Assistant Greenkeeper

Application Close Date: 12/02/2023 (Closed)

Portsmouth Golf Course

Permanent Full Time Contract – 40 Hours per week

This is an outstanding career opportunity with a market leader committed to providing a service that sits right at the heart of the community. Our six golf venues all have one thing in common – they offer an accessible, enjoyable and quality experience to everyone.

The Opportunity

Portsmouth Golf Course is one of Hampshire’s busiest pay and play golf venues with an 18-hole course and Nineteen Bar & Kitchen. We are now looking for an Assistant Greenkeeper to join our team. This is a contracted full time position with a 40 hour working week over 5 days, you must be able to work weekends and early mornings from 6am. You will be one of the faces of our business, working in beautiful outdoor surroundings ensuring that our golf course is presented in the best possible condition. We have a great team, and you can be part of it.

Duties include:

• Cutting greens, fairways and rough using ride-on mowers
• Bunker edging and raking
• Strimming
• Project work
• Other course maintenance tasks as required

Previous experience in greenkeeping, gardening or landscaping is desirable but not essential. Full training will be given.

Requirements of successful candidate:

• A can do, positive attitude
• Good Communicator
• Friendly disposition
• Good Organisational skills
• Interest in golf preferred but not essential
• Initiative and the ability to work alone and as part of a team
• A strong work ethic

What can Glendale Golf offer you?

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Incremental annual leave
• Employee health cash plan
• Employee discount portal – discounts on travel bookings, high street vouchers, gift cards, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities and your day to day spending
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Company sick pay
• Career progression
• Training and development
• A supportive working atmosphere

Glendale Golf is a well established business that is continuously growing. Successful applicants can look forward to joining a company that can offer career prospects and believes in investing in its people.

How to Apply

If you feel like you could bring some fresh ideas to the table we want to hear from you. Please apply with a letter of application and CV to james.green@glendalegolf.co.uk. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions relating to the role.

If you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as interviews will be held throughout the process. Please note that if you have not received correspondence within 21 days then please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.