Casual Museum Events Assistant

We are looking for Casual Museum Events Assistants to work in our private hire events team across our five museums including M Shed and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. If you enjoy delivering great customer service and love supporting events then read on.

We are focusing on increasing our income for running private events at our museums. To do this we need to provide excellent customer service by helping the client enjoy their event at our museum, ensure the safe running of the event, giving the client any support they need and ensuring our collection of over 2 million objects remain well looked after. We are currently looking to introduce new events around our current offer and you will be key to ensuring these new ventures succeed, as well as working to support our public events programme.

Our private events team consists of four permanent staff on a rota, and a casual team supporting as extra help is required. We work closely with our venue partner who manage all aspects of the catering on the night with you helping to prepare the venue, support contractors and other staff, and unlock/lock our venues. In the coming months we will be incredibly busy hosting events all nights of the week along with some early mornings and daytimes so are looking for people who are willing to work at least a few shifts across the week including weekends you are ready to be hands on team members who enjoy delivering events of all kinds.

If you think you can help us make a difference then I'd encourage you to apply, and we are looking for the right people to start straight away.

Your work will contribute to supporting the museum service which is over 100 years old. We think it's special and hope you do too.

This role is mostly evening work (5pm until late) but there is an expectation that some week and weekend days will be required. You will work mainly at M Shed and Bristol Museum & Art Gallery but our other museum venues across the city will be hosting events.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

If you have any questions please contact [email protected]

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

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