Open vacancy. Showsec is recruiting event stewards for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This is an entry route into stadium event work — no SIA licence required for standard stewarding — with training provided before your first shift.
The stewarding contractor is almost never the football club. At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, crowd management for NFL, concerts, boxing and many event days sits with Showsec. Applying via Spurs’ own careers pages usually sends you to the wrong inbox for casual stewarding.
Hospitality hosts are a different employer (Levy UK) and a different listing: Hospitality Host – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
What the role involves
- Ticket and accreditation checks at turnstiles and bowl access points.
- Wayfinding for fans with accessibility or first-aid needs, including the single-tier South Stand.
- Concourse and stand monitoring during Premier League, European, NFL and concert events.
- Assisting with controlled egress after the final whistle or encore.
- Reporting incidents to supervisors via radio.
Who usually gets hired
- 18+ preferred; some junior steward roles accept 16+ with restrictions — check the live advert. Tottenham’s local-hiring push is one of the venues where 16–17 year old steward queries actually convert — see stadium jobs for 16 and 17 year olds.
- Right to work in the UK; basic DBS may be requested depending on deployment.
- Comfortable standing for long shifts and dealing with large crowds calmly.
- Available to arrive around three hours before published kick-off or doors, including midweek European nights and NFL Sundays.
Pay and shift reality
- Typical band £12.71–£13.50/hour; overtime or long-event rates can apply on NFL and stadium concerts.
- Football matchdays often run 8–10 hours; NFL and concerts can stretch longer.
- Progression to SIA-licensed door supervisor or response roles is common after a season — Showsec runs internal training routes. Most unlicensed stewarding does not need a badge — do football stewards need an SIA licence?
Stadium Jobs tip
Say on the application if you live in N17 or can reach White Hart Lane / Tottenham Hale easily — the club’s hyper-local staffing commitment is real, and NFL weekends add roughly 1,500 extra event roles on top of the football season. If you already hold an SIA Door Supervisor licence, say so; you may be fast-tracked into search-and-screen. If you do not, apply as a steward first.
