Assistant Tennis Professional

Salary

$28.00 Hourly

Location

Raleigh, NC

Job Type

Permanent Part-Time

Job Number

Department

PRCR - Recreation

Opening Date

10/17/2025

Closing Date

10/31/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Work Hours

Monday -Thursday 10 am-12 pm, 4 pm - 8 pm and Saturday 9 am - 1 pm

Hiring Range

$28.00

Raleigh Parks is looking for a year-round Assistant Tennis Professional to work at Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center. Successful candidates will be highly proficient tennis players who effectively communicate with groups of juniors and adults. Come join a team dedicated to broadening the base of junior and adult tennis players as they learn this sport of a lifetime. The Assistant Tennis Professional works with the Head Tennis Professional to efficiently increase the number of juniors and adults who can independently play full court matches. The program focuses on effective and efficient lesson plans and instructor training to provide high quality low cost on court instruction.

About Us:

Millbrook Exchange Tennis Center, a 23-court tennis facility in Northeast Raleigh and is a part of the Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department.

About You:

The ideal candidate is outgoing, has confidence in front of groups, has great interpersonal skills with both juniors and adults and would be open to following lesson plans.

Work Hours:

The ideal candidate must be available to teach groups: Monday -Thursday 10 am-12 pm, 4 pm - 8 pm and Saturday 9 am - 1 pm. There is also the opportunity for additional hours teaching private lessons.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

On court tennis instruction:

• Junior + Adult groups organized by the city
• Monday -Thursday 10 am-12 pm, 4 pm - 8 pm and Saturday 9 am - 1 pm
• March – November
• Junior + Adult privates organized by the instructor:
• Any times outside the times mentioned above

Typical Playing Qualifications:

• NTRP rating of 3.5 or higher
• High school / college team experience
• Tournament experience

Typical Teaching Experience:

• 2 years or more of junior + adult group instruction
• 2 years or more of junior + adult private instruction
• 1 year or more of team practice

Preferred Qualifications:

• RSPA or PTR certification

ADA and Other Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work:

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in both the field and in an indoor office environment with frequent exposure to hazardous physical conditions (such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibration, etc.); frequent exposure to atmospheric conditions (such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, etc.); moderate exposure to hazardous materials (such as chemicals, blood and other body fluids); frequent exposure to environmental conditions (such as disruptive people, imminent danger, or a threatening environment); frequent exposure to extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and movement restrictions; and moderate exposure intense noise or travel.

City of Raleigh is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request.

Employer

City of Raleigh North Carolina

Address

222 W. Hargett St.

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27601

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