Assistant Clerk - Events, Marketing & Community Engagement
📍 The Guildhall, Cattle Market, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9AH
🕒 30 hours per week - Monday to Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm
📅 Start Date: 28 October 2026
💼 9-12-month temporary contract - Maternity Cover
💰 £13.50 per hour
🌟 Are you organised, creative and passionate about events and social media?
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic and flexible Assistant Clerk to join their small, friendly team.
This is a varied role with a strong focus on events, marketing, social media and community engagement, alongside general Council administration.
⚠️ Flexibility is Essential
Some evening and weekend work will be required, particularly during the wedding season and around Christmas and other events. The amount of additional work will vary depending on the events programme.
🎉 Your Role
Events & Guildhall
- Manage and coordinate weddings, meetings and events from initial concept and planning through to successful completion and invoicing
- Liaise with clients and provide event support
- Help promote the Guildhall as a unique venue
- Develop ideas to increase bookings and visibility
- Support Council, civic and community events
📣 Marketing & Social Media
- Create engaging social media content
- Promote events, venue hire and Council initiatives
- Assist with posters, advertising and online listings
- Help grow the profile of the Guildhall and Town Council
- Bring fresh and creative marketing ideas
📝 Administration Support
- Respond to enquiries from residents, clients, visitors and local organisations
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Council team
- Support the Town Clerk and wider team with ad hoc tasks and projects as required
✅ We're Looking for Someone Who Is:
✔️ Creative, enthusiastic and confident with social media
✔️ Organised, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
✔️ Friendly and confident when dealing with the public and clients
✔️ Interested in events, marketing and community engagement
✔️ Flexible and happy to work evenings and weekends when required
✔️ Proactive, reliable and able to manage competing priorities
✔️ Comfortable working as part of a small team
🏰 Why Join Us?
- Work from The Guildhall, a beautiful historic building
- Be involved in weddings, events and community activities
- Have the opportunity to develop your marketing and social media skills
- Make a visible contribution to the town
- Enjoy a varied role where every day is different
📩 Apply Today!
If you're creative, organised, flexible and enjoy events, people and making things happen, we'd love to hear from you.
Join our client's team and help us promote The Guildhall, our events and our wonderful community! 🎉
