Student Ambassadors

Salary: minimum of £13.45 per hour

Closing date: 11.45pm on Sunday 6 October 2024 (applications received after this deadline will not be considered)

We are excited to be recruiting for a number of Student Ambassadors to engage with prospective applicants about the Newcastle University student experience. To do this you will have opportunities to support on a range of recruitment and aspiration-raising events and activities. You should be a current Newcastle University undergraduate or postgraduate student.

The work is extremely flexible – you can sign up to as much or as little as you like.

We have a variety of work that falls under the Student Ambassador role and you will be able to express your preferences on the application form.

Shifts could include but not exclusively:

• working at the University Open Days and Offer Holder Experience Days
• leading campus and accommodation tours
• taking part in on-campus events for local school/college students/prospective postgraduate students
• leading ice breaker activities in breakout rooms for online events
• developing recruitment-related publicity and marketing information e.g. blogging, social media posts etc.
• developing resources for recruitment activities, including subject-specific material
• representing the University at a range of off-campus higher education recruitment events
• delivering presentations/activities in local schools/colleges/postgraduate recruitment events
• supporting event preparation and office work

Occasionally work offered may be at weekends, in the evenings or involve overnight stays. Expenses and accommodation costs for this work are covered by the University.

If you have great interpersonal skills, enjoy sharing your university experience with other people, are organised and able to work on your own initiative, we’d love to hear from you.

Student Ambassadors will be required to receive an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosures and Barring Service if successful at assessment centre (the cost of your application will be met by the University).

If your application is successful, we will invite you to attend a compulsory training session on Thursday 7 November 2024. If you are unable to attend the training session, your application may not be taken further.

For further information, or to make informal enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

To apply, please complete the application form by the deadline listed above: https://forms.office.com/e/p8a9FqyKYe

Depending on the type of Student Ambassador work you have expressed an interest in, shortlisting tests will be sent out via email week commencing 7^th October. You may also be invited to an assessment centre on 22^nd & 23^rd October. This is role dependent.

All outcomes will be finalised by end the of October. Successful candidates are legally required to provide identification for Right to Work and those recruited for event support will also need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before attending the compulsory training session. Details on documents to be provided for a DBS check can be found here. Information on completing your Right to Work check will be shared with you if successful at shortlisting/interview.

Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive Global University which actively recruits, supports and retains staff from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the community they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, as well as being open to flexible working practices.

View the terms and conditions for Student Workers at the University, including the Student Employment on Campus Policy and the Casual Workers Agreement.