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Events and Lettings Assistant

Job details

Contract hours: 40
Basis: Full time
Salary: 12.71 per hour
Location: Uppingham School
Closing date: 8 March 2026, 11:59 pm

Description

This is an opportunity for a competent administrator to play a key role supporting the delivery of lettings and events in the summer of 2026 at one of the leading schools in the UK.

As Events and Lettings Assistant, you will be the face of Uppingham School Enterprises to external clients and will assist the Commercial Team with the day-to-day operational management of all commercial activities that take place during the summer season, providing administrative and customer service support.

This will include liaising with clients regularly and ensuring their stay is enjoyable, ensuring boarding houses are prepared and ready for the arrival of clients, and ensuring clients are aware of health and safety procedures. You will also need to liaise with departments such as Catering, Porterage, Maintenance, and Accounts to ensure the efficient operation of the programme of courses, functions, and events throughout the summer.

For this role, you will require customer service or events experience, with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and associated programmes, in addition to excellent communication and diplomatic skills.

This role is offered as a fixed term contract for the summer season from July until September 2026. The working hours will be based on approx. 40 hours per week, including some evening and weekend working on a rota.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we have received an adequate number of applications therefore, we encourage early submissions.

Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

All positions at the School are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, therefore ALL convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered ‘spent’ under the Act) MUST be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. All information given will be treated as confidential and each case will be taken on its merits. Failure to disclose this information may result in the withdrawal of an offer of employment or immediate termination of employment.

Uppingham School is an equal opportunities employer.

Working at Uppingham

Uppingham is a vibrant, stimulating, energetic and forward-looking school. Our community is made up of talented people offering a diverse range of experiences. We welcome applications from candidates who are both experienced and new to working within the independent education sector.