Pickleball Instructor

Life Time Inc.; Humble (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Time Inc. is hiring a pickleball instructor to teach private lessons, lead group programs, and grow a robust coaching book of business at our Humble, TX facility. You will coordinate leagues and mixers, focusing on student-centered, rally-based teaching to drive member engagement and revenue.

The role emphasizes excellent customer service, strong teaching ability, and building positive relationships across all ages, with on-court activity and collaboration with membership teams.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills and friendly attitude.
• Proven teaching style for pickleball instruction.
• Strong communication and organizational abilities.
• Comfortable with all age groups and building member relationships.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and remain active on court.

Responsibilities

• Teach private pickleball lessons and group programming to grow skills.
• Develop safe, professional lessons and programs to encourage ongoing participation.
• Create member experiences through programs, tournaments, and events; maintain facilities.

Skills

Customer service

Teaching

Communication

Time management

Organization

Relationship building

Physical endurance

Education

HS Graduate or Equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Teach private pickleball lessons and group programming. Coordinate pickleball leagues and mixers. Embrace and execute student centered learning and rally based teaching. Grow your book and revenue to meet and exceed personal and department financial goals. Demonstrate member centric customer service to encourage repeat business and referrals.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Monitors, demonstrates, and instructs students during pickleball lessons on proper techniques, tactics, and strategies to improve their overall pickleball game. Personally teaches on court on average 30+ hours per week.
• Develops safe, professional, and comprehensive pickleball lessons and programs to ensure students develop along a pathway that will encourage continued involvement and a positive Net Promoter Score.
• Creates exceptional member experiences by involving members with programs, tournaments, and special events, fully utilizing available marketing support and tools, and ensures the pickleball facilities and equipment used for pickleball are clean, organized and in good working condition.
• Participates in the system wide sales effort with Membership Advisors and Member Activities, ensuring pickleball is an integral component of the Life Time brand. Attends specific meetings related to pickleball.
  

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills, friendly, outgoing, and positive attitude
• Thorough knowledge of the game of pickleball and possesses effective teaching styles and techniques
• Excellent communication, time management, and organization skills
• Comfortable working with all age groups and building positive relationships with members and team members
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, reach, climb and lift up to 50 pounds
  

Education:

• HS Graduate or Equivalent
  

Years of Experience:

• 1-2 Years
  

Licenses / Certifications / Registrations:

• Within 6 months of hire must completed one of the following certifications: International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) and/or Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR)
  

Preferred:

• CPR and AED Certified
  

Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.