Events Assistant

Events Assistant
Scale 3 + 2 increments for weekend working (£26,403 - £26,824)
37 Hours, Full Time
Temporary, 2 years (with potential to extend)
Based at a variety of venues including Stockport Town Hall, Bramall Hall, Chadkirk Chapel

Application Deadline: 22nd February 2026
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 23rd February 2026
Interview Date: 26th February 2026
Interview Type: Face to face

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Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025

Love live events, busy venues and great vibes? We’re looking for an enthusiastic, people-loving Events Assistant to join our team!

If you’re self-motivated, thrive in fast-paced environments and take pride in delivering brilliant customer service, this could be right up your street.

You’ll be friendly, professional, and confident dealing with the public, with some experience in hospitality or events under your belt.
Sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Your Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Stockport Events Team as an Events Assistant, supporting the delivery of an exciting and ambitious events programme across some truly stunning venues; including Stockport Town Hall, Bramall Hall and Chadkirk Chapel. No two days are the same, and you’ll be right at the heart of bringing events to life.

You’ll be a key part of the team, acting as a first point of contact for customers and clients, answering enquiries and helping events run smoothly from start to finish. Working alongside Hospitality Supervisors and Event Coordinators, you’ll help deliver events for up to 500 guests, gaining hands-on experience in a fast-paced, lively environment.

Your role will include a mix of front of house, behind the scenes and event delivery tasks, such as:

• Bar and food service
• Event set-up and clear-down
• Event stewarding and guest support
• Answering phone calls and responding to enquiries
• Making reservations and providing reception cover
• Supporting client viewings
• Assisting with event delivery
• First aid provision
• General cleaning duties

This role involves evening, weekend and bank holiday work, with some late finishes after midnight, perfect for someone who enjoys flexible working and being part of live events.

Applicants must be 18 or over.

About You

You’re friendly, confident and great with people the kind of person who enjoys creating positive experiences and getting stuck in. You’re self-motivated, reliable and take pride in delivering excellent customer service, even when things get busy.

It is important that you want to work in the Events industry, and whilst experience is preferred, it's not essential.

You’ll bring a professional attitude with a warm, approachable manner, and while experience in hospitality or events is a bonus, your enthusiasm and willingness to learn matter just as much.

If you enjoy working as part of a team, love the buzz of live events and want a role where no two shifts are the same, you’ll fit right in.

About Us

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 working conditions.

If you would like to discuss the role further please contact Vicky Eyre via email vicky.eyre@stockport.gov.uk or telephone 0161 474 3450

To apply please submit our CV application form demonstrating your reason for applying and how you meet the criteria listed above and in the job profile.

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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