Pickleball Instructor

Description: Pickleball instructors will teach a variety of classes within the program. Instructors are responsible for developing individual lesson plans, being familiar with various styles of class formats offered, supervising class participants, and leading instructional sessions.

• Pickleball instructors prepare and implement daily class curriculums based on their own experience and certifications. Class curriculum must align with YMCA values and standards.

• During classes, pickleball instructors guide participants on how to play the game to various age groups. Pickleball instructors officiate participant games.

• In addition to instructing the pickleball class, pickleball instructors must record daily attendance, identify participant needs, and ensure the safety of participants during class instruction.

• Pickleball instructors share the responsibility to develop pickleball classes by keeping open communication with participants and staff.

• Pickleball instructors promote their classes to personal contacts, public agencies, targeted populations, and special events.

• All sports instructors ensure the safety of all program participants.

• Hours: Part-time, non-exempt

• Various hours between 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm every day of the week

• Wage: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour, depending on licenses and certifications

• Worksite: YMCA Community Complex

• Refer to the complete job description for more details on the duties and qualifications of the position available from human resources.

Qualifications: Pickleball instructors must be at least 18 years of age.

• Qualified applicants must have at least some experience working with youth or adults instructing sports or fitness activities and experience in creating group exercise class curriculum.
• Qualified applicants are recommended to have certification from pickleball instructor certification organizations such as PPR, PCI, IPTPA, or RSPA.
• All potential employees must submit to and comply with all requirements for employment including, but not limited to, a criminal background check, drug and alcohol testing, health screening, and tuberculosis test.
• Employees must be CPR/first aid certified within the first 30 days of employment and kept current for condition of continued employment. The Anaheim Family YMCA periodically provides CPR/first aid training to staff who need certification.