Assistant Tennis Professional

DESCRIPTION

Our Tennis Professionals are courteous and service-oriented, with our primary focus on providing the best possible experience for our membership during instruction, events, and daily interactions. While a strong tennis background is preferred, successful tenure at Charlotte Country Club will be a result of excellent teamwork, a positive attitude, and professionalism.

Essential Functions:

• Teach ladies' practices and camps, junior program, men's night, summer camps, and all other lesson requests that can be fulfilled; each coach teaches all levels and all ages of tennis players
• Remain highly organized, with both lesson book and online schedule kept up to date
• Assist in the preparation and execution of all tennis events
• Share responsibilities with other coaches to both organize and run the weekly Sunday Junior USTA matches
• Share responsibilities with other coaches to check in and/or greet all groups that come to play
• Observe any maintenance needs and to be hands-on in daily court and facility maintenance as needed
• Be prepared and knowledgeable of all facets of the tennis operations, and capable of opening, running, or closing down the tennis facility if needed
• Share responsibilities with other coaches to contribute to tennis-related club communication and publications
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• NTRP rating of 4.5 or higher, background as a tennis instructor, or recent experience on a varsity college tennis team
• A college degree is preferred
• High attention to detail
• Strong communication (both written and verbal) and listening skills
• Excellent teamwork and understanding of hospitality and personal service
• Professional appearance

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally teach all day without sitting down, other than a lunch break
• Ability to regularly lift 30 pounds
• Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to bend, reach and lift frequently.
• Indoor and outdoor - ability to tolerate all seasonal weather conditions.

Work Environment

• Must be able to handle a fast-paced, high-end, sophisticated environment

REQUIREMENTS

Charlotte Country Club was founded in 1910 and is located four miles east of uptown Charlotte, in the historic Plaza Midwood neighborhood. Charlotte Country Club is known as a top 50 private club in the US. Our team is responsible for upholding an "unparalleled country club experience" for our members and their guests through first impressions, kind and attentive service throughout their visit, and always a fond farewell. We focus on personalized service, exercising our ability to create memorable experiences on a daily basis.