Duties will include:
- A golf greenkeeper is responsible for the maintenance, care and overall appearance of a golf course in line with employer’s requirements
- It is their job to maintain a good quality playing surface and ensure the course offers a consistent challenge and an enjoyable experience for golfers
- There are four key turfgrass areas on a golf course – greens, tees, fairways and areas of rough, each of which requires a different type of maintenance. Using a range of equipment and machinery safely and competently will play a major part within an apprentices training programme
- Golf greenkeepers will also be involved in hazard, environmental and ecological operations which may include bunker maintenance, planting turf, trees, shrubs and developing wildlife habitats
Desired skills
Personal qualities
- Willingness to put in the effort to work and learn
- Hardworking
- Fit for the physicality of the work
- Honest
- Enthusiastic
Desired qualifications
- Applicants MUST NOT already hold a level 2 or above qualification in horticulture
- GCSEs or equivalent in maths and English are desired
Future prospects
- Progression within the team as we expand the business
Training:
- Full training to be provided by the employer and KEITS at the place of employment.
- The applicant will be working towards a Level 2 Sports Turf or Golf Green Keeping Business Administration Apprenticeship
- The learner will be allocated an industry specific training consultant who will provide both remote and on site visits throughout the apprenticeship.
- The apprentice will work towards an End Point Assessment (EPA) at the end of their apprenticeship.
- If you would like to read more about the course content for sports turf or gold green keeping apprenticeships, please follow the below links:
- https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/golf-greenkeeper-v1-1
- https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/sports-turf-operative-v1-2
Things to consider
- KEITS Training Services Ltd reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the listed closing date should the need arise.
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Job Type: Apprenticeship
Pay: From £6.40 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Golf Greenkeeper Apprentice, Princes Risborough