Assistant Tennis Professional

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