Employer
Kent College, Canterbury
Location
Canterbury, Kent
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Casual
Salary
£12.60
Posted
25th September 2025
Expires
30th September :59 PM
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Job ID
1508659
Job Reference
Casual Events Assistant
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JOB OVERVIEW
Kent College houses The Great Hall, an award winning 600 seat auditorium on the Senior School Site. Alongside a regular programme of college shows and events ranging from Music, Drama and Variety, the venue welcomes numerous local and national performing arts groups each year.
Casual Events Assistants are responsible to the Head of Enterprise for providing excellent customer service to event attendees, including welcoming guests, operating the bar and ushering, and for supporting in the preparation of an event.
The team is made up of a Senior Theatre Technician, Junior Theatre Technician and a bank of casual events staff and casual technicians.
WHY CHOOSE US
Kent College is a co-educational school with a Methodist foundation. The school is located in Canterbury, just one hour from the centre of London by train. The Senior School (11 – 18 years) has some 600 boys and girls, approximately one-third boarding and two-thirds day. This is a fabulous opportunity to work for a happy, caring and successful school in which pupils feel supported and encouraged to aim for high standards of achievement and conduct.
The school was graded as excellent in all categories in the recent inspection conducted by ISI in October 2022, the Independent Schools Inspectorate that conducts inspections on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.
We offer a range of benefits at KC, including: private healthcare with Benenden Health, retail and gym membership discounts, free breakfast during term time, salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and home and tech scheme, among many others.
THE POSITION
As and when required, weekdays, weekends and evenings (rota basis).
Please see attached Job Pack for more information.
Closing date: 30th September 2025, although if a pool of suitable candidates becomes available before that date the College reserves the right to interview and appoint without further notice.
**Safeguarding Statement:
Kent College Canterbury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Kent College staff and pupils are proud to be part of a welcoming international boarding community. We value diversity and promote equality at all levels, and we are passionate about attracting a diverse pool of applications through an inclusive appointment process. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of this process for any candidate with a disability. We warmly welcome applications from professionals of all backgrounds and communities, regardless of ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion, and we particularly encourage applicants who identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic groups as these groups are currently underrepresented in our community.
Please note that we may prioritise applications from current Kent College redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward
Applications must be made via Kent College's online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.**