City of Auburn Hills is hiring: Seasonal Assistant Golf Professional in Auburn H

Seasonal Assistant Golf Professional

Company Overview: Amidst over 170 local golf courses, Fieldstone is consistently hailed as one of the top public golf courses in Metro Detroit. We present an exceptional variety of hole designs by the renown architect, Arthur Hills, that mesh the diverse landscape and wetlands with gently rolling fairways through majestic hardwoods. Add to it unparalleled maintenance and a dedicated staff of professionals for an experience that many private clubs try, but often fail to emulate.

At Auburn Hills, we value attentive service, diversity, excellence, fiscal responsibility, humility, and safety. Our mission is to be stewards for the community through a connected, transparent and efficient government in hopes that we can cultivate the heart of a small town that operates with the excellence of a world class city.

General Purpose:

Performs a variety of professional and administrative assignments in planning, developing, scheduling, directing and implementing successful golf programs in all aspects necessary in operating a highly ranked golf course, clubhouse and practice facility. Areas include but are not limited to all administration aspects, golf shop merchandising, marketing programs, promotions, golf programs and personnel services.

Schedule: Seasonal Full-time (40 hours per week) or Permanent Part-time (max 29 hours per week). March through October. Flexible schedules available.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Golf Programs

• Golf Tournaments - Coordinate local tournaments with over a dozen different professional affiliations. Our relations established with these groups give Fieldstone a large amount of publicity each year and is one aspect of our continued success.
• Golf Leagues - Organizing, planning and developing league programs each year.
• Daily Play - Monitoring, servicing and daily sales duties for daily golf play.
• Golf Outings - Sales, booking and organizing annual golf outings.
• Merchandising - Purchasing, inventory management, display and sales.
• Golf Lessons - Private and Junior Golf Instruction (Nike Camp and PGA Junior League) 75/25 split
• Administrative Assistance - Assisting operations with payroll, accounts payable, receivables, employee schedules and computer programs.
• Point of Sale Systems - Monitoring, assisting with sales and updating or organizing software systems.
• Marketing - Assisting with current marketing and advertising programs.
• Presentation - Daily help in keeping the golf club clean, organized and presentable.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Golf Course Experience preferred but not mandatory.
• High School Diploma

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge and understanding of golf.
• Some operational knowledge of golf courses.
• Skills in computer word processing, database management and ability to efficiently operate keyboard and cpu.
• Organizational skills.
• Skill in operation of listed tools and equipment.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and implement a golf programs.

Ability to coordinate, analyze, and utilize a variety of reports and records; Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other agencies, and the public.

Pay Rate: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour depending on qualifications.

Questions regarding the position should be referred to the Human Resources Department by email at humanresources@auburnhills.org. In an effort to improve the overall health of our workforce, the City of Auburn Hills adopted a policy against hiring tobacco users. All applicants are subject to a nicotine test in the final step of the hiring process. Those who test positive for nicotine from tobacco use may reapply for employment after six months. The City of Auburn Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).