What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tennis Teaching Professional/Assistant Head Pro position at Des Moines Golf and Country Club?
Job Location
1600 JORDAN CREEK PKWY - WEST DES MOINES, IA
Position Type
Position Type
Full Time
Job Title: Tennis Teaching Professional/Assistant Head Pro
Supervisor: Head Tennis Professional
Supervises: No direct reports.
Partners with Head Tennis Professional to develop and schedule part-time coaching staff.
General Summary:
The Tennis Teaching Professional/Assistant Head Pro interacts with members through teaching lessons, clinics, and tournaments, and actively helps in coach, player, and program development. Member experience is the Tennis Professional’s primary responsibility.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teaches tennis ~30-35 hours per week.
- ~5-10 Admin hours per week (including but not limited to one Pro Shop shift per week)
- Teach and assist with program planning and communication, group lessons, private lessons, and assist with any Junior and Adult program events as needed.
- Help coordinate and run USTA tournaments, social events, and other programming.
- Collaborate with the Head Tennis Professional and our team and members to design, implement, and continuously refine our Junior Tennis Program.
- Teach and assist with planning camps; includes summer, winter, and special holiday camps.
- Organize and lead small group Junior Tournament travel squads.
- Partnering with our team to deliver members and their guests a great experience.
- Stay up to date with industry teaching developments and incorporate them into teaching.
- Other duties as assigned by Head Tennis Professional.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Positive, encouraging, organized, highly motivated, prompt, and enthusiastic.
- Able to deliver information clearly, concisely, and timely.
- A customer service attitude and passionate about the sport of tennis.
- Available to work a full schedule year-round, including nights and weekends.
- Tennis coaching experience of all ages and skill levels for a minimum of 1 year preferred.
- USTA NTRP of 4.5 or equivalent experience is preferred.
- College tennis experience required.
- PTR, RSPA (formerly the USPTA) or ITF Certified (or willing to become and maintain certification).
- Safe Play approved (or willing to become and maintain approved status).
- Willing to drive vehicles up to 12-passenger vans for group tournament travel.
Work Environment:
- Competitive compensation for on-court hours and administration hours.
- Benefits include but are not limited to: 85% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums covered by the Club. PTO beginning on your first paycheck. Long Term, Short Term and Life Insurance is covered 100% by the Club. Free Meals while working. Multiple employee events offered throughout the year. Holiday Pay as well as Floating Holiday options when working. 401k with company match after one year of service.
Our Core Values:
- Respect: We treat members and employees with dignity and respect
- Integrity: We do the right thing in everything we do
- Communication: We are transparent and honest in our dealings
- Leadership: We lead by example
- Quality: We are dedicated to providing service at levels consistent with our vision
- Teamwork: We work together to deliver our mission
- Come join a FANTASTIC team that has a culture of inclusiveness and innovation alongside a thriving membership!
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
