ResLife Student Assistants​/Senior ResLife Student Assistants; RSA

The University of Lincoln is looking for highly motivated individuals, interested in positively impacting the student experience and developing their own personal and professional skills, to join the Res Life Team.

The Res Life Team currently consists of 14 Res Life Student Assistants (RSA) and 7 Senior Res Life Assistants (SRA). To be eligible to apply for the RSA roles, individuals must be studying at undergraduate (second year and above) or postgraduate level in the 2025-26 academic year and be studying for the whole academic year from September 2026 - August 2027.

The Res Life Team provides a further avenue of support to students, in addition to the teams within the Student Support and Student Wellbeing Centres, with the aim of providing an accessible source of support and someone to talk to, outside of the standard 9-5 operating hours of the University. The Res Life team actively works as part of a rota, offering support to students via phone and in person.

They work both reactively, responding to incidents and proactively, contacting student apartments to offer support and guidance.

The Res Life Team also organises and delivers events, activities, trips, and awareness campaigns, as well as working at University of Lincoln events such as open days.

• Senior Res Life Assistants: 8 hours per week (2 x 4 hour shifts) and 7.5 hours per week (2 x 4 hour shifts) – 2 weeks mandatory training at the end of August/beginning of September. Training is in person; accommodation provided.
• Res Life Student Assistants: 6.5 or 7.5 hours per week (2 x 3.75 or 2 x 3.25 hour shifts) for every week of the accommodation agreement. 2 week mandatory training at the end of August/beginning of September.

RSAs and SRAs must live in university owned and managed accommodation, fulfilling the weekly commitment. Accommodation options include The Gateway, St Marks Student Village, Valentine Court, 179 High Street (Studios only) or Cygnet Wharf. Rent contribution is applied weekly for each week worked.

• Senior Res Life Assistants, level 3: 7.5 or 8 hours per week, £14.4985 per hour.
• Rent contribution: £108.74 (7.5 hours) or £115.988 (8 hours) per week.
• Res Life Student Assistants, level 2: 6.5 or 7.5 hours per week, £14.2763 per hour.
• Rent contribution: £107.07 (7.5 hours) or £92.796 (6.5 hours) per week.
• Part-time Res Life Student Assistants, level 2: 3.5 hours per week, £14.2763 per hour.
• Rent contribution: £49.97 per week.

You can complete the application here
Res Life Recruitment 2026/27

Closing Date: 17 Feb 2026

Department:
Internal Only Vacancies