Golf Course Maintenance Worker: Seasonal 2024

AHPD Overview

The Arlington Heights Park District (AHPD) is one of the most noteworthy park districts in Illinois. Located 25 miles northwest from downtown Chicago, AHPD is the 3rd largest Park District in Cook County and the 12th largest in the State of Illinois. Since 1925, AHPD continues to enrich the community by providing fun, accessible, and impactful recreation and facilities for every age and every season. The District are stewards of five community centers with outdoor pools, two tennis clubs, Lake Arlington, Arlington Ridge Center, two public golf clubs and a driving range, Arlington Heights Historical Museum, Senior Center, 58 parks, 44 playgrounds, 22 miles of jogging and bike trails across 714 acres of land. AHPD is a three times National Gold Medal Award recipient for excellence in the field of parks and recreation management and an Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency.

General Golf Information

Golf at the Arlington Heights Park District provides 27 holes of play at two courses and a driving Range.   Arlington Lakes Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-68 course that has been a local favorite for over 40 years. Superbly manicured greens, tees, & fairways combine with an excellent design to provide a quality course for players of all levels. Nickol Knoll Golf Club is built on 56 hilly acres and is one of the most unique par 3 courses in the state. Three holes feature vertical-drop tee shots and two holes boast up-hill shots to the green. The 9-hole, par-3 course features 27 sand bunkers, and water comes into play on two of the nine holes. Sunset Meadows Driving Range and Golf Learning Center has twenty-five hitting stations that are lighted for extended evening use with four target greens for additional course-like atmosphere. There is also a practice green available. 

Job Specific Information 

Come join the Arlington Heights Park District and be part of the team that makes our courses outstanding. We are actively recruiting individuals who can perform a variety of daily, cyclical and routine golf course maintenance functions and like to work outdoors. 

Typical shifts begin at 5am, however some late morning and afternoon shifts may be available. This position also offers flexible days as it is a 7-day a week operation. 

Essential Job Duties: 

• Mows, aerates, grades, seeds, sods, waters, rakes and polices tees, greens and fairways
• Diagnoses and controls weeds, diseases and insects
• Applies fertilizer and fungicide, as needed
• Operates trucks, mowers, sod cutters, chain saws, hand and power tools and all other maintenance and mechanical equipment
• Prepares and cleans beds, plants, trims, prunes, mulches, waters, weeds, stakes, fertilizes, rakes, shovels, digs, spreads wood chips, back fills and levels soil to complete and maintain grounds and horticultural projects
• Operates tractors, mowing

Skills and Qualifications

• High school graduate or G.E.D.
• Minimum of one to two years’ experience in golf course or grounds maintenance
• Or, any equivalent combination of education, experience and training
• Valid Illinois Class “D” Driver’s License
• Valid Illinois Pesticide Public Operators License and/or valid Illinois Applicator License in turf, ornamentals or right of way preferred
• CPR and AED Certification preferred

The Arlington Heights Park District commits itself to diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a mutually respectful, multicultural, and equitable environment.