Current vacancies:
Head Coach
Job Summary
Waimairi Tennis Club is seeking to appoint a Head Coach to coordinate all coaching at the club.
The Head Coach is a member of an operations group which includes the Junior Administrator, the Men’s and Women’s Club Captains, and the Marketing Coordinator, and led by the Club Manager.
The position is a contract one.
- A retainer is payable for coach administration.
- The on-court coaching pay rate is negotiable.
- Hotshots equipment including balls, racquets, trollies, cones, nets, and throw down lines, is provided by the club.
It is expected that the junior club programmes will provide an average of 15 hours per week for 17 weeks in the summer.
In addition the club conducts a junior winter coaching programme in terms two and three.
Adult programmes are delivered every school term in modules of eight weeks.
Private coaching of members and non-members, and school holiday camps would be additional.
It is expected that the successful applicant will take up the position at the start of the summer in July or August.
Venue and Company Description
Waimairi is the largest tennis club in Canterbury by membership with over 320 junior members and 140 senior members. The club has three all-weather synthetic grass courts, and four Rebound Ace flexible hard courts. Six courts have LED lighting. It is located in a central suburb in Christchurch.
The club fields 26 junior and 14 senior competition teams, as well as premier men’s and women’s.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinating all club group coaching programmes year round,
- Supervising a team of 20 full and part-time professional coaches,
- Overseeing the standard of coaching delivered,
- Carrying-out an extensive THSIS coaching programme in six schools involving 2000 children,
- Delivering Tennis Xpress and Cardio adult coaching programmes,
- Introducing new coaching programmes.
Candidate Qualifications and Skills
The successful applicant will ideally hold an ITF Level 2 qualification or equivalent, have a strong playing background, and be familiar with the latest international coaching programmes and methods.
Application
Applications can be sent to admin@wtc.co.nz to be received by 12th May 2024.
