Pickleball Lead

Life Time Inc.; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Time Inc. in Chesterfield, MO is seeking a Lead-Pickleball to provide management and leadership for club pickleball programming, including open play, clinics, mixers, leagues, tournaments and events.

The role promotes pickleball offerings to members, handles scheduling, billing and communication, and partners with Corporate Racquet Sports leaders on strategic changes and marketing initiatives. A background in pickleball, teaching experience, certification within six months, customer service

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of pickleball and ability to teach it to varied ages.
• Certification to teach pickleball required within six months of hire.
• Excellent customer service, friendly and positive attitude.
• Experience planning and executing events.
• Comfortable working with all age groups and building relationships.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• CPR and AED certified.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Develops, sells and teaches revenue-generating on-court programs.
• Interacts with members through on- and off-court activity and promotions.
• Provides administrative oversight of scheduling and billing.
• May supervise club pickleball staff and assist in training onboarding.

Skills

Pickleball expertise

Teaching pickleball

Certification within 6 months

Customer service

Event planning

Microsoft Office

Communication

CPR/AED certified

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Lead-Pickleball is responsible for providing overall management and leadership for club pickleball programming, including but not limited to open play, clinics, mixers, leagues, tournaments and events. The role promotes pickleball offerings through member engagement and handles administrative tasks related to programming, such as scheduling, billing, and communication. It partners with the Corporate Racquet Sports leaders on strategic changes to the program and broader marketing efforts and teaches revenue‑generating on‑court programs.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Develops, sells and teaches safe, professional and exciting revenue‑generating on‑court programs.
• Interacts with members through non‑revenue producing activity and off‑court program promotion (e.g., Open Play and Intro to Pickleball, information tables, coordinates marketing materials, member communication).
• Provides administrative oversight of the club's pickleball programming, including managing scheduling of programs and completing billing.
• May provide supervision to club pickleball staff, including working with the General Manager to scout and interview new pickleball staff team members and ensuring completion of their training and onboarding.

Position Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of the game of pickleball.
• Experience teaching pickleball.
• Pickleball teaching certification required within six months of hire.
• Excellent customer service skills, friendly, outgoing, and positive attitude.
• Experience planning and executing events.
• Comfortable working with all age groups and building positive relationships with members and team members.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Excellent communication, time management, and organization skills.
• CPR and AED certified.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, reach, climb and lift up to 50 pounds.

Preferred Requirements

• International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA), and/or Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR), and/or United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA).
• Experience with Life Time's internal scheduling software.

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.