Event Assistant

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council; Leyland; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave plus bank

Bank holidays

Hybrid/agile working from day one

Local Government pension

Healthcare Cash Plan

Cashback website access

Volunteering days

Free parking

Job summary

Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council are seeking an Event Assistant to help deliver a broad events programme across both boroughs. You will support major events and take responsibility for smaller projects, including administering the councils’ event application system and promoting events to maximise attendance.

You should have a positive attitude, a passion for leisure and culture, and some event experience.

Qualifications

• Positive attitude and passion for leisure and culture.
• Some experience of working at events.
• Ability to deliver to high standards.
• Creative, hardworking and dedicated.
• Able to build excellent relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of a varied events programme including Chorley Flower Show and local events.
• Assist with administrative tasks for external event applications.
• Contribute ideas to event programming and planning.
• Lead on smaller events and write event management plans, risk assessments, and procedures where required.
• Promote events with Communications and Marketing to maximise attendance and ticket sales.
• Assist with budget control, purchasing orders, invoices, and box office administration.

Skills

Positive attitude

Leisure & culture passion

Event experience

High standards

Creativity

Relationship building

Job description

About The Role

Role: Event Assistant

Location: South Ribble Borough Council and Chorley Council

Contract: Full time / Permanent

Salary: £26,824 - £27,254

Closing Date: 15 September 2026

South Ribble and Chorley host an exciting and varied programme of events – popular with both residents and visitors to the boroughs. Our events generate much more than audiences. They positively contribute to the local economy and support our communities.

We are now looking for a dynamic and proactive Event Assistant to become part of our hard‑working team and contribute to our continued success.

What you’ll be getting up to

• You will work on an amazing event programme. Including; the Chorley Flower Show, the Chorley and South Ribble ‘Live’ events, the Chorley 10K, a Taste of Leyland, a host of Christmas events and many more.
• You will support the delivery of our larger events whilst taking responsibility for delivering some smaller events – making good use of and further developing your event management skills.
• You will have responsibility for administering the councils’ external event application system.
• You will support projects that make our events better.
• You will input into event programming – creating new and attractive ideas that will engage audiences.
• For events that you lead on - you will write event management plans, event risk assessments, write procedures and good practices and organise staffing.
• You will work within a vibrant, energetic team who work hard to deliver our extensive events programme for both Chorley and South Ribble.
• You will work with the councils’ Communications and Marketing team to promote our events to maximise attendance and ticket sales
• You will support the wider event team with various administration tasks and tools. Including; budget control, raising orders and invoices and box office administration.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a positive attitude
• Has a passion for leisure and culture including events.
• Has some experience of working at events.
• Delivers to high standards.
• Is creative, hard working and dedicated.
• Is able to create and maintain excellent relationships. Within the council and to those stakeholders involved in our events.

Other requirements

• This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence or the equivalent mobility.

• This role requires someunsociable - out of hours working including evenings and occasional weekends.

• Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check (applied and paid for by the Council).

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Volunteering days
• Free parking

Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements.

About Us

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first‑class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services.

Working Together

We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back‑end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separatestrategies and corporate plans.

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices. We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website. If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.