Event Crew

THE FOUNDATION AND FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS,KEW; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning

Annual leave

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work

Discounted gym

Pension

Employee discount

Free museum entry

Garden access

Job summary

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is seeking an Event Crew member to join our Event Production team, delivering setup and breakdown for weddings, private hire and large outdoor events across Kew.

Working mainly outdoors with evenings and weekend work, you will move stocks of furniture, barriers, temporary structures and AV equipment, assist with loading and transport, and ensure tasks are completed safely and on time.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a team and rigging/de-rigging events.
• Ability to work outdoors with evenings and weekend shifts.
• Experience handling furniture, barriers, temporary structures and AV equipment.
• Strong communication and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Assist with set up and breakdown of events across Kew.
• Manage stock of furniture, barriers, structures and AV equipment.
• Drive and load equipment to/from venues and outdoors.
• Ensure tasks are completed on time and to a good standard.

Skills

Teamwork

Rigging & de-rigging

Health and safety awareness

Communication skills

Tools

AV equipment

Job description

Event Crew

We have an exciting opportunity for Event Crew working in our Event Production team, who provide event crewing support to over 400 events per year.

Working on the ground you will work on the delivery of event set up and event breakdown of across Kew including weddings and private hire, visitor programming, fundraising events, official visits and large-scale outdoor events including Christmas at Kew and Halloween at Kew.

We have an exciting opportunity for Event Crew working in our Event Production team, who provide event crewing support to over 400 events per year.

Working on the ground you will work on the delivery of event set up and event breakdown of across Kew including weddings and private hire, visitor programming, fundraising events, official visits and large-scale outdoor events including Christmas at Kew and Halloween at Kew.

Event Crew

More details

Working mainly outdoors, on and with evenings and weekend work included, you will have experience of working in a team and successfully rigging and de-rigging events and be a solution-focused person who understands what it takes to work to tight timescales.

This is a hands-on physical role managing and moving stocks of furniture, barriers, temporary structures and AV equipment and will include driving and loading of equipment in and out of multiple venues as well and outdoors.

The event crew ensure that crew tasks are completed on time and to a good standard and that appropriate feedback is provided to clients.

An awareness of best practice in the events sector, including health and safety requirement and competent handling of Audio visual and tech equipment is desirable.

Good communication skills will enable you to build an effective working relationship with internal colleagues, internal clients and external suppliers.

Interviews are due to take place on 17 November.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.

The salary for this position is £26,817 per annum [Grade 2]

• opportunities for continuous learning
• a generous annual leave entitlement
• flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
• an Employee Assistance Programme
• other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership
• a competitive pension
• an employee discount scheme
• free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries
• access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst

We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.