Event Support Staff

We The Curious; Bristol; On-site; GBP 17,908 - 20,664; Part time

Job summary

We The Curious is seeking an Event Support Staff member for our Venue Hire department in Bristol. You will help with set-up, delivery and breakdown of events and ensure smooth operations within the venue.

The role is part-time with 30 hours guaranteed per month, with opportunities for overtime. Flexibility is required to accommodate events, including late nights, weekends and occasional long hours. Training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the set-up, delivery and breakdown of We The Curious events.
• Support Visitor Experience and Live Science Teams during quieter periods for venue hire events.
• Receive training for the role and be flexible to fit around event timing, including late nights and weekends.

Job description

Location: Venue based – most of your time will be spent in our venue on Bristol Harbourside interacting directly with our clients.

Department: Venue Hire

Report to: Events Operations Manager

Salary: £13.45 per hour

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Part-time - 30 hours guaranteed per month, with opportunities for overtime. We will expect some flexibility with your working hours to fit the nature of events. This can include late nights and weekend work as well as daytime shifts and occasional long hours. Please note - if you have an amount of hours in mind that work for you please do let us know.

About We The Curious

We The Curious is an educational charity and one of the UK's leading science centres. We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas.

We work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing. We are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.

Our Why, What & How

Our vision

What if everyone is included, curious and inspired by science to build a better world together?

Our mission

To connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science.

Our pledges

• Cultivate Curiosity
• Strive for Sustainable Futures
• Include Everyone
• Build Resilience
• Open Up Science

You can find out more about these in ourManifesto.

Our values

• Inquisitive - Asking questions
• Progressive - Thinking about what's next
• Playful - Embracing the unexpected with a sense of fun
• Creative - Generating and testing new ideas
• Collaborative - Being inclusive, connecting and valuing

Our Strategic Priorities

• SP1 - We are a playful space to explore emerging ideas in climate, health and technology
• SP2 - We are challenging educational inequality by creating opportunities for young people to see themselves in science
• SP3 - We are developing a resilient and decarbonised operating model in an uncertain world

About the role

As key members of the Venue Hire Department, the Event Support Staff will work as a team in assisting with the set-up, delivery and breakdown of We The Curious events and ensuring the smooth operational running of the department.

This role will also support our Visitor Experience and Live Science Teams during quiet times for venue hire events. This will involve similar responsibilities to the Event Support Staff as laid out in the role specific responsibilities. You will receive training on this part of the role.

Reflecting the changeable nature of events, this role is part time, making it flexible enough to fit around other work or commitments.