Events Assistant

You will be the first point of contact for our growing team, providing phone coverage and responding to enquiries. You will provide support to the Hospitality supervisors and event coordinators and assist with the operational delivery of events for up to 500 people. Responsibilities will include;

• Bar/Food Service


• Cleaning Duties


• Event set up/clear down


• Event stewarding


• Answering the phones


• Responding to enquiries


• Making Reservations


• First Aid provision


• Event Delivery


• Client Viewings


• Reception cover


This position includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays and includes late finishes after the hours of midnight. Applicants must be over the age of 18., Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://greater.jobs/content/13405/greater-manchester-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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Are you a self-motivated and results driven individual? Do you excel in customer service? Are you friendly but professional? Do you have experience within the hospitality industry? If so, we would love to hear from you!, We are looking for self-motivated, results driven individuals who excel in customer service. You will be friendly but professional; experience within the hospitality industry is preferred.

Stockport Events was established in 2017 and manage a portfolio of impressive Venues across Stockport. The business is growing and gaining a great reputation (Best Wedding Venue in the North West 2020 and 2022) and we deliver a wide range of exciting, high profile events.

Stockport has ambition and is rich in history and culture. It's vibrant and well connected with unique neighbourhoods, local villages and district centres. We're part of Greater Manchester but we're also lucky to have Cheshire and the Peak District on our doorstep, sharing wide open countryside and farmland.

You are entitled to a variety of competitive benefits including a generous holiday entitlement and pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, health and wellbeing support, travel schemes including Cycle to Work and Care Lease scheme and a huge range of employee discounts on everyday purchases; including gym memberships, days out, cinema tickets, and cafes, restaurants and retail shops nationally.

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions., Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.

We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.