About the Role
Valley Country Club is seeking an Associate Golf Professional! Qualified candidates will thrive in a hospitality environment and be highly focused on providing superior service.
Pay: $15.16 - $20.00
Benefits:
All employees, regardless of status are eligible for the 401(k) and Employee Assistance Program.
General Purpose:
Assists in administering all daily operations, including, but not limited to: facilitating sales, assisting with merchandise, operating the POS system, managing handicap and tee sheet applications, acting as a ranger, starter, guest relations, outside service, or golf shop shifts.
Essential Duties:
• Administers all point-of-sale application revisions and needs as they apply to green fee sales, merchandise sales, and member/guest billing. Coordinates with the Accounting Department on all policy and procedure revisions, updates, and implementation.
• Reconciles daily tee sheets, performs check-in, and receives payments from members and guests. Resolves discrepancies as they apply to duplicate charges and over- or underpayment. Tracks all force posts and no-show charges as applicable.
• Initiates and promotes all club golf activities.
• Creates lesson plans and provides both individual and group instruction.
• Maintains a clean, orderly, and well-stocked golf shop. Assists retail buyers with procurement and merchandise, and shop assistants with merchandising and sales.
• Supervises preparations for all golf outings, including scorecards, cart labels, rules sheets, score sheets, format sheets, favors, pairing sheets, and hole assignments.
• Monitors all members’ scores, reports handicapping to USGA, and bills members.
• Assists the Manager in interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning, and directing work; evaluating performance; rewarding; and disciplining maintenance associates; addressing complaints; and resolving problems.
• Assists in the management of department members that may include, but are not limited to: Starters, Player Assistants, and Guest Services Attendants.
• Ensures that effective orientation and training are given to each new associate. Assists in developing ongoing training programs.
• Assists in monitoring business volume forecasts and plans accordingly in areas of manpower, productivity, costs, and other expenses.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining excellent service to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Conducts staff meetings with subordinates.
• Incorporates safe work practices in job performance.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.
Education/Experience:
Associate’s degree (AA); or six months to one year of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Demands:
Regularly stands, walks, and sits. Occasionally climbs or balances; stoops, kneels, crawls, or crouches. Frequently uses hands; reaches with hands and arms. Frequently talks or hears; tastes or smells. Occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds.
Environment/Noise:
Occasionally works in wet or humid conditions (non-weather). Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions. Noise level is moderate.
Certificates/Licenses:
Current PGA/LGPA Membership
Job Knowledge, Skill, and Ability Preferences:
• Ability to read and speak English is required in order to perform the duties of the job (e.g., the associates are required to communicate with English-speaking customers or co-workers, and the manuals for the equipment the associates may use are in English).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with computerized POS and tee time system.