Front of House Assistant

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

Communities thrive through connection with people, places and spaces and we successfully manage and maintain 9 x Council’s community venues through providing service excellence to clients, attracting new and repeat business, retain WH&S compliant, professional, welcoming venues and continually  curate and deliver premium events within budget.

As a Front of House Assistant, you will assist and positively contribute in the operation of events taking place at Venue 114, Altitude Nine and Community Spaces.

About you

To be successful in the role you will have vast hospitality and event experience and provide an exceptional level of customer service to event hirers, patrons and the community.

You will assist venue staff in food and beverage preparation, barista coffee making, bar operations and ticketing for events, setting up and packing down furniture, theming, catering, and equipment for events, and   complete required administration duties aligned to Front of House duties.

As a requirement of this role, you will have demonstrated experience working in a high paced, vibrant, profession team environment. Experience in events, food, and beverage operations and/or ticketing while providing exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills.

You are required to have or would be willing to obtain a Working with Children Blue Card, RSA & First Aid certification.

Essential to your success is physical agility and the level of fitness, strength and dexterity to carry out labouring and frequent heavy lifting & bending. As such, appointment to this position is subject to completion of a pre-employment medical assessment.

Appointment to this position is subject to the satisfactory completion of a Criminal History Check. 

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits which include but are not limited to:

• Development opportunities through corporate learning and development programs
• Discounted health related memberships and other wellbeing initiatives

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• a 1-page cover letter expressing your interest and summarising your suitability for the role with reference to the Position Profile;
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Louise Thompson during business hours on 07 5409 0599.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.