Front of House & Venue Assistant

Salary: £14,742 per year

Part time: average 22.5 hours per week, on an annualised basis*

*annualised hours: the employee receives a regular monthly salary but hours vary across the year, increasing during busy Autumn & Spring periods and decreasing during the quieter Summer & Christmas periods.

15 days annual leave plus bank holidays

The post will be based at our lovely venue in Bournemouth.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 16th March 2026

Are you a ‘people person’ with a background in customer service, hospitality or retail? A natural problem solver who enjoys being part of a team and is committed to our values; being kind, inclusive, inspiring and passionate about dance? Then this role offers a great opportunity to join a hard-working, enthusiastic and motivated team.

This frontline customer role is part of the Venue team responsible for providing a warm welcome to artists, creatives, all visitors, and staff. You will be a core part of the team that keeps our building services and events running.

We want to have different ideas and perspectives and people from different backgrounds as part of our team and would love to hear from you. We welcome and actively seek applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce and the arts community, particularly people of colour and disabled people (as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

You can download an application pack from https://www.pdsw.org.uk/jobs/

Drop in for an informal chat and tour with the Venue Manager on Tuesday 3rd March between 2.30pm and 4.30pm

Interviews will be held at Pavilion Dance on Monday 23rd March 2026

Pavilion Dance South West is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We are happy to talk through adjustments if you have needs to be accommodated. Disabled candidates meeting the ‘essential’ person specification criteria will be invited to attend an interview.