Welcome Team 2025

Rate of Pay: £11.44 per hour, plus holiday pay

The Guild of Students Welcome Team supports a variety of activities welcoming students to the university and their accommodation sites.

There are two types of Welcome Team roles due to the variety of activities over the Welcome period. Please review the requirements below and choose your preferred role when prompted on the application form. Please note you are not guaranteed your preferred role.

Arrivals Welcome Team

To welcome students moving into university accommodation, lift and carry their luggage into their accommodation sites and help them settle into new surroundings primarily during Moving in Weekend and Welcome Week Activities.

Training – Thursday 18^th September

Moving in weekend – Compulsory – Saturday 20^th September with optional available shifts on Friday 19^th & Sunday 21^st September.

Welcome Week – Week commencing 23^rd September 2024 (A minimum of one 4-hour shift – multiple shift opportunities available)

Fairs Welcome Team

To support the Guild of Students in the preparation and delivery of Welcome Events and Fairs. To be friendly and welcoming, give directions and information on events and student groups. To assist with set up, pack down, and other logistical tasks such as door entry and queue management.

Training – Wednesday 17th September or Thursday 18th September

Welcome Week – Compulsory Days: Saturday 20th September - selected shifts available.

Monday 22nd or Tuesday 23rd September, plus shifts on the 24th/25th/26th (A minimum of one 4-hour shift – multiple shift opportunities available)

Closing date for applications: 09:00am on 17^th April 2025

Interview Dates: Tuesday 6^th May – Friday 16^th May 2025

This vacancy is only open to University of Birmingham students. Applications from elsewhere will not be accepted.