10 & Under Tennis Professional
Rochester Athletic Club
Position Title: 10 and Under Tennis Professional
Departments: Racquet Sports
Classification: Full Time Associate Approved By: Racquet Sports Director
Position Reports To: Racquet Sports Director
Positions Supervised: None
POSITION PURPOSE
The Rochester Athletic Club is seeking a self-driven individual to work as a full-time 10 & Under Tennis Professional. The main job responsibility is to guide our younger players through red, orange and green ball pathways. The ideal candidate would be task-oriented, proactive, pay close attention to detail, have appropriate communication skill to provide a member first experience. Other expectations include overseeing and participating in tennis tournaments, mixers and other related tennis functions.
- You are socially-focused with specific attention spent on building and maintaining relationships.
- You are helpful and make sound and thoughtful decisions.
- You have a sincere appreciation for people and know how to motivate and build consensus.
- You respond positively to pressure and you appreciate a challenging, fast pace.
- You like a variety of tasks and can handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- You lead by example with your knowledge and expertise.
- You have a persuasive "selling" communication style and you understand open, flowig communicaiton is important.
- You are attentive to details and handled change constructively.
- You appreciate working in a team environment and are willing to help when needed.
ABOUT US
- We are a family owned and operated business since 1993 in Rochester, Minnesota
- The Rochester Athletic Club (RAC) has 11 indoor courts, 6 outdoor clay courts, and 2 outdoor hard courts.
- We are large multi-purpose fitness facility with a dedicated family entertainment center.
- We value having a positive impact in members' lives.
A big part of our success?
- Rochester, Minnesota is home to the Mayo Clinic ranked as the #1 hospital in U.S. News & World Report.
- Rochester is the third largest Minnesota city ranking #5 in the top 100 nation-wide cities to live on livability.com two years consecutively.
- We hire great people, treat them well and reward them for their excellence.
- The Rochester Athletic Club (RAC) provides competitive pay, paid time off, long term disability, paid holidays and contributes to medical and 401K programs to name a few.
- The RAC is a place to build a career, not just do a job.
- Education/Certification: United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) 10U Teaching Cetification OR Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) 10U Certification and a USTA rating of 3.5 or higher
- Experience Required: A minimum of three (3) years teaching experience, knowledge to build a player from red, orange and green ball level juniors, extensive 10 and under junior tennis teaching experience as well as experience with adult groups and teams.
- Skills/Abilities: Competent oral and written communication, enjoys teaching participants and club members of all ages and levels, works well indepentently, effective communication with co-workers, ability to provide excellent customer service, enthusiastic and outgoing personality, ability to assist, direct and coordinate others, works well on a team and is willing to assist fellow professionals, analytical, creative, problem-solving as well as time management skills.
- Flexibility: Must be available to work nights, wekends and some holidays: including speacial events and tournaments.
START DATE
September 1, 2021 (possibility to start earlier)
LET'S TALK
We would like to talk further with you, to determine if the full-time 10 and Under Tennis Professional position might be the right fit for you. Simply send your resume and cover letter to Ben Maes, Racquet Sports Director at bmaes@racmn.com.
