Wedding & Events Assistant

6 days ago


Chesterfield, United Kingdom Dunston Hall Leisure Ltd Full time

At Dunston Hall Estate, we pride ourselves on our commitment to building friendly and efficient teams who are focused on delivering exceptional customer service. Dunston Hall is a beautiful exclusive venue, with a newly renovated stable barn, where we hold our larger events. Our guests also have access to our stunning 10-bedroom house, along with all the exclusive grounds we have to offer.

If you are looking for a career in hospitality in a beautiful venue that demands high service standards, why not get in touch.

An exciting opportunity has arisen as we seek a _**Wedding and Events Assistant.**_

This role is very hands on and you will be focused on the operational side of the wedding and events, ensuring events are set up and being able to be confident on function days to ensure everything is ready and support the Events Manager. If you are looking to progress your career in weddings then this role will give you an opportunity to do this.

**Duties**:

- Co-ordinating staff and food service throughout the event.
- The role involves supporting the operations and standards ensuring high standards of presentation are always maintained.
- Work alongside the Events Manager to make sure events run sufficiently and organised to the correct standards of Dunston Hall.
- Demonstrate excellent qualities by always leading by example and showing a positive approach to the job role.
- Having a great eye for detail to make sure we deliver the best standards and go above and beyond for our guests.
- Complete opening and closing procedures including cleaning and delegating tasks where necessary.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Being able to set up and prepare for events to a high standard

**Company Benefits**:

- Competitive hourly rate (Will be reviewed after probation period)
- A part-time position of 15 hours over the 7 days, including weekend and evening work.
- Up to 28 days holidays per year.
- Company sickness scheme benefit.
- 20% off in our garden centre and bistro.
- On-site parking.
- The opportunity to work within a company that is continuing to evolve and committed to personal and career developments.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 15 per week

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chesterfield, S41 9RL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- wedding: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person



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