Residence Life Assistant (Wellbeing)

Rate of Pay: £12.21 per hour, plus holiday pay

Please note – this role starts in September 2026. Students should only apply if they will be studying across the whole academic year of 2026-2027. There are training requirements and may be ad hoc shift opportunities beforehand.

Residence Life Assistants (Wellbeing) offer peer-to-peer advice, guidance and support to students living in UoB & partner accommodation sites. Areas of advice include shared living, academic, wellbeing, finance and support settling into student life.

In this role you will utilise your experience as a UoB student and the training we provide, to offer support to students living in UoB & partner accommodation. This is a varied role that requires approachable, empathetic and self-motivated individuals working using your own initiative.

This role offers you a range of opportunities to gain skills and experience including (not exclusively);

• Running the Residence Life Office on The Vale
• Building relationships with students and supporting them on a 1-2-1 basis
• Meeting with groups of flatmates to discuss shared living
• Supporting the arrival of thousands of students across arrivals weekend
• Supporting the running of events such as Housemate Finder and informational events

Hours: We ask our team to work 1 or 2 shifts between 4pm & 8pm per week and attend a compulsory team meeting, ranging from 1-2 hours, at 2pm on Wednesdays. The frequency of team meetings will decrease throughout the year.

Training: Please note that Residence Life Assistants (Wellbeing) are required to attend compulsory paid training and work on the following dates:

• 11^th & 12^th June 2026 – Training
• 14^th, 15^th, 16^th & 17^th September 2026 – Training
• 18^th, 19^th, 20^th September 2026 – Arrivals Weekend
• Flexibility to work throughout Welcome Week – W.C. 21^st September 2026

Group interviews for this role are provisionally expected to take week commencing 16^th March 2026.

Individual interviews are provisionally expected to take place week commencing 23^rd March 2026.

Closing date for applications: Monday 9th March 2026, 9am.

To apply, please visit: https://www.guildofstudents.com/studentstaff/