Tennis Instructors and Site Directors

Job description

Position Title: Site Director/Instructor at United States Tennis Association-Pacific Northwest Section

Reports to: Regional Manager of Recreational Tennis

Status: Part-Time, Hourly and Seasonal; Up to 29 hours per week

Are you interested in seasonal and part-time employment? Are you responsible and looking to join a dynamic nonprofit organization and help deliver fun recreational tennis programs to kids, teens, and youth in local schools? Do you enjoy on-court training and mentorship? The United States Tennis Association-Pacific Northwest Section is hiring!

This position is PART-TIME and SEASONAL. Site Directors must be over 18 years of age before program start date. Instructors can be a minor (17 years of age or younger) and we encourage minors to apply. Minors should use this application to be considered.

Do you have a passion for helping kids get active, have fun, stay healthy, and learn important life skills? Do you want to be involved in an innovative, entrepreneurial, well-established and well-known nonprofit organization? Are you a leader who loves to work with people and provide excellent customer service? Then this position might just be in your court! The Pacific Northwest Section of the US Tennis Association (USTA PNW) is a 501(c)3 not-for profit organization which runs programs in schools, gyms, parks, community centers, and all types of indoor and outdoor spaces.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Create a welcoming, safe and fun learning environment for all participants.
• Communicate professionally with parents, partners, and community organizations when applicable.
• Provide instruction to participants in coordination with other staff.
• Document and inform Recreational Tennis Organizer of any schedule changes for Site Director and Instructors working.
• Ensure equipment set-up and tear down
• Check attendance roll for each session and check-out at the conclusion of each session.
• Oversee operations at the site for safety.
• Follow USTA/PNW protocols and procedures at all times (including all COVID-19 procedures and policies).
• Implement program curriculum and provide instruction at site.
• Oversee and maintain equipment. Transportation of equipment in personal vehicle may be required.
• Serve as a primary point person at the site for questions and concerns.
• Stay at site until all students have been picked up by authorized individuals.
• Perform marketing tasks including, but not limited to, hanging flyers, working marketing events, etc. as needed.
• Provide feedback on general programming to Regional Manager of Recreational Tennis.
• Other duties as assigned by Regional Manager of Recreational Tennis.
• Represent and support USTA facilities and NetGeneration to further PNW mission and initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Desire to work with children, and to be a positive role model.
• Strong communication and customer relations skills.
• Desire and ability to promote the game of tennis through games and activities.
• Ability to collaborate and lead instructors, volunteers, parents and families.
• Ability to facilitate programs and groups.
• Ability to pass a full background check and complete all SafeSport certification requirements.

Physical Demands + Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, speak or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; move around; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The ability to squat and bend over regularly.
• Program instruction may take place in indoor and outdoor facilities and may include extreme weather conditions.
• The ability to carry out repetitive motions regularly.
• The ability to lift and carry awkward items from one location to another.
• The ability to respond quickly to sounds and visual cues (such as alarms and/or safety concerns both on and off court).
• The ability to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces.
• The ability to see and respond to dangerous situations.
• The ability to work in extreme weather and indoor/outdoor conditions.
• This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 40 pounds.
• The USTA PNW will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and all amendments thereto, as well as any similar state laws and regulations.
• The USTA/PNW will not discriminate on the basis of disability and will not regard any employee as having a disability.

USTA PNW is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. USTA PNW is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know via email or phone at 503-718-3326.