Tennis Coach - Youth Sports - Summer Camp Job/Internship (PAID)
Spend your summer Teaching Tennis at Camp Towanda! Join our Towanda Team this summer!
Camp Towanda is the premier co-ed, 7 week sleep-away camp for children ages 7-17. We offer a well rounded program of activities from sports, to the waterfront, Outdoor Adventure and the Arts.
Learning Objectives:
- Build upon the knowledge of your sport and strengthen your coaching skills while applying classroom learning, theories, and experiences in a real world setting.
- Improve self confidence and initiative by working with a diverse, multicultural staff.
- Manage multiple participants and coordinate activities.
- Understand logistics in transportation, programming and coordination within the organization and working with other camps.
- Strengthen leadership, teamwork and communication skills while experiencing the importance and impact of being a positive role model to hundreds of children.
- Take advantage of networking and mentoring opportunities from our Leadership Team, Alumni and Parent Network.
Position Overview:
Camp Towanda is looking for experienced, enthusiastic and diligent tennis instructors to teach our campers, both boys and girls, ages 7-17. Tennis Instructors work on skill development, match play, fitness and developing. Camp Towanda attracts a wide range of campers, from those who are picking up a racket for the first time, to those who will be training for inter-camp tournaments and who are nationally ranked. We follow the “10 & Under" progression system for their younger players, using just-right racquets, balls and net-sizes to help our players feel confident and successful on the courts. Tennis Instructors help teach groups of 20-40 campers at a time (boys and girls, ages 7-17).
Responsibilities include coaching, refereeing, executing lesson plans and coordinating with the Department Head, Program Director and Athletic Director. There are typically six, 50 minute long activity periods per day. Coaches will be directly involved with the curriculum planning, participant engagement and execution of a successful program related to your sport with various age groups (boys and girls).
Daily Responsibilities:
Tennis Instructors also work with the campers as a counselor, living in a cabin with campers and other co-counselors. Working at Camp Towanda as a counselor provides hands-on experience and leadership opportunities, while building skills that hiring managers are looking for, such as flexibility, adaptability, initiative, self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity, accountability, leadership and responsibility. When you are not at your specialty, you will be with your assigned group of campers as a counselor, ensuring safety, team-building, growth and development in all activities and in life at camp.
There are typically six, 50 minute long activity periods per day; you will be directly involved with the curriculum planning, participant engagement and execution of a successful program related to your sport with various age groups (boys and girls). When you are not at your specialty, you will be with your assigned group as a counselor, ensuring safety, team-building, growth and development in all activities and in life at camp.
Job Requirements:
- Available mid-June thru mid-August.
- High School or College level tennis experience
- Youth coaching
- Qualified references
Benefits of working at Camp Towanda:
- Individually tailored experience to meet your goals.
- Hands on program, working directly in your discipline.
- Work with a diverse team from around the world, impacting and inspiring today’s youth.
- Join a vast network of Staff, Alumni and Parents that can connect you with future endeavors.
- PAID INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE
The next step is to fill out our online application and then we will connect to set up an interview over Zoom. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us. 570-253-3266 or staff@camptowanda.com