Badminton Coach - Lanzarote

Come work at the world's biggest sports resort. Club La Santa is the world’s biggest sports resort – and we continue to set the standard for active and fun holidays. At Club La Santa, guests can enjoy more than 80 different sports on state-of-the-art facilities and 500 weekly activities and instructed lessons – all included in the stay! With almost 496 rooms spanning from one-bedroom apartments to luxurious suites, we host approximately 1600 guests at maximum capacity. We are also a beloved destination for many national sports teams and professional athletes. The resort is located near La Santa village on the north-western coast of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It is an English speaking resort with the majority of guests from Denmark, United Kingdom and Germany.

Work & Responsibilities:

• Working as a Badminton Coach at Club La Santa you will be working within the racket sports team consisting of 7-8 coaches.
• You will mainly be responsible for teaching badminton instructions for groups and individuals.
• Your main tasks will be to coordinate tournaments, teaching all levels of badminton in groups of around 12 people.
• We expect you to be able to teach classes with different focuses like serving, double tactics, volleys, forehand/backhand.
• Within the racket sport team we also offer personal instructions with a focus on deeper technical and tactical development which we expect you to teach.
• In high season and on special occasions you will also have the possibility to team teach classes with your fellow racket sport colleagues.
• As a part of the racket sport team, you might also teach instructions in squash or table tennis, as well as deliver the very best experience to Club La Santa guests.
• Working within the Green Team you might be required to work in other areas, like Sports Booking, morning runs, events, evening entertainment, etc.
• You will work on a flexible schedule that is dynamic and changing.
• You will refer directly to the Racket Sports Manager.
• Furthermore, you will be a part of the Green Team consisting of around 60 sports instructors and with more than 450 colleagues across 3 countries, you will be part of a big hotel operation.

Qualifications:

• Education or qualifications within Badminton.
• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience working within the Racket Sports environment.
• Fluent in English.
• Secondary Spanish and/or Danish.

Candidate Profile:

• Great communication skills.
• Curious and open minded.
• Diligent.
• Teamwork.
• Independent.
• Responsible.
• Problem-solving and organisational skills.

What Do We Offer:

• Permanently full-time contract with 40 hrs. working week and 2 days off.
• The annual gross salary is €25,020.
• One free lunch will be provided on all working days.
• Holiday: 30 days a year + 18 extra days of holiday as compensation for work on public holidays including holiday pay.
• Subsidised shared accommodation at €196.06 per month.
• Full use of world-class sporting facilities at Club La Santa.
• Spanish Residency allowing for discounted travel within the Canary Islands and mainland Spain.
• A learning environment with different possibilities to develop professionally and personally.
• Support in organising the necessary documentation required for foreigners upon arrival in Spain.

Important Application Information:

• We can only employ people with a passport from the EU community or with a Spanish residencia and work permit.
• The position will require relocation to Lanzarote if you are not already living here.
• Only applications in English will be taken into consideration.
• In the application a video will be required of you introducing yourself, showing us your teaching skills and you playing in a match situation within either badminton and/or squash.
• The minimum period of employment for this job is 9 months, starting with 2 month probationary period.
• A clean criminal report and child protection certificate will be required from new staff upon arrival.
• For this position there is no set deadline. We are always looking for new talented colleagues all year around.