City Parks Foundation·New York
Instructors are responsible for teaching standardized golf lesson plans to children and organizing large groups in a safe, orderly manner. They must also monitor attendance, maintain accurate records, and communicate effectively with parents and the community.
CityParks Golf typically offers free instruction to over 2,000 participants at parks and numerous golf facilities citywide and has made the sport more accessible for urban youth in the city. The program is anchored at CPF’s CityParks Junior Golf Center, a $8,000,000 state-of-the-art training facility in Brooklyn that provides free lessons and playing time exclusively for NYC children. Since 2017, CPF has partnered with the First Tee of Metropolitan New York delivering the FIrst Tee programming pathway and incorporating its life-skills curriculum.
CPF is seeking to hire experienced players, coaches or PE teachers to provide free beginner golf lessons to children in NYC parks.
Spring and Fall lessons are typically held on weekends from 9am - 4pm at one of our training facilities at the newly built facility at Clearview Park Golf Course in Queens.
Additional opportunities may be available in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, La Tourette Golf Course in Staten Island and/or daily at the CityParks Junior Golf Center in Brooklyn.
Summer lessons are held on Mondays / Wednesdays or Tuesdays / Thursdays and some Fridays from 9-12 noon at NYC parks locations citywide.
Instructors will be trained to teach a standardized First Tee curriculum and will be members of the CityParks Play Department.
Our program sites are throughout NYC, however staff are usually assigned to work in their borough of residence.
Compensation: commensurate with experience and can range from $17 to $40 per hour
At City Parks Foundation (CPF), we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming New York City parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through arts, environmental education, sports, and community building programs for all New Yorkers. Our ethos is simple: we believe thriving parks mean thriving communities.
Community engagement includes Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program of City Parks Foundation and NYC Parks, which supports and champions a growing network of community leaders who care and advocate for the transformation of our neighborhood parks and the Parks and Open Space Partners-NYC coalition of conservancies and alliances. We also administer the NYC Green Fund, a regranting program for parks and open space nonprofits and grassroots organizations.
We produce SummerStage, the iconic free, outdoor performing arts festival in NYC, presenting world-class artists from across the globe and our own neighborhoods on our mainstage in Central Park and in local parks in all five boroughs, and our Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre and roving PuppetMobile present marionette puppet theater throughout New York City.
We connect youngsters to nature in the urban environment through progressive, experiential teaching. Using parks as classrooms, we provide learning experiences and hands-on activities in urban forests, coastal areas, and gardens.
Free golf, tennis, track & field, soccer, and fitness programs bring high-quality instruction and equipment into areas where few organized athletic opportunities exist. We offer leveled training, year-round scholarship coaching, and special pro events.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. City Parks Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.
Candidates must possess advanced golf playing ability and have experience working with children in a group setting. Applicants are required to travel to various park sites and must be authorized to work in the United States.
Market context
In New York, youth golf instructor roles often appear at parks, recreation programs, and youth sports providers that need staff who can teach fundamentals while managing groups of children safely. Competition can be stronger for candidates who combine advanced playing ability with child-group experience and the flexibility to travel between park sites. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform, then confirm your work authorization and be ready to describe how you would run a beginner-friendly lesson.
