Seasonal Events Assistant

1 month ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom The Parks Trust Full time

**About Us**

The Parks Trust is an independent charity that cares for over 6,000 acres of parkland and green space in Milton Keynes. This includes the river valleys, ancient woodlands, lakesides, parks and landscaped areas alongside the main roads that represent 25% of the city.

Our aim is to provide beautiful, diverse and sustainable parks, lakes, woods and landscapes that will be loved by the people of Milton Keynes, forever.

**Position**:
**The Role
We’re looking for two outgoing, enthusiastic and active individuals to help us deliver our summer events and activities in our parks and open spaces.

As part of our busy team, you will help to deliver our outdoor events and activities, work with our volunteers and support the Events & Community Engagement Team to facilitate exciting activities within our parks.

Successful applicants will have an enthusiasm for outdoor activities and must be willing to gain experience of working with people. You’ll be a passionate individual with the drive to assist in delivering high quality outdoor events and activities. It’s important that you enjoy working with members of the public and can ensure that they have a safe experience within our parks. A flexible approach is necessary as hours may vary and will include weekend and evening work.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

**Salary**: £14 per hour (£26,000 pro rata)

**Requirements**:
**Essential**
- A keen interest in and empathy with the work of the Trust.
- Full driving licence.
- Flexible and adaptable, the role will involve weekend and evening working.
- Experience of dealing with members of the public.
- Experience of administrative duties.
- A good understanding of health and safety, risk assessment and public liability matters.
- An outgoing and engaging personality.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.***
- IT Literate.

**Desirable**
- An interest in events production, outdoor recreation and communications.
- Practical experience of event delivery
- Experience of working with volunteers.
- Experience of using website management systems and/or social media marketing tools.
- Working towards a qualification or previous experience in Event Management and/or project management.

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