Event Hospitality Assistant

Wigan Council; Wigan; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Exclusive rewards and benefits

Job summary

Wigan Council’s Events & Hospitality Team is seeking a dedicated catering operative to support operations across Robin Park Leisure Centre and other borough venues. You will be part of the catering staff, helping manage kitchen resources and ensure quality service for events across our portfolio.

You will handle cash, use a POS system and perform cash reconciliations, while staying compliant with health and safety, food safety, COSHH and manual handling.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering events and kitchen operations.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Support catering staff across leisure facilities.
• Manage kitchen resources and ensure quality service for events.
• Handle cash, operate POS and perform cash reconciliation.
• Comply with health and safety, food safety, COSHH and manual handling.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Time management

Teamwork

Tools

POS system

Cash handling

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Robin Park Leisure Centre & multiple locations across the Borough

Salary: Grade 3, £26,427 per annum. £13.69 per hour 1 hour per week

This role operates on an annualised hours contract. The hours will need to be worked flexibly to meet service needs. You may be required to work additional hours.

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role

As part of the Events & Hospitality Team, you will work within the various leisure facilities across the Borough and on a wide range of other event locations. The main duties will to be part of the catering staff and operations and manage the kitchen and its resources to ensure a quality service is provided for the complete running of the events catering services across our portfolio. You will be handling cash, using a POS system and cash reconciliation. You will be compliant with health and safety, food safety, control of substances hazardous to health (COSHH) and manual handling.

About you

The ideal person for this role needs to be able to plan, work and manage their time efficient and effectively demonstrating accurate and concise work. You must have good organisational, verbal and written communication skills and use your own initiative and work flexible as part of a team. You will have great customer service skills to deal with a range of people and will always promote a professional image, which is representative of the service. You will be a person who is passionate about events and the role and dedicated to providing the best service possible to customers, staff and visitors to the leisure centre and other event locations.

About us

The Culture & Event Team as part of Progress with Unity, are dedicated to celebrating our unique culture, sport and heritage through events, exhibitions and media and our staff are fundamental to achieving our goals.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits

To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK, and you must maintain a valid (active) right to work. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK ( www.gov.uk ) Prove your right to work to an employer

Wigan Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. As part of this commitment, Wigan Council operates robust Safer Recruitment procedures

We recognise that on occasion candidates may use AI tools. Please read our applying authentically section below before submitting your application

For further information, please contact: Martin Turner [e-mail]

Interview date: Week Commencing 5th October 2026

Supporting Documents

• Job Specification
• Privacy Notice
• Safer Recruitment at Wigan Council
• Applying Authentically With AI: Our Greater Manchester Approach