Events Assistant

Intercontinental Hotels Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Holiday entitlement (28 days, pro rata

Hotel discounts

Wagestream access

Refer a Friend

Job summary

voco St. David's Cardiff, part of Intercontinental Hotels Group, invites you to join as an Events Assistant on an 8-hours-per-week fixed-term contract until 3 January 2027.

The role supports a variety of events—from corporate meetings to weddings—delivering friendly service in a busy hotel environment. You’ll help with event setup, including some heavy lifting, and benefit from meals on duty, generous holiday entitlement, and hotel discounts across IHG properties.

Qualifications

• Be passionate about delivering great service and great food and drinks.
• Previous experience as a waiter/bartender.
• Experience with working with customers in a busy environment.
• Willing to learn new things and work as part of a wide hotel team.

Responsibilities

• Assist at a variety of events from corporate meetings to weddings.
• Assist with event setup, including some heavy lifting.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality experience

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Job description

As an Events Assistant, you will be creative, adaptable, and energetic to work in this varied department. We are looking for individuals to work on a part time basis in this fast paced and exciting environment. One day you might be doing a corporate meeting, a baby shower, a Christmas event or a wedding! Apart from service during the event, you will be helping with event setup - so some heavy lifting is involved with the role. To succeed as an Events Assistant, you will need:

• To be passionate about delivering great service and great food and drinks
• Previous experience as a waiter/ bartender!
• Experience with working with customers in a busy environment
• To be willing to learn new things and work as part of a wide hotel team

voco St.David's Cardiff have a fantastic opportunity for an Events Assistant to join our Cardiff Bay 5-star hotel on an 8-hours per week contract! This is a Fixed-Term assignment until 3rd January 2027, and you will earn £13.15 per hour, plus service charge. At voco, everyone's a host and ready to provide our guests with the relaxed but attentive stay that they desire. We are reliably different, a trusted name offering an informal, non-pretentious stay that leaves our guests with a lasting impression. With a focus on our environment, you will be greeted by environmentally conscious innovations from start to finish. Set on Cardiff Bay's waterfront, voco St David's Cardiff makes a bold statement, with its glass-fronted façade, private balconies, floor-to-ceiling windows, and coastal setting. The Tir a Môr at voco St David's Cardiff is our eclectic restaurant and bar. Our bold flavours draw inspiration from world food cultures and blend perfectly with the best seasonal produce Wales has to offer. The Spa, located in the hotel, offers just the place to unwind and has been voted one of the best spas in the UK. voco St David's Cardiff is a wonderful setting for meetings, conferences, weddings, and celebrations alike.

• Becoming part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts family, one of the world's leading hotel companies - which means global opportunities!
• The voco St. David's Colleague experience stay - a 1-night complimentary stay, with two course dinner & breakfast, at the hotel following a successful probation period
• Extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice & Taxi subsidy for shifts starting/ending between 23:00-06:00
• Meals whilst on duty
• 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (Pro Rated)
• We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance
• Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world
• Discounts from over 15,000 stores - all the way from retail to cinema
• Don't forget, bring your friends and take part in our generous 'Refer a Friend' programme!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

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