Chicago School of Golf
Buffalo Grove, IL & Chicago, IL
Senior Coach
ABOUT CHICAGO SCHOOL OF GOLF
Chicago, IL | Chicago School of Golf was founded in 2014 with a vision to provide high-level customer service and a developmental plan for all golfers, regardless of age. Their concept is to create a place where golfers of all skill levels could receive tailored instruction to help them reach their full potential. As more and more golfers in the Chicagoland area heard about the high-quality instruction and individualized plans offered at Chicago School of Golf, the school began to grow quickly - and new locations and several instructors were added to keep up with demand.
Chicago School of Golf has become one of the most respected and well-known golf instruction facilities in the Chicagoland area. Today, the school has three indoor facilities and six golf courses that they teach out of - generating over $6 Million in revenue since 2021. Chicago School of Golf continues to provide instruction to golfers of all ages and skill levels and is proud to have helped countless golfers improve their game and reach their full potential. Owner and PGA Director of Golf David Maslen was recently honored with the 2023 Illinois PGA Player Development Award, which recognizes a PGA Professional for extraordinary and exemplary contributions and achievements in player development.
As a family-owned business, work-life balance is not just something we talk about - it is an essential part of who we are. Along with 8 days of annual PTO, all of our team members enjoy two consecutive days off per week from Labor Day to May 15th, which includes one weekend day. From May 16th through Labor Day, team members are guaranteed one weekend day off each week. In addition, we are closed on the following days each year for our employees to spend time with family and friends:
New Year’s Day
Presidents Day
Easter Sunday
Spring Break March 23-29
Mother's Day
Memorial Day
Father's Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Halloween
Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, and the day after Thanksgiving
Holidays December 24-31
We also close for business to gather and improve as a team twice yearly for Staff Continuing Education. This year’s sessions will occur on May 28th and 29th and September 24th and 25th.
FACILITY DETAILS
Current Active Clients: 3,000
Youth Summer Camp Enrollment: 1,000-1,500 per year
Year-round Junior Enrollment: 150-200 per year
Company Revenue over the past 3 years: $4.8 Million
Locations Served: 6
Professionals on Staff: 8
POSITION OVERVIEW
Chicago School of Golf is looking for TWO highly motivated, highly competent golf instructors to join the organization and help lead programming as our Senior Coach - one to be based in our Chicago (Uptown neighborhood) location and one for the Buffalo Grove location. These individuals will work closely with the Director of Instruction on training instructors, leading clinics and our extensive junior programming, teaching and coaching lessons, and assisting as needed with clinics and lessons across their other locations.
CORE VALUES
FAMILY
We're a family-owned and operated company, focused on our family of exceptional employees and students. This “people first” approach has always led to our success. With these foundational and limitless opportunities, everyone has every chance to flourish. This is why we have students come back for over a decade time and time again.
INTEGRITY
Integrity beyond all else. Do the right thing when no one is looking. In golf and life, we must do this. It's easy to re-do a missed hit or ignore a penalty, but golf is a game of respect and integrity. We use golf as a way to teach about life.
COLLABORATION THROUGH ENJOYMENT
When you are part of the CSOG family, we work together as a team to make everyone's experience the best. Our learning environment is competitive, challenging, and rewarding. We are always developing and fine-tuning training protocols that push us to the next level. “Today's innovation, tomorrow’s success…”
EXHIBITS POSITIVE ENERGY
As a company, we use positivity to motivate people to be the best versions of themselves. We are always working to create a positive fun environment with no limitations on what can be done. All of us have “can do and will do” attitudes. It’s easy to find the negative in things; what others would call negatives we call opportunities. We encourage our students to do the same.
INSPIRING PEOPLE TO DREAM
Dreaming is important, nothing great comes from thinking small. We inspire all staff and students to set large goals for themselves. Being there for someone as they achieve goals and accomplish tasks they originally believed they could not do is what motivates us to dig deeper. Dreaming also establishes the creativity that is needed to see and direct your ball around the course.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Work with the Director of Instruction to execute all instructional programs and lessons at the Chicago School of Golf.
Present, promote, and sell products/services to existing and prospective customers. Conduct outreach as appropriate.
Develop, establish, and maintain positive business and customer relationships.
Achieve agreed-upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule.
Coordinate sales efforts with other team members and departments.
Communicate clearly and effectively to all students.
Must be able to work with students of all abilities and be able to adapt to individual physical limitations.
Supervise the upkeep of the teaching facilities to ensure that safe, clean, organized, and professional conditions exist daily.
Maintain teaching aids and technology tools in excellent condition.
Train and Mentor the team of instructors on golf instruction, specifically the latest teaching philosophies and fundamentals as well as club fitting.
Utilize state-of-the-art teaching and learning theories and be able to integrate the use of teaching aids, including video analysis and trackman, when appropriate.
Provide management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
Develop and maintain a regular schedule of availability for instruction.
Provide high-quality club fittings.
Always conduct oneself in a professional manner and maintain a professional image.
Provide publication material for promotional materials, website, and social media as necessary.
QUALIFICATIONS
Including, but not limited to, the following:
Class A PGA Member or LPGA Member in good standing
3-5 Years of experience teaching and coaching golf at a high level
Certifications in TPI, TrackMan, Aimpoint, Bodi-Trak, etc. strongly preferred
Must showcase leadership qualities and demonstrate a proven ability to build a regular student base that shows continued improvement
Must be able to develop, maintain, and grow relationships with students and staff
Must have an approachable, opportunistic, can-do, positive attitude
Experience managing summer golf camps and staff, teaching junior groups and programs
Strong communication and budgeting skills
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to a well-qualified candidate and will increase with each year of employment. Total compensation for this position is anticipated to reach $90,000 in year one, approximately $100,000 in year two, and $115,000 plus in year three and beyond.
Details of the year one package structure are as follows:
$70,000-80,000 Base Salary DOE
$2,000 Signing Bonus
$7,000 one-time bonus once 1,500 hours taught in year 1
$1,500 End of Year bonus
$39 per hour of commission pay earned for every hour taught over 1,000 hours. The commission is paid out in arrears, so an instructor will receive this starting in year 2
Profit-sharing opportunities through the expansion of the company
$150 Monthly Stipend
All Yearly PGA Dues Paid
$1,000 towards continuing education each year. It must be used
Retirement plan and matching after two full years of employment with the company
Complimentary golf at any course Chicago School of Golf has a partnership with
All Taylormade and Callaway products at PUD
8 days of PTO
Health Care plan for family. 25% paid for by the company
Chicago School of Golf Levelwear Merchandise
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
All applications MUST be submitted through the PGA of America's Career Services Department as described below.
Resume deadline is February 15, 2025 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
Combine your cover letter, resume, references, and any supporting documents into one (1) PDF document with the following file naming convention: Last Name, First Name, Chicago School of Golf, Senior Coach
Please address all correspondence to - Mr. David Maslen, PGA | Director of Golf | Chicago School of Golf
Ryan Holland, PGA is the lead consultant for this search, please contact him with any questions.
Email: rholland@pgahq.com
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