Golf Course Greenkeeper

**Job details**:
Job reference

REQ6193

Date posted

11/09/2025

Application closing date

25/09/2025

Location

Humberstone Heights Golf Course

Salary

£26,403 - £ 28,142 Per Year

Package

Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £38,374

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

City Services

Attachments

Job Specification.pdf

**Golf Course Greenkeeper**:
Job description

Full-time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed term for 6 months

Play a key role in ensuring our public golf course is safe for all users to access and enjoy.

Leicester is covered by a wealth of soft and hard open spaces that includes a range of parks, gardens, country parks, nature areas,150,000 individual trees and 107 hectares of woodlands, canal, and riverside, 150 play and outdoor gym facilities, sports facilities, highways, and housing green spaces totalling 1,250 hectares. It is widely recognised that quality open spaces contribute to residents’ quality of life and improve physical and mental health wellbeing, with parks in Leicester attracting around 9m visitors per annum.

Join our small team of specialist Greenkeepers to work under the guidance of the Local Area Manager, and keep our golf course clean, attractive and for visitors. You’ll have the opportunity to work in our friendly and supportive team. You’ll be provided with the appropriate uniform and equipment to carry out your duties effectively and safely.

This is a full-time, fixed term position working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday 07.30am - 15.30pm (for six months due to backfilling secondment). You’ll be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota system. You’ll be based at Humberstone Heights Golf Course.

**What you’ll be doing**

**What you’ll need**

A full driving licence is essential as you’ll be required to carry out driving duties.

**What we can offer you**

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

**Join us**

Assessment/Interviews will take on Monday 6th October 2025.