Tennis Center Manager

Tennis Center Manager

Salary

$96,999.63 - $133,865.86 Annually

Location

Robinswood Tennis Ctr, 2400 151st Pl SE, Bellevue, WA

Job Type

Regular

Job Number

26-00249

Department

Parks and Community Services

Division

PCS Recreation Entrprse Tennis

Opening Date

07/27/2026

Closing Date

8/9/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA

Exempt

Bargaining Unit

NONAFF

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Come Join the City of Bellevue!

Please fill out your application as fully as possible. The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. Read the "Hiring Process" section below to learn more.

New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Job Summary

Bellevue Parks & Community Services Vision: In Bellevue everyone can connect to each other and to nature through experiences that help them to live, grow, and thrive.

Bellevue Parks & Community Services Mission: We build a healthy community through an integrated system of exceptional parks, natural areas, recreation, arts and culture, and a broad base of community services.

About the Position

The Parks & Community Services Department is seeking a dynamic person with a proven track record of motivating staff and providing innovative approaches to lead the Robinswood Tennis Center. In addition to strong leadership and sound management skills, the position requires the ability to interact effectively with a diverse range of people, both internal and external customers. The chosen candidate demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset, welcomes change, and confidently recommends innovative solutions that challenge conventional approaches when appropriate. The candidate will also support a collaborative One City organizational approach and effort to achieve high performance.

Robinswood Tennis Center operates as an Enterprise Program, which is charged with attaining full cost recovery of all assigned costs including direct operating expenses, maintenance, and select department and City overhead. While the Robinswood Tennis Center primarily serves Bellevue residents, it is also considered a regional public facility. Its mission is: "We build community through the sport of tennis." The tennis center serves as a community resource, offering year-round public access, along with programs and events for people of all ages and abilities.

The Tennis Center Manager is responsible for supervising and managing the daily operations of the Robinswood Tennis Center by coordinating, scheduling, and providing a variety of tennis programs and services as well as providing oversight of the City's outdoor tennis and pickleball courts. Work schedule may require some evening and weekend hours.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Specifically, the Tennis Center Manager will perform the following essential duties and responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Interpret, review and develop policies and procedures associated with the tennis program implementation including outdoor park tennis and pickleball courts. Develop work plans, timelines, goals, outcomes and appropriate performance measures. Stay current with industry trends and adapt accordingly.
• Programming: Ensure that tennis programs and services meet the broader community's needs and interests with an emphasis on beginner to intermediate level instruction and play.
• Staff Development: Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate FTE and part-time staff, and take corrective action as needed; develop and manage staff engaged in administering programs and implementing policies and procedures.
• Facility Management: Effectively schedule the facility in the most efficient manner to ensure the diverse array programs and services are best meeting the needs of the community. Coordinate service and troubleshooting issues and concerns related to program areas internally and in a timely manner with City of Bellevue Resource Management and Recreation staff.
• Contract Management: Manage vendor contracts, as appropriate and/or assigned.
• Community Relations: Respond to issues, inquiries, and requests related to outdoor park tennis and pickleball sites through the City's customer assistance portals. Conduct periodic public outreach and surveys to gather input for special projects. Serve as program information resource to City staff, elected officials, and local and regional citizens. Act as the City's liaison to the tennis community including the National Recreation and Park Association, U.S. Tennis Association, Racquet Sports Professionals Association, Professional Tennis Registry, and other professional industry association partners and sponsors.
• Budget: Develop, administer and manage program budget, track revenue and expenditures, develop and recommend pricing structure for program fees and revenue-sharing splits with vendors of contracted programs. Purchase and maintain inventory control of equipment and supplies.
• Marketing: Research and analyze market trends and program best practices and make recommendations regarding program direction. Develop public relations marketing strategies, presentation and promotional materials, as well as distribution timelines in collaboration with the department's Marketing Coordinator.
• Administration: Prepare and complete reports and other administrative responsibilities as appropriate and/or assigned in a timely manner.

Supervision:

• Works under the general supervision of a Parks & Community Services Manager.
• Exercises supervision over Program Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, part-time staff, contractors, and volunteers as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in recreation, business, or related field(s).
• Five or more years of progressively responsible and related experience with planning, implementing, directing, supervising, and teaching tennis programs and operating a multi-court tennis facility.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the listed essential duties and responsibilities.
• Candidate must successfully pass a criminal background check prior to being hired.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Considerable knowledge of the methods and procedures of budget development and control.
• Ability to analyze programs and services for short-term and long-range planning purposes.
• Ability to relate and work with a broad and varied population.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures in ambiguous situations.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills. Skill in public speaking, negotiating, conflict resolution and customer service. Ability to create reports and presentations about the program to City Council, Park Board, other agencies, citizens, and business groups.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of effective employee management, motivation, and development.
• Excellent working knowledge of databases (Civic Rec preferred), word-processing, spreadsheets, SharePoint, and other relevant software applications.
• Ability to supervise the work of staff including coordinating, assigning, monitoring and evaluating work; hiring, training, developing, counseling and disciplining staff.

Supplemental Information

This is a Regular, Full-Time, Exempt, Non-Affiliated position.

Salary range: $96,999.63 - $133,865.86 Annually

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 40 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet
• Work may periodically require the employee to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch and/or crawl
• The employee may be required to work outside in a variety of weather conditions

HIRING PROCESS

The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably, the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name, address, and other demographics. To help us, please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Supplemental Questions when requested which can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage, unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All candidates will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The City is not able to sponsor work visas.
• All positions require the completion of references checks, including at least one prior supervisor.
• Some positions may require completion of a criminal background check prior to start employment
• Some positions may require obtaining a commercial drivers license (CDL), licensures, or additional certifications.

At the City of Bellevue, youll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service, upholding the public interest and advancing the community vision. The six essential and enduring principles that guide our individual actions, our interactions, and our decision making in the City of Bellevue organization is: Exceptional Public Service, Stewardship, Commitment to Employees, Integrity, Innovation, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Youll work in an environment that is innovative, collaborative, future focused, and committed to excellence. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting our past. Its what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work, live, and explore.

Have we piqued your interest yet? Come join our team! The City of Bellevue supports workplace diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. Persons needing assistance with the application process may call the Human Resources Office, at 425-452-6838 or recruiting@bellevuewa.gov. If you are invited to participate in the selection process and need ADA accommodations, please notify HR before you are scheduled for an interview or testing.

The City of Bellevue participates in the E-Verify program. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

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For any technical difficulties with your application, please contact the NEOGOV support line at 855-524-5627.

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The City of Bellevue offers employees a comprehensive benefits package providing choice, flexibility, and value!

Please Note: Seasonal, part-time, and variable employees are not eligible for the below benefits except for mandatory participation in the retirement plan assigned to the position, which will be the Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (MEBT 2) retirement plan or the Washington State Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) retirement plan and any other benefits as required by law.

The following summary applies to fully benefited positions:

Medical

Employees are offered a choice of medical coverage through the Citys self-insured Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan or Kaiser Permanente (HMO).

Dental

Employees are offered a choice of two dental carriers with plans that offer regular checkups, x-rays, fillings, and crowns. Orthodontia is available through one of the carriers.

Vision

Employees are offered a choice of vision coverage through an annual exam-only plan or a buy-up plan which includes an annual eye exam and hardware coverage.

Retirement Plans - Employees are offered three retirement plans:

• Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS): Mandatory participation (PERS, LEOFF or PSERS), depending upon eligibility.
• City of Bellevue Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (MEBT): Optional participation in this 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match contributions that vest on a 3-year schedule.
• Deferred Compensation Program (457 DCP): Optional participation in the supplemental Deferred Compensation Program also administered by DRS that allows tax-deferred savings into a variety of investments options.

Other benefits include:

More detailed information about our employee benefits is available at https://c2mb.ajg.com/cityofbellevue

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Survivor Income
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 11 observed holidays per year plus 2 additional personal holidays, vacation (standard accrual of 12 days a year), and sick leave (accumulated at the rate of one day per month)
• An ORCA Card bus pass
• On-site fitness center, and self service food/coffee options
• Career development and training programs
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Paydays - The City of Bellevue pays employees on the 8th and the 23rd of each month (24 pay periods per year).

Please note: The City of Bellevue does not participate in the Social Security Administration (SSA) program and employees do not earn social security credits. The mandatory DRS retirement pension plan provides the required social security replacement plan.

NOTE: This is a brief summary of the benefit programs for the Citys non-represented employees. Every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Benefits for employees represented by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) may have different benefits. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a CBA, the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.

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APPLICANT NOTICE: Your answers below will be used to review this application. The experience listed here MUST match the work history provided in your application. If your answers do not align, you may edit your application before submitting. Please note, it is not acceptable to use "See Resume" or "See Above" in your answers below and we do not accept resumes as a substitute for a completed application.

• I confirm that the information provided here is consistent with my application.
• I do not agree with the statements above.

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All new hires will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The city is not able to sponsor work visas. Please confirm work authorization.

• Yes, I have current US work authorization.
• No, I do not have current US work authorization.

03

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• Associate degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree or above
• None of the above

04

How many years of prior related professional experience managing and operating multi-court tennis facility do you have?

• Less that 3 years of experience
• 3-5 years of experience
• 5-7 years of experience
• 7-10 years of experience
• More than 10 years of experience
• No related experience

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If you do not possess the required bachelors degree, briefly describe the education, training, and experience you believe provides an equivalent combination of qualifications for this position.

06

Which types of tennis-related programming activities do you have experience managing? (Select all that apply)

• Instruction: Group Lessons
• Instruction: Private Lessons
• Instruction: Day Camps
• Leagues/Tournaments
• Inclusive Programming
• None of the above

07

Do you have experience supervising full-time and/or part-time staff? (Select all that apply)

• Full-time staff
• Part-time staff
• No supervisory experience

08

List any valid professional memberships or certifications.

09

Do you have a valid Washington State Drivers License or the ability to obtain one? This position will require driving to facilities as needed.

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer City of Bellevue

Address PO Box 90012

Bellevue, Washington, 98009

Website http://www.bellevuewa.gov/