Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until 11:59PM on Monday, July 28th , 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 11:59PM on July 28th, 2025.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $58,656 - $63,000/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

The City and County of Denver has announced furlough days, or unpaid days off, for most employees to meet a budget shortfall in 2025. There are two fixed furlough days for all limited (temporary positions with an end date) and unlimited (permanent) employees on August 29th, the Friday before Labor Day, and November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. If you receive an offer for this position, your annual pay will determine whether you are required to take additional furlough days. Details will be discussed during the offer process for selected candidate(s).

More information on what the City and County of Denver offers its employees can be found here.

Location

These positions can expect to work on-site at Wellshire Golf Course five (5) days per week that includes weekends. Also, as needed in special events that may fall on holidays and weekends.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

With eight golf facilities, Denver Golf, part of the City and County of Denver’s Department of Parks and Recreation, has something for everyone! Denver Golf’s diverse portfolio includes one 27-hole regulation golf course, four 18-hole regulation golf courses, one 18-hole mountain golf course, two 9-hole par three golf courses, two Miniature Golf facilities, five driving ranges (including the signature Aqua Golf water range), six Restaurants, and Denver Junior Golf - The First Tee of Denver (one of the largest Junior Golf programs in the country). Denver Golf has outstanding course conditions and top-notch guest services for the best value. From urban golf settings to mountain vistas, you will find it here at Denver Golf.

Denver Golf is looking to hire an Assistant Golf Professional to join their team at Wellshire Golf Course. Wellshire Golf Course provides a country club atmosphere at an affordable price. This is the only public course West of the Mississippi that is a Donald Ross design. Walk in the steps of Ben Hogan while hitting off of lush fairways lined by mature trees. Check out what Wellshire Golf Course has to offer!

Assistant Golf Professionals conduct standard-level golf professional work assisting the Head Golf Professional in devising, coordinating, and promoting daily play and tournament activities, golf lessons, pro shop operations, merchandising, and golf cart fleet operations. It takes a dedicated team of professionals to ensure Denver’s iconic courses can be enjoyed for generations to come. As an Assistant Golf Professional, you will play a key role in Denver Golf’s mission to be a national leader in the golf industry regarding accessibility, diversity, environmental stewardship, and building the game for the future.

Specifically, as an Assistant Golf Professional you will:

• Assist the Head Golf Professional with the design, marketing, and implementation of golf programs that result in increased course revenues and enhanced customer service
• Enforce golf course rules and regulations and maintain standards and policies
• Assists in creating high profile lesson programs to attract large numbers of golfers to our golf courses and related facilities
• Assist in coordinating daily play, tournament, and other golf activities to balance play and course conditions at appropriate levels, provide maximum service and enhance per round revenues
• Administer pro shop operations to include product merchandising, receiving all incoming shipments of merchandise, calculating wholesale and retail prices for all items, entering all shipments received into inventory and maintaining displays on the sales floors
• Rotate merchandise among facilities on a regular basis
• Ensure that proper documentation is prepared for all transfers among facilities, complete physical inventories on a regular schedule, and maintain current inventory and sales records
• Prepare annual buying plan based on analysis of sales data and industry trends and complete purchase orders for payment of pro shop invoices
• Assist in the management of golf cart fleet operations, including staging, daily maintenance, and upkeep
• Perform lead work and training of golf shop personnel, cart attendants, and on-course rangers/starters
• Assist in the management of driving range operations

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for a knowledgeable and self-motivated professional with strong customer service and interpersonal skills.  Moreover, we are seeking someone who relishes opportunities to teach, has strong merchandising experience, and golf club knowledge.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience using a computerized POS system
• Experience with tournament management
• Experience with merchandise management
• Experience with Tee sheet management
• Both inside and outside golf experience including personnel management and supervision, vendor relations, back of house operations, and instruction
• Strong customer service skills
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays