Surf Instructors Team Leader

Job description

Bahrain Surf Park is hiring a Surf Instructors Team Leader. Coaching remains central to the role: you keep delivering lessons, sessions and hosting duties as an active coach while taking on day-to-day leadership across Surf Operations and supporting the Surf Instructor Manager with scheduling, oversight and mentoring.

You are the eyes and ears on the ground, keeping sessions on time and well delivered, guests well looked after, the site tidy and newer instructors supported. You are expected to take initiative and resolve day-to-day issues directly.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lessons, sessions and hosting duties across the full product range as an active coach
• Support the Surf Instructor Manager with day-to-day scheduling and staffing allocation
• Oversee daily coaching operations as first point of contact for instructors and guests
• Keep an eye on session timing, delivery quality and guest satisfaction across the site
• Resolve day-to-day issues directly, escalating only where needed
• Keep training areas, equipment and facilities tidy, organised and to standard
• Mentor less experienced instructors through shadowing, feedback and skill development
• Deliver internal training and contribute to instructor assessments and product sign-offs (Coach Leveling System)
• Organise and lead team briefings, and help improve SOPs and coaching standards
• Recommend product sign-offs and promotions to the Surf Instructor Manager

Requirements

• Valid surf instructor certification (ISA Level 1 or national equivalent required; higher levels preferred)
• Valid First Aid and Surf Rescue certification (ILS, SLSGB, SLSA or equivalent)
• Signed off at Coach III level, or actively working towards it, across the full product range
• Proven experience as a surf coach or instructor, ideally at a wave pool or similar surf school
• Experience mentoring, training or supervising other instructors or staff
• Strong leadership and people skills, and highly organised with scheduling and competing priorities
• Fluent English (B2 minimum); Arabic a plus
• Committed to early mornings, later nights, weekends and holidays when the site is busiest

Benefits

• Competitive salary with career growth opportunities
• Shared accommodation available for the team
• Access to surf sessions in a world-class Wavegarden facility
• Professional uniform provided
• Medical insurance and holiday allowance as per Bahraini law
• Staff discounts

Skills

• First aid
• Mentoring
• Scheduling
• Surf coaching
• Team leadership