£11.50 per hour
Advertising End Date
06 Dec 2024

Role & Department Overview

We are looking for a Graduation Ceremony Assistant to provide on-site support to our robing team at our Lancaster University ceremonies. As a Ceremony Assistant you will work as part of a larger team to pick ideal sized attire for students, correctly dress the students in their graduation wear and neatly fold all academic dress returns ready to be reinstated into the warehouse.

For this role, a strong work ethic is required, along with team working skills as you will be working in a close-knit team to achieve a common goal; providing the most efficient graduation event.

Dates: 10th December (training for 2 hours) 11th & 12th December 2024 ceremonies

Shifts: 08.15 –14.00, 09.00 –16.00, 13.45 –19.30

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Complete any pre-event training guides and video training

  • Accurately select Student Academic Dress

  • Ensure quality of dress prior to handover

  • Work as an effective, active team member to achieve common goals of the ceremony

  • Converse with and reassure nervous students, helping them relax and enjoy their day

  • Robe Graduates ready for photography

  • Fold, Label and organise Returns for Return to the Warehouse

  • Proactively Support for additional tasks where necessary
 

Person Specification

  • Exemplary people skills

  • Hard-working mentality
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment

  • Able to work as part of a team

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Highly organised and able to store attire chronologically

  • Strong organisational skills

  • Happy to work in formal clothing

  • Previous event experience is useful but not essential

Please click on the link below to apply https://evess.co/pages/careers-ceremony-assistant or contact Gemma Burton Recruitment Team

 
The Employment & Recruitment Service is advertising on behalf of an external company not affiliated with Lancaster University.

Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.