Events Office Assistant

Job description
Great Grottos are the UK leaders in Christmas Grottos.

We interview, hire and support Santas & Elves. We are putting together our events & recruitment team of new starters...

Experience is not needed.

What We Do:
Great Grottos operate Christmas Grottos in major Shopping Centres. We are industry leaders, employing 100's of amazing Santas and Elves to handout our presents to children across the UK.

We have Event Coordinator positions available. Experience is not needed!
• Location - Dorking head office in Surrey
• Period - Oct to 24th Dec
• Experience - Not necessary

Role:
• Assisting in the day-to-day running of the office.
• Answering the phone.
• Booking Elf and Santa applicants for interview.
• Recording information on applicants.
• Helping Grotto applicants, staff and customers with their queries.
• Following up staff for their employment contracts.
• General administrative and office based tasks.
• Taking school bookings
• Preparing costumes for delivery.
• General errands for the office

Training:
The role changes each month. Our excellent training programme is step-by-step and changes as you and the role develop.

This is great opportunity for those looking to develop their CV in Events, Recruitment, HR or Office Admin.

Company Spirit:
We recruit a new Event Coordinator team each year. We have two core values which everyone shares; helping one another, and caring about the end product.

Benefits:
• Event management experience
• Offices experience
• Learning national recruitment strategies
• Behind the scenes interview processes
• Offering Elf jobs and learning about HR
• Fun & engaging office environment

Your Key Strengths:
• Willing to learn new skills
• Enthusiasm to talk to people
• Organised approach to work
• Punctual & reliable

No previous specific experience is necessary. Full training is provided.

Hours:
Oct: +.30am – 5pm, Mon to Fri
Nov & Dec: 6 days a week, 8.30am – 5pm (to include 1 day on the weekend)
Lunch break up to 1 hour

Apply now for an interview & find out more about the role.

Job Types: Fixed term contract, Apprenticeship, Graduate, Internship
Contract length: 4 months

Pay: £11.50 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:
• Casual dress
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/10/2026