Teaching Professional

Jekyll Island Authority • Jekyll Island, GA

360d

About The Position

Nestled under live oaks draped with moss and surrounded by manicured hedges and wild palmettos, the Jekyll Island Tennis Center is a public tennis facility featuring 13 Har-tru clay courts. We're adding a part-time teaching professional to join our team! The Teaching Professional's primary responsibilities are scheduling, and providing tennis lessons, clinics and camps, as well as assisting with court maintenance, and pro shop sales.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Has or will acquire USTA Safe Play Certification within 30 days of employment.
• Valid USPTA / PTR Tennis Professional Certification preferred.
• USTA Referee and/or League Coordinator Certification a plus.
• Minimum three (3) years experience teaching tennis; will consider any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position.
• Must possess basic computer knowledge in a Windows environment.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must have valid drivers license.

Nice To Haves

• USTA Referee and/or League Coordinator Certification.

Responsibilities

• Assists with organizing programs and arranges events, provides lessons, clinics, and camps, solicits convention and group tournament business, provides senior and junior tennis programs, and sells court times, etc.
• Assists with tennis center pro shop; monitors sales, orders merchandise, maintains inventory records, and reconciles sales operations.
• Attends various meetings and seminars to remain informed regarding USTA requirements for hosting tournaments and leagues; prepares and distributes various literature regarding upcoming events.
• Supervises, plans, and implements procedures for annual summer camps.
• Sets and adjusts court irrigation systems.
• Performs various public relations duties to market the tennis center as required by marketing.
• Instructs individuals and groups the game of tennis; teaches professionally.
• Provides customer service to all guests in a professional and courteous manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Parking
• Amenity passes
• Employee Discount
• Georgia Defined Contribution Plan (GDCP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees