Blacktown City Council

Tennis Instructor – Casual

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

Our Key Venues section oversees all of our aquatic and leisure centres. We deliver first-class activity and program choice, we promote Blacktown City as the leader in sport, recreation and leisure and we give every visitor and customer a safe and memorable experience. Our values are teamwork, customer focus, innovation and commitment to safety.

This role is based at our impressive Blacktown Tennis Centre Stanhope facility which opened in 2016 and boasts 16 Plexi-cushion courts. With coaching programme growing, we require more Tennis Instructors to deliver this to our community.

Position purpose: 

We are looking for passionate Casual Tennis Instructors with a love for the game of tennis. This is a perfect opportunity to continue/start your coaching journey in an ever-expanding, friendly and sports-minded community that caters to all age groups and skill levels. The hours you work are dependent upon your availability and our schedule of lessons.

It's a chance to work in a close-knit team at a Tennis Centre that provides all aspects of tennis coaching from ANZ Hotshots, squads, high performance, wheelchair, and blind/low vision tennis.

To be successful, you need to have coaching experience, be enthusiastic, punctual, presentable and have a passion for player development.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Relevant coaching qualification and/or relevant experience
• Excellent oral communication
• Current Working with Children Check.

Desirable:

• Tennis Australia Junior Development Coaching qualification
• Current CPR Certificate
• Current First Aid Certificate
• Knowledge of applicable legislation/regulations
• Availability to work flexible working hours.

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $30.4424 per hour, plus 25% casual loading 
• Penalty rates apply for weekend shifts
• Casual working hours 
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

This position has been identified as child related work, in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013. Therefore, your application must include a Working with Children Check (WWCC) number. For further information, go to https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-for-a-working-with-children-check.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 28 February 2025, 11.59 pm   

Contact officer:       Elton Stoney on 02 9421 2600 

Internal ref:              Casual