About The Role

The position is based on a 37-hour week, including weekends, early mornings and evenings on a weekly basis; however flexibility will be essential, particularly over the summer months and leading up to and during competitions and large society events.

The Golf Assistant is to undertake general supervision of the Golf Course Club house facility including catering services, club shop, buggy and trolley hire and general customer service on a daily basis under the management of the Golf Course Leisure Manager to ensure that the site is well kept throughout the golfing season, helping to deliver a high quality experience for all visitors.

The Golf Assistant is an operational role, working alongside other staff to deliver the best possible standards to its customers, whilst ensuring health and safety guidelines are adhered to at all times.

An understanding of golf is desirable but not essential for the role, as all appropriate training will be given to the successful candidate.

What will you be doing?

Key Roles and Responsibilities include;

Supervising the operation of the facility ensuring that duties and activities are carried out in accordance with the facilities Normal Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plans.
Ensuring the security of the building (including opening and locking up duties) and safeguarding of the property of the Council.
Comply with the Councils Health and Safety Policy. To help ensure compliance with Health and Safety and other mandatory guidelines and legislation.
Cover reception duties, cashing up and accounting of all monies received in accordance with the Councils Financial Rules.
Ensure the building and surrounding area is clean and tidy throughout the shift undertaking any additional work as required by the Leisure Manager.
Undertake bookings as required liaising with Catering team ensuring all bookings/arrangements are communication efficiently.
The carrying out of all cleaning tasks, both internal and external as per the facilities cleaning procedures and maintain cleaning stores in accordance with COSHH regulations and general housekeeping standards.

About You

Priors Hall Golf Course, managed and operated by North Northamptonshire Council is searching for a highly motivated Golf Assistant to join their dedicated team.

As a Golf Assistant you will be responsible for producing excellent standards of customer service and quality of work to help deliver any excellent golf course and facility, admired by both club members and pay and play customers in the surrounding area and further afield.

Successful applicants will also be willing to work early mornings, evenings and weekends on a weekly basis and be willing to undertake any relevant training.

Knowledge of golf or an interest in golf is desirable but not essential, with the right candidate having a passion for working in the leisure industry being important.

Our benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We Offer a Vibrant Working Environment With

a competitive salary
a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About Us

Our Values and Behaviours-

Our Values Define Who We Are And How We Operate, By Forming The Foundation For How We Interact With Our Customers, Colleagues And Provide Our Services. They Are Also At The Forefront Of Our Decision Making And Delivery And Are

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our Key Commitments

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council’s pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.

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