Job Description

The 1st Assistant Golf Professional assists the Head Golf Professional in the management of day-to-day Golf Operations of the facility. The position is responsible to supervise and manage total golf operations in the absence of the Head Golf Professional. All duties of the position shall be performed with a commitment to the highest level of customer service and total satisfaction of all customers and members.

This is a full time (generally April through mid-December each year), benefits eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $28.14 - $31.67 per hour.

Shift differential is available for eligible shifts, are stackable, and can amount to a higher wage per hour.
- Weekend differential: An additional $1.00/hour
- Evening differential: An additional $1.50/hour

Core Responsibilities:

• Assist in managing Ralph Myhre tournament operations and weekly events including planning, pre-tournament event sheets, post tournament billing, promotion, course set-up, preparation, scoring, prize distribution, and follow up.
• Responsible for all facets of golf operations, including the supervision and training of outside services, starters, and rangers.
• Conduct individual lessons and group clinics.
• Assist the Head Golf Professional with training all golf operations staff and assist with the administration of staff work schedules.
• Provide club repair and club fitting services.
• Assist in the inventory control of hard goods, special orders, ordering procedures, receiving procedures, displays, and sales.
• Play golf with a variety of Members of all skill levels.
• Maintain a credible golf game and remain current on teaching innovations.

Requirements

• Customer Service oriented and be able to provide superior customer service.
• Fundamental knowledge of the game of golf, rules of golf, golf facility operations, and tournament operations.
• Experience providing golf lessons to individuals of all levels.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Self-motivated with desire to promote and market yourself and Ralph Myhre.
• Ability to utilize the resources of PGA player development programs such as Get Golf Ready, GGA Sports Academy, and Tee it Forward.
• PGA membership or active pursuit through the PGA Professional Golf Management (PGM) program

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; kneel; use hands to handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, color vision, distance and peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Evening and weekend hours will be required.

Other:

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.

Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.