Tennis Professional

La Paloma Country Club is excited to announce the exceptional career opportunity of Tennis Professional with a focus on Junior Tennis Clinics. Qualified candidates will thrive in a hospitality environment and be highly focused on providing superior service.
Key Responsibilities for the Tennis Professional:

• Supervises all tennis play and proper charging of fees, and rental of equipment.
• Initiates, directs and promotes tennis clinics, special events and programs in an effort to attract and maintain members' tennis interests.
• Provides beginning through advanced instruction (private and group) for all levels of players.
• Implements and develops lesson programs for adults and juniors.
• Enforces all club rules and regulations governing the use of the club/facility, its equipment and other property.
• Properly represents the club in state or national events as time will permit.
• Prepares a monthly calendar of events.
• Works cooperatively with other departments to develop combined programs for the membership.
• Ensures proper inspection of the courts/facilities on a daily basis prior to the start of play and ascertain that all necessary maintenance has been performed and the courts are in a safe working order.Reports any maintenance problems to the department manager or Maintenance Manager.
• Monitors court usage including special events, clinics and lessons.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding, and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Manages department members that may include, but is not limited to: Tennis Instructors.
• Assures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate. Develops ongoing training programs.
• Monitors business volume forecast and plans accordingly in areas of manpower, productivity, costs and other expenses.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining excellent service to achieve guest satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications for the Tennis Professional:

• Must have Associate's degree (AA); or three to five years related experience as a head Tennis Professional/instruction; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be CPR, First Aid Certification, and have Teaching Certification (Tennis).

Other Qualifications:

• Possess U.S.T.A. rating of 5.0 or better.
• Regular and reliable attendance.