Event Operations Assistant

Wigan Council; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Wigan Council is recruiting for an Events Operations team member across the Borough, based at Robin Park Leisure Centre with duties at multiple locations. You will support assembly and disassembly of equipment to ensure events run smoothly and deliver a friendly, professional service to attendees.

The role uses annualised hours with a base commitment of one hour per week but may include additional hours to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be able to plan, manage time efficiently and show initiative.
• Excellent organisational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work flexibly as part of the events team.
• Committed to delivering high levels of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assist assembly and disassembly of event equipment to run events smoothly.
• Provide high level of professional customer service to staff, visitors and event goers.
• Work across multiple locations including leisure centres, parks and heritage sites.
• Move heavy items up to 20 kg and stand/walk for long periods.

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 hours 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 a member of the Events Operations Team, you will work under the direction of the Event Manager assisting assembly and disassembly of equipment to ensure the smooth running of events across the Wigan Borough working within our leisure centres, parks & open spaces and our culture and heritage sites.

You will have the passion, drive and ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst ensuring that you always deliver a high level of professional customer service.

The role operates in an extremely active and busy setting to meet the many needs of the customers and eventgoers. You will regularly have to move heavy items up to 20kg as well as standing and walking for long periods on every shift.

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 the commercial events 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 click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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 on 07880733965 or email me at [e-mail]

Interview date: Week Commencing 5th October 2026

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