POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the guidance of the Program Director, the Pickleball Instructor teaches the Pickleball individual lessons, group lessons and clinics. The instructor is responsible for planning, organizing, and documenting each lesson.

OUR CULTURE:
Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Organizes, plans, and executes all Pickleball activities for enrolled participants.
• Prepare for special program presentations.
• Monitors the area at all times to ensure safety, and immediately makes changes as necessary.
• Provides a positive environment for all participants, and actively encourages participation to ensure growth and development.
• Exemplifies appropriate behavior and is a role model for participants; actively listens to all participants and shows patience, understanding, and respect for others.
• Exercises effective problem-solving techniques, tackles issues directly and makes timely decisions based upon logical conclusions of factual information
• Ensures that the Association provides its services with sensitivity to the cultural differences that are present among the Association’s employees, clients, members, and volunteers
• Immediately reports all unusual incidents or accidents to the Program Director, and fills out all applicable and necessary reports.
• Records daily attendance and maintains accurate and complete records.
• Ensures the program space is neat, orderly and free of all safety impediments.
• Develops and fosters interpersonal relationships between participants, and is pro-active creating an environment of cooperation, friendliness, and helpfulness towards staff, members and program participants.
• Develops and maintains age-appropriate activities.
• Develops and maintains age-appropriate activities.
• Ensures all necessary supplies are on hand and well maintained at all times.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings.
• Responsible for upholding all staff safety requirements including cleaning protocols throughout the day, as required by my department.
• All other duties as required and necessary

• Must be at least 16 years old with youth sport instruction experience
• Demonstrated youth sport instructor skills with ability to observe and instruct participants in proper technique necessary for swimming, biking, and running
• Must be people oriented, possess professional communication and organizational skills
• Must have a passion for helping others, patience, and the ability to adjust to evolving situations
• Ability to work well with youth and adults in a largely diverse population
• Must complete new employee trainings and department onboarding

Our mission and core values are brought to life by our culture. In the Y, we strive to live our cause of strengthening communities with purpose and intentionality every day. We are welcoming: we are open to all. We are a place where you can belong and become. We are genuine: we value you and embrace your individuality. We are hopeful: we believe in you and your potential to become a catalyst in the world. We are nurturing: we support you in your journey to develop your full potential. We are determined: above all else, we are on a relentless quest to make our community stronger beginning with you.