Casual Community & Events Assistants

Cambourne Village College; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Cambourne Village College is seeking casual Community & Events Assistants to join our team, delivering evening, weekend and holiday programmes of community activities, theatre performances and live events. Successful candidates will join a flexible pool for roles as Community Assistant, Event Assistant or Event Technician, with training provided and potential Duty Event Manager responsibilities.

The role may involve reception, customer service, space preparation, event delivery, front-of-house

Qualifications

• Variety of skills and experience including customer service, reception, event operations and technical event support.
• Candidates should have good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing reception and customer service support.
• Preparing hired spaces and equipment.
• Assisting with event delivery and front-of-house operations.
• Providing technical support for performances and events.
• Ensuring facilities are clean, safe and ready for use.

Skills

Customer service

Reception

Event operations

Technical event support

Tools

MS Office

Job description

CASUAL COMMUNITY & EVENTS ASSISTANTS

Salary: NJC Scale 2 point 4 £13.48 per hour plus holiday pay.

Contract: Zero hours casual contract. Ad hoc hours as required - during term-time shifts may include Monday - Friday 5.00pm to 10.00pm, Saturday and Sunday 8.00am to 10.00pm; during school holidays shifts may include Monday - Sunday 8.00am to 10.00pm.

Start date: As soon as possible.

Place of work: Cambourne Village College, Cambourne, Cambridgeshire

Cambourne Village College is looking for additional casual Community & Events Assistants to join our team. We are seeking individuals with a variety of skills and experience, including customer service, reception, event operations and technical event support, to help deliver our busy evening, weekend and holiday programme of community activities, theatre performances and live events.

Successful candidates will join a flexible pool of casual staff, with opportunities to undertake shifts as a Community Assistant, Event Assistant or Event Technician, depending on their skills, experience and availability. Applicants are not expected to have experience in all three areas, and appropriate training will be provided. Suitably experienced candidates may also be considered for additional Duty Event Manager responsibilities.

The post holders will help ensure that visitors and members of the community are welcomed professionally and courteously as they access the College’s facilities for sports, arts, adult education and events. Depending on the role undertaken, duties may include providing reception and customer service support, preparing hired spaces and equipment, assisting with event delivery and front-of-house operations, providing technical support for performances and events, and ensuring facilities are clean, safe and ready for use. Staff may also assist with opening and securing the site where appropriately trained and authorised.

The role may involve a range of clerical and administrative duties, including responding to enquiries from members of the public and referring queries to the Community & Events Coordinator as appropriate. All successful candidates will become part of the operational Community & Events team, providing practical support across our facilities.

Successful candidates will have good interpersonal and communication skills, a professional and approachable manner, and experience in one or more of the following areas: reception, customer service, events, venue operations or technical production. Experience using Microsoft Office applications and spreadsheets would be advantageous.

Cambourne Village College is an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated, over-subscribed secondary school, eight miles from Cambridge. We opened as an academy of the Cam Academy Trust in September 2013. Our ethos is aspirational and inclusive, our staff is highly motivated, our pupils courteous and hard-working, and we have excellent facilities. A 350 place sixth form opened in September 2024, with capacity for 175 students in each of Years 12 and 13. Joining Cambourne Village College represents a unique opportunity to work in a well-established school within a wider, high-quality Academy Trust that gives excellent possibilities for professional and career development.

For further details on the school please visit our website Homepage - Cambourne Village College