Pickleball Instructor (certified) - Burlington Pickleball Complex - The Sports Facilities Companies
Burlington, NC
About the Job
SPORTS INSTRUCTOR – Burlington Pickleball Complex
Sports Facilities Management, LLC
LOCATION: Burlington, NC
DEPARTMENT: SPORTS
REPORTS TO: GENERAL MANAGER STATUS: PART TIME (NON-EXEMPT)
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
The Burlington Pickleball Complex is a premier sport, recreation, and entertainment destination focused on improving the health and economic vitality of Burlington, NC. You will be joining a championship level team focused on fun, fulfillment, and service built to enrich the community as well as your career and personal growth
The Burlington Pickleball Complex is managed by Sports Facilities Management, LLC (SFM), a Sports Facilities Companies (SFC) organization. SFC is the nation's leading resource for managing and developing sports, recreation, wellness, and events facilities. We provide a highly collaborative and supportive culture that raises our team members to new levels of career growth. Together, we will carve a path in a hyper-growing industry where you will enjoy the journey and learn from the industry's best while having some fun.
SFC was awarded national recognition as a Top Workplace and is considered a workplace of choice. Our mission-focused company is highly entrepreneurial, team-oriented with a culture centered on collaboration, accountability, excellence, and service. We are growing rapidly and looking for high performers at every level to grow with us.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Sports Instructors will run the facility's sports programs, including, but not limited to: leagues, developmental classes, after-school/home school programs, clinics, camps, private/semi-private training sessions, and birthday parties.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Teaching relevant skills, tactics, and techniques to a wide range of athletes, individuals and group
- Monitoring, evaluating, and enhancing athlete performance and needs.
- Providing suitable feedback via positivity, encouragement, example, and motivation
- Demonstrating an activity clearly by breaking down the task or technique into a sequence
- Friendly and courteous with athletes, parents, and Burlington Pickleball Complex members
- Identifying athlete strengths and areas for development
- Ensuring a safe environment for all athletes
- Implementing the curriculum in an accurate, creative, positive, and efficient fashion
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- Familiar with contemporary coaching methodology
- Neat in appearance and professional in manner and communication
- Inspires confidence and self-belief
- Open to team coaching opportunities as they arise
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- At least 2 years of appropriate coaching/teaching sport programs for athletes of various ages and aptitudes
- Must have excellent interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills
- Must be a team player
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, predominately after-school and weekends
- Must possess current CPR/FIRST AID certifications, or willingness to obtain within a specified period
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Must be able to move or lift lightweight equipment.
- Position requires standing and activity for extended periods of time (indoors or outdoors), squatting, stooping, jogging, or bending into awkward positions while performing job functions.