Salary £24,027 to £25,183 pro rata, per annum
Grade/Band CD
Contract Type Relief
Vacancy Hours Relief
Weekend Working Yes
The Event Assistant roles are a core part of the Cultural Venues delivery team, at the heart of a new Culture & Archive Service, created from the 8 legacy councils within the North Yorkshire County, who have now combined to form North Yorkshire unitary council. The Service also sits within a newly formed Community Development Directorate alongside Economic Development, Housing, Planning, Leisure, Libraries and Major Venues/Events.
Our new organization recognizes and wants to build on North Yorkshire’s natural capital, strong local economy, and resilient communities, to improve the way local services are delivered and to support a good quality of life for all.
Our service contributes to all five North Yorkshire Council key themes of place and environment economy, health and wellbeing, people, and organisation; and through legacy council culture and archives teams who have been embedded in many North Yorkshire communities, the new service also occupies a unique position to deliver on the four locality working pillars of local services and access; local accountability; local action; and local empowerment.
The Culture & Archives Service is divided into three main branches: Creative & Cultural Hubs – our physical creative, cultural and heritage buildings, and collections; Archives & Records Hub – our extensive county-wide archives and records collection; and Creative & Cultural Communities – our community outreach, sector support, major projects and interventions and co-creation/place-shaping work.
This post will sit within our Creative & Cultural Hubs branch and is responsible for ensuring a professional visitor experience for attendees at Skipton Town Hall, working closely with the visitor experience and technical team. Work will mostly be required in evenings and weekend work frequent to facilitate the delivery of events.
Though the majority of community-based projects, initiatives and sector support will be looked after by the Creative & Cultural Communities branch, all three teams within the service will naturally work collaboratively across various strands of activity including, but not limited to: community engagement, education, accessibility & cultural entitlement, place-shaping and tourism – maximising use of our cultural hubs and physical assets as part of this delivery.
The purpose of the role is primarily to provide assistance in the delivery of events at Skipton Town Hall. This will include the small to large turnaround of spaces (staging, seating, tables and catering), operation of the bar and event stewarding. Flexibility towards specialism/interest is possible. Shifts are irregular in frequency and timing, and are based upon the site’s programme. In addition, provide building support for space users out of hours.
The role encompasses aspects of visitor engagement – including events, private hire, box office and welcome.
For further information about this role, please contact Ted Westwood on Ted.Westwood@northyorks.gov.uk or Lydia Nevin on Lydia.Nevin@northyorks.gov.uk.
Key Documents
Key Dates
Closing Date: 17th January 2025
Interview Date: 4th or 5th February
Venue for Interview: Skipton Town Hall
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