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Seasonal Assistant Greenkeeper

Job details
Posting date: 02 June 2025
Salary: £23,424 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 June 2025
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Edinburgh Leisure
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: Seasonal Assistant Greenkeeper

Summary

Seasonal Assistant Greenkeeper

Full Time, average 35.75 hours per week (includes weekend working).

Seasonal contract until 30th September 2025.

Salary - £23,424 per annum (12.60 per hour)

Location - Edinburgh



We are looking for friendly, hands-on multitaskers to join our team of Greenkeeper team and help us keep our outdoor spaces looking amazing and running smoothly.


You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of our golf courses. You will need to take a proactive approach to health and safety to ensure our facilities are fit for purpose. This will include:

- Daily setup of the golf course for play and a safe environment for customers and staff.

- Bunker maintenance, grass cutting, litter picking, and assisting in carrying out maintenance programs including top dressing and fertilising.

Organising and controlling work to ensure the efficient use of labour, materials, and machinery.



Our ideal candidate will have:

- Experience in safely operating a variety of tools, machinery, and equipment to perform grounds maintenance duties on the golf courses and grounds.

- SCOTVEC, SVQ, City and Guilds level 1, 2 or 3, HNC, HND.

- Approachable, adaptable, and helpful personality, with the ability to work both autonomously and within an experienced team.



In addition, we offer:

- FREE membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Opportunities for further training, career growth and development
- Generous holiday allowance
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Paid sick leave
- Company pension
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)


Opportunity available:

One of our 6 golf courses – Full-time (35.75 hours per week), fixed-term (until 30th September 2025), Week 1 – 40 hours (Thursday off)/ Week 2 - 31.5 hours (Monday/Saturday/Sunday off). Working every 2nd weekend (06:00 start time)


Closing date: 09th of June

Assessment date: 18th of June



We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.



Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450


Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.