every age and athletic ability, 365 days a year.

JOB SUMMARY

The Pickleball Coach must be able to professionally monitor their own schedule; instruct a variety of lesson types; promote the company; and up-sell members on programming.

Job Responsibilities

• Perform group and private lessons, for both adults and juniors, and for all levels.
• Maintain strong professional relationships with members and prospects.
• Organize and maintain a neat working environment on and off court.
• Communicate with Pickleball Director and fellow Pickleball Coaches.
• Deliver best-in-class customer service.
• Communicate with clientele to up-sell programming and give feedback on performance.
• Ensure that the facility is kept clean and tidy.
• Abide by all SPORTIME policies and procedures.
• Present a neat and well groomed appearance at all times, and wear SPORTIME attire as required.
• Be on court prepared to teach and begin all lessons at scheduled starting time.
• Ensure that your schedule is correct on a daily and weekly basis and that you have the necessary resources (courts, training aids, etc) to teach your lesson.

Skills Required

• Be able to work as part of a team as well as on your own.
• Experience working on court in private and group scenarios.
• Have excellent oral communication skills.
• Have sales skills to promote programs.
• Ability to speak intelligently to players about programs and membership.
• Ability to teach technical and tactical skills.
• Ability to play at a high level and play with students / other players if/when necessary.

COMPENSATION

$25.00 - $35.00 per hour

SCHEDULE

Part-time with weekend availability preferred.

BENEFITS

• Member benefits- Employees receive complimentary Sportime membership and are eligible to use club facilities, including tennis, fitness and sports, to participate in club programs on a complimentary or discounted basis, and to receive discounts on retail and other purchases.
• 401k Plan with employer match – Employees are eligible to enroll in Sportime’s 401k retirement plan, with matching, after they have completed one year of continuous service, worked at least 1000 hours in such calendar or anniversary year, and are over 21 years old.

Sportime is an Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages and seeks workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender(including pregnancy and gender identity), marital status, disability, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.