Director of Instruction

Come join the outstanding team at Bowie Golf Course and work within our facility with a brand new 31 bay driving range with lights and top tracers! This individual will oversee all facets of golf instruction that takes place on property, including daily clinics, private instruction, teacher of the day program, junior golf programs, associate golf programs and any associated golf school programs and/or club fitting promotions.

Essential Duties:

• Teaches private and group golf lessons, including clinics.
• Organizes and coordinates the facility’s instructional program, including designing and administering lesson plans.
• Develops a teaching philosophy that remains consistent throughout the season. Trains associates and ensures that this philosophy is maintained by the teaching staff.
• Develops customized golf schools for area and regional golfers.
• Educates teaching staff throughout the golf season with monthly clinics and/or roundtable sessions.
• Ensures that all golf professionals at facility are certified, qualified, and provide high quality instruction.
• Offers training and mentoring to golf professionals seeking advancement with in Troon.
• Ensures proper management of inventory of all teaching aids on property.
• Ensures proper functioning and availability of all video equipment used by the golf professionals for teaching.
• Oversees the process of charting and logging the number of golf lessons given on property daily. Keeps accurate records of which golf professional performed lesson. Submits records to Payroll or Accounting to ensure proper and timely instruction compensation if applicable.
• Maintains general upkeep of the driving range, lessons tee and storage shed.
• Implements policies and procedures for the Golf Department, including compliance of all company standards relating to quality of products and services.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work, evaluating performance, rewarding, and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• May manage Teaching Professionals and other golf staff.
• Assures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate. Develops ongoing training programs.
• Monitors business volume forecast and plans accordingly in areas of manpower, productivity, costs and other expenses.
• Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
  
  

Education/Experience:

Associate’s degree (AA) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or four to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Demands:

Regularly stands, walks and sits. Occasionally climbs or balances; stoops, kneels, crawls or crouches. Frequently uses hands; reaches with hands and arms. Frequently talks or hears; tastes or smells. Occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds.

Environment/Noise:

Occasionally works in wet or humid conditions (non-weather). Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions. Noise level is moderate.

Certificates/Licenses:

Class A member of PGA/LPGA

Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences:

• Ability to read and speak English is required in order to perform the duties of the job (e.g. the associates are required to communicate with English speaking customers or co-workers, the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with computerized POS and tee time system.
  
  

Compensation:

$55,000/year plus commission

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an associate in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.