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Pickleball Pro

Life Time
Zurich, IL Part Time
POSTED ON 4/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/10/2026

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. 

Job Duties/Responsibilities

  • Monitors, demonstrates, and instructs students during pickleball lessons on proper techniques, tactics, and strategies to improve their overall pickleball game. Personally teaches on court on average 30 hours per week.
  • Develops 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.
  • Creates exceptional member experiences by involving members with programs, tournaments, and special events, fully utilizing available marketing support and tools, and ensures the pickleball facilities and equipment used for pickleball are clean, organized and in good working condition.
  • Participates in the system wide sales effort with Membership Advisors and Member Activities, ensuring pickleball is an integral component of the Life Time brand.  Attends specific meetings related to pickleball.

Minimum Required Qualifications   

  • Excellent customer service skills, friendly, outgoing, and positive attitude
  • Thorough knowledge of the game of pickleball and possesses 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

Education:

  • HS Graduate or Equivalent

Years of Experience:

  • 1-2 Years

Licenses / Certifications / Registrations:

  • Within 6 months of hire must completed one of the following certifications:  International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) and/or Professional Pickleball Registry (PPR)

Preferred:

  • CPR and AED Certified

Pay

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.

Benefits

All 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 may use artificial intelligence (“AI”) in connection with various aspects of its recruitment and hiring functions. Ultimate employment decisions are subject to human review and oversight. Life Time does not use AI in a manner that would have the effect of subjecting applicants to discrimination on the basis of protected classes or proxies or for engaging in any protected activity under applicable law.

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.

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