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Clubhouse Manager or Clubhouse Manager & Chef Couple,  Hale Golf Club, Cheshire

07 April 2026

Hale Golf Club is seeking experienced hospitality professionals and is open to two alternative roles:

You can find out more about the role below…

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About Hale Golf Club

Founded in 1903, Hale Golf Club is a prestigious private 9-hole golf club with approximately 500 members, located in the affluent area of South Trafford, around ten miles south of Manchester city centre. The club is renowned for the quality of its course and its scenic setting alongside the River Bollin. At the heart of club life, the clubhouse has a well-deserved reputation for excellent food and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

The Opportunity

Hale Golf Club is seeking experienced hospitality professionals and is open to two alternative roles:

Option 1 – Clubhouse Manager

This is a hands-on live-in position, where the Clubhouse Manager is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the clubhouse, overseeing front-of-house service, kitchen and bar operations, staffing, budgets, compliance, and member liaison.

Key aspects of the role include:

  • Providing strong, hands-on leadership to clubhouse staff, including recruitment, training, and performance management
  • Managing bar and front-of-house operations, ensuring licensing, health & safety, and operational compliance
  • Overseeing catering operations in partnership with a separately appointed Head Chef
  • Managing budgets, controlling costs, and overseeing supplier and contractor relationships
  • Building positive relationships with members, visitors, and staff
  • An understanding of private members’ golf club setting (advantageous but not essential)
  • Committed to delivering a welcoming, high-quality clubhouse experience with a flexible approach including weekends and evenings

Option 2 – Clubhouse Manager & Chef Couple:

Applications are invited from ambitious, proactive couples to operate a traditional Clubhouse Manager & Chef model, taking full responsibility for the clubhouse, bar, and catering operations.

This is a hands-on, live-in position, well suited to a couple who enjoy working closely together and who take pride in delivering consistently high standards of food, service, and presentation in a private members’ golf club environment.

Club House Manager:

  • See above

Chef Partner:

  • Deliver high-quality, home-cooked food with excellent presentation
  • Provide catering from bar snacks and lunch menus to post-match and evening meals
  • Prepare multi-course dinners for social functions and formal events, including up to 100 covers Manage menus, ordering

What We Are Looking For:

  • Experience in hospitality, golf club, or similar member-focused environments
  • Strong interpersonal, organisational, and customer service skills
  • Commercial awareness and attention to detail
  • Professional, friendly, and approachable manner
  • Flexibility to meet the operational needs of the club, including evenings and weekends

What we offer:

Accommodation & Remuneration Package:

  • Live-in accommodation provided in a three-bedroom, unfurnished cottage
  • Loyal membership and supportive club culture
  • Opportunity to shape and develop the clubhouse hospitality offer
  • Competitive salary, reflecting experience and responsibilities
  • Courtesy of the course

How to apply:

Please submit a CV and covering letter, clearly stating whether you are applying for the Clubhouse Manager role or the Clubhouse Manager & Chef Couple arrangement, to: [email protected]

Closing date for applications: 30th April 2026



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