Teaching Professional

Orchard Valley Golf Course, located in Aurora, IL, is pleased to announce an excellent career opportunity for a part-time Teaching Professional! We are seeking a driven individual who is eager to learn, contribute, and grow within a fast-paced hospitality-focused property organization. As part of Troon, you’ll contribute to a global leader in golf and community management. The individual must have PGA Class Member Status.

Compensation:

$20.00 per hour

Key Responsibilities:

• Teaches the fundamentals of the golf swing
• Leverages technology in all its forms to supplement player development curriculum including but not limited to Trackman Golf, U Schedule and Coach Now
• Designs and implements marketing ideas to promote golf instruction and bring in additional revenues to the club
• Assists with range set-up and equipment and helps to maintain general upkeep of the driving range, lesson tee and storage shed
• Promotes all club golf activities including junior golf clinics
• Instructs and assists in the development of qualified and certified assistants and educates teaching staff throughout the golf season with monthly clinics and/or roundtable sessions
• Coordinates and teaches clinics on a weekly basis
• Acts as a liaison between Troon and the Club regarding golf school schedules, needs, and equipment
• Occasional work (1–2 shifts) as required in Golf Shop operations
• Assists in the creation of lesson plans
• Responsible for club fitting and equipment sales
• Incorporates safe work practices in job performance
• Regular and reliable attendance
  
  

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.

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
  
  

Benefits for Qualified Associates:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401(k)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  
  

About Troon

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Troon is the world’s largest professional club management company, that specializes in services in golf, hospitality, and residential communities. With more than 900 locations in 45 states and 27 countries, Troon is a leading employer in hospitality. Guided by values that emphasize being infectiously energetic, consciously kind, and humbly prosperous, Troon offers professionals the opportunity to grow and succeed within a globally respected organization. Learn more at www.troon.com.