Full-time Assistant Wedding and Events Coordinator

About the business

The St Andrews Conservatory at the St Andrews Hotel is a multi award winning function and event venue.  We host weddings, engagements, birthdays, christenings, corporate functions and more.  We are a close-knit, hands on team with a supportive and enjoyable work environment.  

About the role

Joining our Events Team, the key focus is to assist and coordinate all functions and participate in the day to day running of the venue.  This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic person who wants to further their career in Events Management.  

As with any Events Industry role, hours will be primarily weekends and late nights however, in building a larger events team we have the benefit of a rotating roster meaning we offer an appealing work / life balance.  

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week over 5-days).  

Please note - this is a hands on, floor based, hospitality role with further opportunity to progress into the admin area of the business. This is an operations role with the benefit being that you will cover all aspects of event management.  

Key responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Sales - including meeting with potential clients and converting into bookings

• Details - meeting with clients to finalise event details and creating clear and precise Event Order Sheets 

• Setting – setting the venue as per client's instructions and pack down of events at conclusion

• Hosting – being the client point of contact, ensuring everything runs to schedule, supervising function staff

Skills and experience

The ideal candidate will have: 

• hospitality and / or event experience 

• a strong work ethic & passion for events 

• a happy, confident and energetic personality

• the ability to work well in high pressure environments 

• extremely high attention to detail 

• the ability to work well in a team and be able to both give and take instructions 

• good sales skills (not essential - full training will be provided)

• pride in their appearance and presentation 
   

Job benefits and perks 

We are a strong team with extremely supportive management to enable the highest level of operations. Our business and our reputation has been built on over 30-years of successful events and as such we are a well-known, respected and loved Melbourne function venue.

Mentorship is provided from our highly experienced team offering you support, guidance and knowledge. This position has huge career development opportunities and is the perfect position for a seasoned Events Coordinator to further strengthen their resume in this industry OR your "foot in the door" to an exciting and busy Events career. There is room to grow into an Events Coordinator Role.

Previous work in hospitality is advantageous.   

Central Fitzroy location.