Crowd Safety Steward – Newmarket

As an Event Steward, you could get involved in securing important and exciting large-scale events such as sporting events, festivals and music concerts. You would be responsible for ensuring the safety of people and premises, securing equipment and people, responding to emergency situations and helping to identify and prevent unauthorised activity.

Duties/Responsibilities

This is a part time role – working season by season at a racecourse where events may take place in the evenings and weekends outside of normal working hours. You may be required to travel to attend different venues depending on where the event is taking place if you choose to work at a different location.

• Presenting always, a smart, alert and visible presence at the event venue
• Carrying out pre and post event safety checks ensuring compliance with safe working procedures
• Greeting, assisting and directing people attending the event
• Ensuring that no prohibited or restricted items are taken into the secured zones within the venues
• Monitoring crowd movements and behaviour to identify potential issues or incidents and to take action as necessary
• Reporting any incidents or concerns and dealing with emergency situations

Skills and Experience

Ideally, we’re looking for people with

Reporting any incidents or concerns and dealing with emergency situations

Checking tickets

Working towards or hold a Level 2 Spectator Safety qualification if you do not have this qualification, we can enrol you on a free course to gain this.

ACT Certificates – links can be sent to complete

Ask Angela – links can be sent to complete

Drink spiking – links can be sent to complete

Weekly pay

Access online training portal

Competitive pay

Holiday pay

Pension

PAYE rates

Sick pay

Cycle to Work Scheme

Private Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing and Funded Training Packages

• 24-hour Staff & Family Counselling Service

We also have employee schemes and recognition such as – Employee of the Month Awards, Long Services Recognition, Birthday Celebrations, Appreciation Awards, External Award Nominations and Key Staff Highlights.

Additional

Minimum 6 hours – 12 max

Ability to commute

Commitment to the event at Newmarket this will be your primary site (April – November)

Opportunity to work at other events

Pay rate: Up to £13.56 per hour

As a proud signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant:

“We are proud to pledge our support to our Armed Forces community and are delighted that our work within the security services sector has been recognised with this Gold Award.”

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