Level 3 Tennis Coach

Lawn Tennis Association; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent sports organization in Maidenhead is seeking a self-employed coach to join their established coaching team. The role involves running and developing individual lessons and performance groups for juniors and adults, alongside conducting holiday camps. Successful candidates must possess a Level 3 LTA accreditation, strong communication skills, and be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends. This is a great opportunity to contribute to a vibrant tennis community.

Qualifications

• Able to work daytime hours, evenings, and weekends.
• Must have a valid driving license and be able to travel between venues.
• Valid DBS check, First Aid, and Safeguarding certificates required.

Responsibilities

• Run and develop individual lessons for juniors and adults.
• Manage juniors performance and development groups.
• Conduct adult group sessions and holiday camps.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Enthusiasm

Organisation

Reliability

Self-development

Education

Level 3 LTA accreditation

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit a new, self employed member to our existing coaching team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established coaching team with an extensive performance and development program run in school term time as well as holiday camps in the school holidays. The successful candidate will help run and develop the existing program including:

• individual lessons (juniors and adults)
• juniors performance and development groups
• adult groups
• schools work
• holiday camps

Any candidates should hold a level 3 LTA accreditation. The position will involve working flexible daytime hours as well as evenings and weekends.

About Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Club

Maidenhead Lawn Tennis club is a welcoming and vibrant club with over 700 members. MLTC has 10 courts on site, all are floodlit, a further 2 courts in the local park and 3 courts covered by a dome in a local secondary school for the winter season.

We have an extensive coaching program for juniors at development and performance level and a thriving adult coaching program as well as many junior and adult teams who compete at county, regional and national level. Our adult program includes cardio tennis as well as classes for beginner to advanced standards.

Candidate profile

We are looking for someone to integrate into our current coaching team who is:

• Able to work daytime hours, evenings and weekends
• Enthusiastic and energised on court
• Strong communication skills
• Understand the need to self-develop and grow as a coach (CPD)
• Well organised
• Punctual and highly reliable
• Able to travel between venues so a driving licence is important
• Live within reasonable commuting distance from the club
• Level 3 qualified
• Accredited +
• Valid DBS check, First Aid and Safeguarding certificates