FEATURED JOB OPENING: Live in House Parents for Tennis Academy - Hilton Head, SC

Helping develop young champions.
On and off the court.

Led by Stan Smith, former number-one player in the world and former USTA Director of Coaching, Billy Stearns, one of the world’s top coaches, and B.J. Stearns, former top nationally and internationally ranked player and Academy Director, the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy is uniquely designed for individual junior player development. The Academy is within one of the top-rated resorts in the country, The Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

The academy was founded in 2002 to help prepare junior athletes for the highest level of competition possible in both collegiate and professional tennis. We promote a family atmosphere of intense training, camaraderie, and fun. The Smith Stearns approach speaks for itself as we have developed numerous state, sectional, national, and international champions over the years, as well as having one of the strongest college placement programs in the country.

Under Stan, Billy, and BJ’s leadership, a staff of highly qualified coaches specifically trained in the Smith Stearns approach work one-on-one with committed young people to help them reach their full potential as players.

Supervised housing and an excellent college preparatory school curriculum help the students develop further – as scholars, as citizens and as young adults.

In contrast to the dormitory housing at many tennis academies, Smith Stearns provides two single-family homes, each with full-time supervision by resident house parents. We aim to promote a family style atmosphere – a true home away from home. House parents provide transportation, do laundry and cook meals – in addition to providing caring supervision and guidance.

We are currently looking for house parents for our boys housing starting January 2nd.

Candidates must have strong parenting skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as a call to make a difference in the lives of children.

This is a live-in position with salary, room and board, and utilities. There are also other benefits which include use of a vehicle as well as a paid cell phone plan.

Our house parents live and work within our homes and are responsible for day to day living, including cooking nutritional meals, transporting students to and from tennis, fitness, and school, monitoring of school work, help organizing activities, and supervising the operation of the home. Reporting to the Director of Admissions & Housing, House Parents play an essential role to our organization, as they represent the core of our "Family Style" model.

REQUIREMENTS:

This ideal couple will have a background working in a previous house parent situation. This position requires high energy and excellent organizational skills to manage schedules and meet the parenting demands of a family unit.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Prior experience in a position working closely with children.

Knowledge of computers, specifically knowledge in word, excel, and database systems

Ability to perform basic household cleaning tasks

Knowledge of cooking techniques, cooking skills and an ability to follow menus and recipes.

Awareness of and ability to adapt your own leadership style according to the situation at hand. Must have a high energy level, adaptability, assertiveness, patience, and ability to work in a team environment.

Must have proof of a valid driver's license and must have been maintained for 3 or more years; as well as a clean drivers record.

Employment shall be contingent upon the results of a background check.

The salary and benefits for this position is dependent on experience and education.

This position is to begin January 2,^, 2012.

Job Posting Deadline: Until suitable candidates are found

Please submit cover letter and resume via email.