Chevy Chase Club 2023 Internships

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Chevy Chase Club

is a distinctive social institution that, since 1892, has provided members, their families and guests with recreation and refuge from the stresses of daily life in the environs of our nation’s capital. The Club’s remarkable gardens, grounds, athletic venues and clubhouse facilities offer yearround enjoyment for all ages. Our professional staff strives to provide service without compromise. Members embrace a shared tradition of congeniality, high standards of personal conduct, and continuity of family association. The celebration of family, a tradition of civility and a commitment to excellent facilities and services will always be the hallmarks of Chevy Chase Club.

For more information about our internship offerings, email Human Resources at hr@chevychaseclub.org or call (301) 652-4100.

CLUB OVERVIEW

Chevy Chase Club is a private, full service, family-oriented country club established in 1892. Located just outside Washington, D.C., the Club’s 2,400 member families enjoy dining and social events, golf, indoor and outdoor tennis, platform tennis, fitness, aquatics, duckpin bowling, an outdoor ice rink and 18 overnight guest rooms. The Club is open for member enjoyment 365 days a year. The Club has a 15 person Board of Governors, with 280 employees, 190 of those being full-time staff members. The Club’s gross annual revenues are $28 million with food and beverage totaling $6.7 million.

A BRIEF HISTORY

Chevy Chase Club was organized in the fall of 1892 with the original grounds comprising 40 acres of field and forest, including stables and a large old-fashioned house. Chevy Chase Club was founded by a growing need for a country club where hunting and riding could be pursued. The glamorous, but dangerous sport of the hunt was held at over 30 meeting points from the 1890s until the 1930s. Original plans for the Club included a three-quarter mile track, a cricket round, tennis courts and a football ground.

The expanded 190-acre site of the new Club took its name from a ballad detailing the Battle of Otterburn in 1388 between the Earl of Douglas’ 2,000 spearmen and Lord Percy’s 1,500 archers on Cheviot Chase.

With the introduction of golf in 1895, Chevy Chase Club became one of the earliest clubs to offer the sport. The National Women’s Amateur Championship was held at the Club in the fall of 1908, and the first Curtis Cup match in the United States was held at the Club in 1934.

Tennis was firmly implemented at the Club in 1905 when six superior courts were in service. Members of other clubs were first invited for tournament play in the spring of 1912. Famous names in the tennis world graced the expanded facilities (16 courts in 1916) which led to the hosting of Davis Cup matches in the 1920s and 1930s. Today, the club has 17 outdoor and four indoor tennis courts.

CLUB AMENITIES

CLUBHOUSE

The Clubhouse, in its colonial revival design, was constructed in 1911. The Clubhouse consists of a formal dining area, the Maryland & Terrace Rooms, a casual dining area, the Tap & Card Rooms and three event spaces including a 300 person ballroom. The Clubhouse features two general member sitting areas used for cocktails, card playing and private events as well as an expansive lawn area where one will find white Adirondack chairs used by the membership for relaxation and entertaining.

THE BRADLEY HOUSE

Renovated in 2018, The Bradley House served as the first permanent home of Chevy Chase Club. Today, it consists of 18 overnight guest rooms with a full complement of services including laundry, room service, library and internet access. Bradley House guests have the privilege of using all of the Club facilities during their stay.

FITNESS CENTER

Renovated in 2015, the fitness facility is 15,000 square feet with 4,000 square feet for cardio/strength training, two group exercise studios where over 35 classes are conducted each week and three massage rooms.

WINTER CENTER | ICE RINK | BOWLING

The Winter Center is a high volume, casual dining facility and the hub for social activity at the Club. The Winter Center has two full-service bars, 240 interior dining seats, full dining patio, small function room, eight duckpin bowling lanes and overlooks the Club’s outdoor ice rink.

RACQUETS

Tennis started early in the Club’s history in 1905 and is an active community spanning across alls and skill levels. The Club has 17 outdoor tennis courts, four indoor tennis courts, seven platform tennis courts and six seasonal pickleball courts. The tennis courts are all Har-Tru and have a state-of-the-art hydro-grid water system that keeps the courts at a consistently high standard at all times. The Club has hosted local, regional, national and international tournaments.

AQUATICS

The swimming complex at the Club consists of an eight-lane recreational swimming pool with two diving boards, a four-lane heated adult pool and a baby pool. There are over 125 participants in the Club’s swim team and another 45 members of the dive team. Services include a full complement of social activities such as movie nights, bingo and themed pool parties along with full swim and dive instruction and classes. The pool dining facility consists of a full bar and full à la carte menu showcasing favorite poolside treats and snacks.

GARDENS & GROUNDS

Our beautiful gardens offer the Club’s membership and their guests a relief from the hustle and bustle of daily city life. Through horticultural innovation and excellence, the gardens reflect an estate philosophy, both respecting the Club’s history and fostering interest for generations to come.

GOLF

The Club introduced golf in 1895 and was one of the first country clubs to establish the sport in the United States. Course architects included Donald Ross, C.H. Alison, Walter Travis and Arthur Hills. The Club has a full-service driving range facility and a short game practice area. An all-weather Golf Performance Center was opened in 2018 with fives bays for instruction and member use, including a simulator. The Club hosts over 52 tournaments a year and has an extensive junior golf program. Steeped in tradition, the Club is a walking course supported by a popular caddie program.

CULINARY

Our Culinary internship program is focused on giving students a well-rounded and complete kitchen experience, with exposure to both à la carte and banquets operations. Students will rotate from casual high volume, seasonal to elegant fine dining. They will also experience the Club’s complete banquet and catering services, including garde manger, hot production and butchery operations. The students will receive one-on-one learning relationship with our Chefs and culinary team. Exposure to members through working live-action stations will also be offered.

Our baking and pastry internship program offers students experience in running the dessert line for our formal dining room. This includes producing in-house breads, along with the production and plating of fine-dining desserts. Students will also work in production for banquets to provide cookies, mini pastries, large holiday buffets, plated lunches and dinners, as well as specialty cakes.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Chevy Chase Club offers many dining outlets throughout its campus for our members. In addition, the Club hosts robust member-programming and a busy private events calendar.

¤ The Winter Center, our casual dining operation, is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner year-round and serves 130,000 meals annually.

¤ The Maryland & Terrace Rooms, the Club’s fine dining venue, features a menu inspired by our Chef’s Garden. During the warmer months we feature a weekly prix fixe menu under the stars on the Dance Terrace.

¤ The Tap & Card Rooms, featuring dark wood and a historic bar, is a favorite spot for enjoying a quiet bite or refreshment after tennis or golf.

¤ Poolside, the Club offers full service food and beverage, as well as grab & go options.

¤ The Golf Canteen features members’ favorites in a grab & go style and is a great stop before making the turn on the Golf Course.

¤ Banquet operations include the setup and execution of private parties and club events. Parties will range from 15 person seated dinners to 300 person weddings. Club events include traditional holidays, sporting events and social gatherings.

¤ Among the event spaces at the Club, there is a ballroom that seats 300 as well as two satellite rooms that seat between 50 - 90 guests with adjoining balconies overlooking The Lawn and gardens.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

¤ Problem solve food & beverage service related issues while delivering personalized service.

¤ Work in tandem with culinary to see the impact both areas have on the food and beverage operation.

¤ Effectively execute a high level of service in a fast-paced environment both in the dining rooms and banquet operations.

¤ Obtain beverage knowledge and training through hands on experience.

¤ Learn how to lead through development of staff line-ups, role plays, boot camps, and presentations.

¤ Assist with administrative responsibilities to include scheduling, planning and payroll.

¤ Create service plans and timelines, and execute club events and private parties.

¤ Coach and assist with morale-boosting activities for team members.

YOUTH

Chevy Chase Club offers year-round programming for our younger members. During the Summer season, the club hosts a robust 6-week Summer Camp program called “Camp Chevy” for ages 4-8 years of age with 60+ kids each week. In addition, we provide coach led activities throughout the year to include Movie Night, Chevy Play Dates, Tiny Tots program, and Games on the Green. We offer a dedicated space for our younger members called the “Rumpus Room”. The Rumpus Room is home base for summer camp and in the colder months, this becomes a meeting spot for the younger members at the club. This internship offers you an opportunity to assist in the development and operation of the Club’s yearly youth program.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

¤ Assist the Director and Assistant Director of Camp to plan and execute our 6 week summer camp program for children between the ages of 4 and 8.

¤ Work daily with the campers to create memorable experiences with our youngest members.

¤ Create games and STEM activities focusing on each specific age group for camp.

¤ Assist Director with reinforcing Club and Camp Policy with members and team members.

¤ Work in tandem with other departments during camp such as; aquatics, tennis, golf, & bowling.

¤ Learn how to read and develop programming within budget requirements.

¤ Develop and plan youth events for the upcoming season.

GARDEN & GROUNDS

The Club’s beautiful gardens offers members and their guests an escape from the hustle and bustle of daily city life. Through horticultural innovation and excellence, the gardens reflect an estate philosophy, both respecting the Club’s history and fostering interest for generations to come. The gardens consist of an herb and vegetable garden, rose garden, native woodland gardens, herbaceous perennial borders and an extensive collection of trees, shrubs, annuals and tropical plants. The Club is also home to a 2,200 square foot greenhouse that supplies the Club with an array of interior plants and beautiful floral arrangements.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

¤ Plant identification.

¤ Proper horticulture techniques including planting, staking, pruning, fertilization and weed control.

¤ Integrated pest management, insect and disease monitoring and record keeping.

¤ Record keeping as it pertains to plant collections.

¤ Water conservation and management of the on-site irrigation systems.

¤ Propagation of herbaceous plants.

¤ Financial management as it pertains to a horticulture operation.

¤ Activities and approaches for engaging members in the gardens including garden tours, edibles for the kitchen and more.

GOLF

Today’s Golf Course is par 70, playing 6,911 yards from the championship tees. Annual rounds played averages around 25,000. The Club maintains an active caddie program to celebrate the tradition of walking.

The Golf Performance Center features the latest in golf swing technology, with private teaching bays that provide a comfortable learning environment. The powerful TrackMan technology, a combination of data, video, and overlay graphics is an indispensable feature that speeds up the learning curve of any player. The facility also features putting cups and a stretching space.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

¤ Gain experience in all day-to-day activities of the golf operation including merchandising, tournament operations and tee time reservations.

¤ Participate in weekly staff meetings.

¤ Conduct junior golf clinics and camp instruction to gain teaching experience.

¤ Attend monthly” Coaches Council” teaching forums.

¤ Exposure to club repair services and regripping.

¤ Shadow teaching professionals.

¤ Morning walk with golf course maintenance staff.

¤ Training on Trackman and Swing Catalyst Teaching Software (Level2)

¤ Learn tournament operations and Golf Genius Software (Level 2)

¤ GHIN Handicap management and player database maintenance (Level 2 or Higher)

¤ Conduct the Caddie-Member tournament. (Level 3)

GREENS DEPARTMENT

The Golf Course consists of creeping bentgrass playing surfaces, USGAspec greens and is meticulously manicured day in and day out. Chevy Chase Club promotes a dynamic learning environment to ensure a well-rounded individual upon successful completion of the internship program. The Club has recently engaged golf course architect, Andrew Green, to begin research on a course master plan.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

¤ Involvement in all primary aspects of golf course management as part of the management team.

¤ Operation of all mowing equipment.

¤ Fertilizer and pesticide calibration, application, and record keeping.

¤ Learn the environment of the course and its relationship to the golfer and the community.

¤ Integrated pest management strategies turfgrass cultural practices such as mowing, grooming, topdressing, rolling and aerification.

¤ Irrigation repair and maintenance.

¤ Water management centric to Mid-Atlantic turf management.

¤ One week in the shop learning from our mechanics about equipment maintenance.

¤ Opportunity to volunteer at a PGA/LPGA event.

RACQUETS

The tennis facilities include a large Outdoor Tennis Shop with a viewing porch overlooking the 17 outdoor courts. The Tennis Shop has a wide variety of merchandise, stringing services and a stretching area. The outdoor tennis season runs from approximately April 15 until November 1, during which the courts are utilized for member play, events and tournaments.

During the summer months, the four indoor air-conditioned clay courts are consistently booked with junior programs and instruction, Monday through Friday. The Club offers a variety of tennis clinics and programs for juniors ages 4 - 18 as well as adults of varying abilities. The number of staff for the tennis operation during these months (teaching professionals and pro shop employees, full & part-time) ranges from 20 - 25.

Members also enjoy pickleball clinics and events on the six seasonal pickleball courts.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE

¤ Cultivate private lessons while learning how to instruct players of all ages and abilities.

¤ How to execute an effective station in adult and junior clinics, as well as ladies’ team practices.

¤ Tennis Shop and program administration including sales, inventory, stringing and racquet repair and promotion of programs and events.

¤ Event execution.

¤ Exhibition tennis execution.

¤ Personal schedule management.

¤ Communication and etiquette skills.