Tennis-Hitter
Help our team deliver high level coaching to students
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Role Overview
Tennis Hitters are dynamic and skilled players who can partner with players during practice sessions, delivering consistent, high-quality ball delivery and maintain rallies to enhance player performance. This role is ideal for individuals with a passion for tennis, a deep understanding of technique, and a commitment to maintaining a high-intensity practice environment. Hitters also get involved in evening and weekend activities and support students in their daily routine while with us.
Skills You'll Gain
In this role you'll gain practical experience in a professional sports and educational environment, developing coaching and communication skills while building leadership and teamwork abilities. The role offers CV recognition, direct involvement in young people's technical, tactical, physical, and psycho-social development, unique multicultural residential experience, and well-rounded pastoral duties including evening events, excursions, and mealtime supervision.
To view the full job details including Working Conditions download the Job Description
Your role supports the Tennis Coaching team in delivering the coaching programme effectively, ensuring sessions are proactive, focused, and highly engaging within a safe, secure, inclusive, and tolerant environment. All communication occurs exclusively in English to support language immersion, with consistent and accurate ball delivery during practice to simulate match play and maintain rallies with players of all levels, including high-performance athletes. Collaborate with coaches and players to tailor hitting drills improving timing, footwork, and stroke technique, assist with warm-up, stretching, and cool-down routines, and help ensure equipment is kept in good condition and stored securely.
Engage with students during breaks, encourage positive behaviour, ensure camp rules are followed (including phone restrictions), and foster social interaction. Support extends to evening events when tennis sessions are morning/afternoon only or staffing allows, as well as supervising excursions and transfers by taking an active role in weekend excursions and assisting with airport/train terminal arrivals and departures for safe transitions.
Additional Duties
Assist in ensuring students’ well-being, happiness, and overall camp experience. On a rota basis, supervise mealtimes to promote positive behaviour, social inclusion, and general well-being, checking appropriate eating to fuel bodies, and carry out wake-up and bedtime duties ensuring students are settled, registered, and safe.
Participate in daily staff meetings to share updates, raise concerns, and coordinate activities, adhere to Staff Handbook guidelines and Centre Manager instructions for consistent, safe, professional conduct, and take on any other reasonable tasks assigned by senior staff, reflecting flexibility and team support.
About you
All staff are responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the centre while upholding the highest standards of safety and care.
We look for Team Members who are friendly, positive, and approachable, who remain calm and professional in all situations. Staff must be reliable role models with high personal standards, respect confidentiality and professional boundaries, work effectively as team players contributing to a positive environment, and fully embrace the Team Orange spirit.
Job Specific Personal Specification & Qualifications
Minimum qualification for your chosen activity:
Member of high-performance squad at university or equivalent
Players competing in ITF Word Tennis Tour Juniors, grade J60 (J4) and above
ideally “LTA Assistant” (was Level 1) or higher
Valid First Aid Certificate
Valid Safeguarding Children Certificate
Strong leadership skills and ability to set high standards, hard working
Ability to motivate and engage students of varying ages and abilities
Good communication and interpersonal skills with students and colleagues
Enthusiastic, approachable, friendly, reliable attitude, showing initiative
Flexibility and adaptability to changing schedules and duties
Professionalism in appearance, conduct, and language
Willingness to participate fully in camp life, including supervising meals, free time, and excursions
Commitment to being fully present and engaged during activities, including a willingness to limit personal phone usage to maximise interaction with students and colleagues - act as a positive role model
Cultural sensitivity and an ability to work inclusively with diverse student groups
Initiative and self-motivation to contribute beyond assigned duties
Willingness to receive feedback and engage in continuous professional development
To Apply
Are you enthusiastic about working with young people, committed to safeguarding, a strong team player, flexible about residential hours, appropriately qualified for your chosen role, and excited by a lively – and at times demanding – international summer school environment? If so, submit your application now. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you have any further questions or are not sure what role to apply for, please contact us at: recruitment@exsportise.co.uk
All staff must pass employment checks, including confirmation that they are not barred from working with children. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position with us. Working with Exsportise involves direct contact with vulnerable children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
