Golf Shop Assistant

• Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
• Salary: Grade C, SCP 4, £25,185 pro rata per annum (£13.41 per hour) pay award pending
• Location: Bootle Golf Course
• Contract: Contract
• Working Pattern: Part Time
• Hours: 12 hours per week. Fixed Term Until 31/12/2026.
• DBS Check: No
• Closing Date: 19/06/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: 1234/26/338774

About the Role

Sefton Council‘s Green Sefton Team is recruiting a Golf Shop Assistant to join our busy team.

The post is a fixed term contract to the end of the year and is for 12 hours/week based at Bootle Golf Course.

Green Sefton provides our communities with a clean, green Borough (including parks, playing fields, allotments, municipal golf courses, highway trees and woodlands, play and recreational facilities, and our coast and countryside, which include specially protected sites) to the benefit of residents, visitors, investors, and nature.

Successful applicants will be required to provide excellent customer care to players, club members and non-members using the Council’s two municipal golf courses, undertaking a range of duties including general shop duties, ticket checking, taking payment and accounting for cash, giving advice, taking phone calls.

Applicants should have good literacy and numeracy skills and be computer literate. Experience of working in a shop or other similar environment would be useful and experience in the use of computerised cash register would be desirable.

Applicants will be required to undertake general day to day maintenace and cleansing activities to ensure the facilities and equipment are clean, safe and well presented for clients.

Applicants should have good interpersonal and communication skills. Experience of working with members of the public both face to face and in handling telephone and email enquiries would be beneficial. Experience of working in the leisure or golf industry would be desirable but not essential.

The Post holder will be expected to work shifts, (early & late) and weekends in accordance with the opening hours of the Golf Courses.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new, varied and busy team at the heart of Sefton’s 2030 vision.

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday, 19th June 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview dates are Thursday, 2nd July 2026.

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.

If you’re an unemployed Sefton resident, register with our Sefton@Work service for free support to help you into employment. You may be eligible for extra assistance such as funding for travel, work clothing, or vouchers to make starting your new job easier. Call Sefton@Work on 0151 934 2610 or visit seftonatwork.net to find out more and get started today!

Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).