Pickleball Leader

Life Time Inc.; Westfield (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Time Inc. is seeking a Pickleball Lead to manage club pickleball programming, including open play, clinics, leagues, tournaments and events. You will promote pickleball offerings through member engagement and handle scheduling, billing, and communications.

Collaborating with Corporate Racquet Sports, you will guide strategic program changes and help market the division’s services. The role emphasizes teaching revenue-generating on-court programs and may involve supervising staff, training

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of pickleball.
• Experience teaching pickleball.
• Certification in pickleball teaching within six months of hire.
• Excellent customer service skills and communication.
• Experience planning and executing events.
• Ability to work with all ages and build relationships with members and team.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• CPR and AED certification.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Develops, sells and teaches revenue-generating on-court programs.
• Interacts with members through non-revenue activities and on/off-court program promotion.
• Provides administrative oversight of scheduling and billing for pickleball programming.
• May supervise club pickleball staff in collaboration with the General Manager.

Skills

Pickleball knowledge

Teaching experience

Customer service

Event planning

Communication

Time management

Organization

CPR AED certified

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Pickleball Lead 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. Promotes pickleball offerings through member engagement and handles administrative tasks related to programming, such as scheduling, billing, and communication. Partners with the Corporate Racquet Sports leaders on strategic changes to the program and broader marketing efforts. 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 (i.e. Open Play and Intro to Pickleball, information tables, coordinates marketing materials, member communication, etc.)
• Provides administrative oversight of the clubs pickleball programming, including managing scheduling of programs, completes billing, etc.
• May provide supervision to club pickleball staff, including working with the General Manager to scout and interview new pickleball staff team members, ensuring the 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.