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The Sun Valley Tennis Center has summer openings for Tennis Instructors. Our Instructors will help promote, teach, and coordinate adult in-house leagues and tennis socials. They will also provide group and individual tennis lessons. Full-time or part-time positions are available.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides group and individual tennis lessons as assigned by Tennis Professional
- Help promote, teach, and coordinate adult in-house leagues and tennis socials
- Communicate with the Head Tennis Professional to schedule and publicize club tennis events
- Assists with special tennis events and tournaments
- Administrative work includes purchasing trophies for special events, recording court reservations and lesson appointments, answering the phone in the Pro Shop, and invoicing member purchases
- Supervises other tennis staff, including Tennis Shop salespersons, adult mixers, and other events
- Occasionally writes tennis articles for the club newsletter and website
- Manages inventory of Tennis Shop; interacts with purchase personnel to acquire merchandise for resale
- Assists the Tennis Professional and completes other appropriate tasks assigned by the Tennis Professional
- Other duties may be assigned
Qualifications:
- An undergraduate major in Physical Education or Sports Management is desirable
- Collegiate or High School team experience is desirable, preferably with a 4.5 or above rating
- Two to three years of competitive playing experience and/or tennis supervisory experience
- Experience running or teaching junior development programs
- Knowledge of court maintenance
- Able to promote and teach private and group lessons to juniors and adults
- Has represented a tennis club in its respective Pro-Am Tournament
- Ability to re-string, re-grip, and repair rackets, or desire to learn
- Flexibility to work weekends and holidays
- Engage in physical activities like standing for long periods, walking, and utilizing hands for tasks that involve gripping, handling, poking, and reaching
- Can safely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds