Facilities Assistant

Bristolbeacon; Bristol; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Beacon is seeking a proactive Facilities Assistant to join our busy Facilities team, overseeing our spaces at Bristol Beacon. You will contribute to maintaining venues and education spaces, ensuring high standards of presentation and safety for events and day-to-day operations.

The role requires prior facilities/maintenance experience, an understanding of health and safety, and the ability to work across days, evenings and weekends to support events in our iconic building.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities/maintenance within a venue or similar setting.
• Good understanding of health and safety at work.
• Ability to lift and carry furniture and work flexibly as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and maintain spaces across Bristol Beacon during events and day-to-day use.
• Work as part of the busy Facilities team to support venue operations.
• Assist with preparation and post-event wrap-up to keep spaces in top condition.

Skills

Facilities experience

Customer service

Health and safety

Job description

Bristol Beacon is the South West’s largest concert hall, promoting musical excellence, creative learning, and community engagement. Our concert hall, venues and music education centre are central to our mission of uniting people through the joy of live music. We are looking for a Facilities Assistant to join our busy Facilities team overseeing our spaces at Bristol Beacon.

The successful candidate will be positive and enthusiastic, with previous facilities/maintenance experience in a venue, along with a good understanding of what makes for great customer service at all times. You will have an understanding of health and safety at work, be able to manage physical work, including lifting safely and carrying furniture, and have some experience of maintenance. You will also be reliable and flexible, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team and the motivation to make our spaces look their best for our customers.

We are looking for applicants who have the ability to work a varied schedule across days, evenings and weekends to facilitate events within our iconic building.

We reserve the right to close applications early if a suitable number of applications are received.

We particularly encourage and support applications from disabled and ethnically diverse backgrounds as these groups are currently underrepresented within the arts and culture sectors.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 14 th September 2026.

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Details
£26,526.00 per year
Location: Bristol, BS1 5AR, GB