Events Assistant Apprenticeship
THE WELLBEING FARM LTD
BOLTON (BL7 0BY)
Closes in 7 days (Friday 9 October 2026)
Posted on 1 October 2026
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Summary
Working closely with the Lead Sales & Events Coordinator and Head of Sales & Marketing, supporting the planning, delivering and summary of events for The Well Being Farm. It’s a brilliant opportunity for someone looking to build a career in sales, weddings, events and hospitality. No two days are the same.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Event assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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This role will involve weekend work and late evenings.
Your 30 hours may be worked across 3-5 days depending on the event calendar. Rotas are provided in advance and we actively try to create a fair balance.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 October 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Respond to new wedding, corporate and event enquiries by telephone and email
- Build relationships with prospective and booked clients
- Conduct venue showrounds and learn how to confidently sell the venue
- Follow up enquiries, quotes and prospective bookings
- Support the sales team in converting enquiries into confirmed bookings
- Learn and confidently explain our wedding, corporate and event packages
- Support planning meetings with couples and clients
- Help coordinate suppliers and event requirement
- Keep CRM systems, customer records and event paperwork accurate and up to date
- Prepare for upcoming weddings and events
- Support the team with wedding showcases, corporate events and other sales activity
- Assist with the delivery of weddings and events
- Welcome and look after couples, clients and guests
- Learn how to manage event timelines and respond calmly when plans change
- Provide brilliant customer service throughout the entire customer journey
Where you'll work
WHEATSHEAF HILL FARM
PLANTATION ROAD
TURTON
BOLTON
BL7 0BY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ACCESS FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
Training course
Event assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Operational: Gather facts and collate information in response to a brief or request, like searching for the right location and venue for an event.
- Operational: Respond to requests from the different functional teams and carry out a variety of daily and weekly tasks to assist in the planning and preparation of an event.
- Operational: Provide assistance onsite at an event by registering delegates or by helping to assist the onsite team with a variety of tasks.
- Operational: Manage your time effectively by understanding how to prioritise tasks according to their importance and urgency for the stakeholders of an event.
- Operational: Use software packages to create word processing and spreadsheet documents.
- Operational: Contribute to reports, event project plans and written presentations for clients
- Operational: Use a range of event technology platforms and in-house bespoke software systems and databases.
- Operational: Show careful attention to regulations and internal policies.
- Professional: Listen, interpret, understand, vocalise and respond to clients’ needs.
- Professional: Speak and write clearly in order to prepare written communications or provide instructions that are needed for a client, supplier or team member.
- Professional: Build rapport and trust with the stakeholders of an event so that stakeholders can collaborate well throughout the planning and organisation processes.
- Professional: Question effectively to ensure understanding of what is required from clients or colleagues.
- Professional: Have the skills to maintain relationships with colleagues, suppliers or clients once they are built, and be able to repair them when they are damaged.
- Professional: Work effectively within a group environment to prepare for, deliver and/or follow up after an event takes place.
- Commercial: Assist in the preparation, management and reconciliation of event budgets by collecting information, checking data and making calculations.
- Commercial: Show how commercial awareness has been applied through task and time management, specifically using efficient and effective measures to conclude a project in the most proficient way.
Training schedule
- Online training sessions with your tutor
- Monthly sessions
- 1-2 hour duration
More training information
Monthly training sessions with a dedicated professional from Access Industry.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Some businesses start with a detailed business plan, but The Wellbeing Farm? It started with a moment of realisation.
In 2013, Celia Gaze – a stressed-out NHS manager and new mum – hit a breaking point. Life felt like a never-ending cycle of work, stress and exhaustion. There had to be something more. With a spark of inspiration and a leap of faith, she swapped corporate burnout for a farm in Edgworth – and so the adventure began.
At first, The Wellbeing Farm was a little bit of everything – a cookery school, a café, a llama trekking centre and even a butchery course hub. It was all about community, sustainability and making people happy. But then something unexpected happened…
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full-time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ACCESS FURTHER EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056606.
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Closes in 7 days (Friday 9 October 2026)
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