Pickleball Pro
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Sports/Fitness/Wellness
Health / Fitness / Gym / Pilates, Recreation & Leisure
Overview
Position Summary:
Teach private pickleball lessons and group programming. Coordinate pickleball leagues and mixers. Embrace and execute student centered learning and rally based teaching. Grow your book and revenue to meet and exceed personal and department financial goals. Demonstrate member centric customer service to encourage repeat business and referrals.
- Monitor, demonstrate, and instruct students during pickleball lessons on proper techniques, tactics, and strategies to improve their overall game. Personally teach on court an average of 30+ hours per week between tennis and pickleball combined.
- Develop safe, professional, and comprehensive pickleball lessons and programs to ensure students develop along a pathway that will encourage continued involvement and a positive Net Promoter Score.
- Create exceptional member experiences by involving members with programs, tournaments, and special events, fully utilizing available marketing support and tools, and ensuring the tennis facilities and equipment used for pickleball are clean, organized, and in good working condition.
- Participate in system-wide sales efforts with Membership Advisors and Member Activities, ensuring pickleball is an integral component of the Life Time brand. Attend specific meetings related to pickleball.
Required Qualifications
- Excellent customer service skills, friendly, outgoing, and positive attitude
- Thorough knowledge of the game of pickleball and effective teaching styles and techniques
- Excellent communication, time management, and organization skills
- Comfortable working with all age groups and building positive relationships with members and team members
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, reach, climb and lift up to 50 pounds
- HS Graduate or Equivalent
- 1-2 Years
- Within 6 months of hire must complete one of the following certifications:
International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) and/or Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR)
- CPR and AED Certified
This is an hourly position that pays the higher of $15 per hour or minimum wage for all hours worked, with additional service incentive of 40% of eligible on-court revenue generated.
BenefitsAll team members receive the following benefits while working for Life Time:
- A fully subsidized membership
- Discounts on Life Time products and services
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company discretionary match (21 years of age and older)
- Training and professional development
- Paid sick leave where required by law
Full-time Team Members are eligible for additional benefits, including:
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Short term and long term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Pre-tax flexible spending and dependent care plans
- Parental leave and adoption assistance
- Paid time off, including 5 to 20 vacation days per calendar year (based on tenure) and paid sick leave
- Deferred compensation plan, if the team member meets the required income threshold
Life Time is a place for everyone. As an organization, we are committed to an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that respects and celebrates the unique contributions of each individual while ensuring we remain an equal opportunity employer that recruits, hires, trains and promotes based on merit and qualifications.
Additional InformationLocation:
Skokie, IL (as applicable) — Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Life Time Inc. by 2x. Apply BELOW
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