Student Voice Assistant - Creative & Cultural Industries; Student

Student Voice Assistant – Creative & Cultural Industries (Student Role Only)

We are looking for a student staff member - a Student Voice Assistant for the faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries - to support the Representation team in our work with Student Reps (training, support, recognition), help us continue our partnership with University Staff, and to develop our democratic structures and student council. The post-holders will support the Student Representation team in the organisation, communication, and support of our Student Reps, ensuring they are engaging with UPSU and their University commitments, attending mandatory and additional training, and ensuring they are carrying out their roles effectively.

It’ll be important to understand how to communicate with students from different backgrounds, how to work within a team and handle competing priorities, and how to adapt to volunteer needs, along with a good grasp of broader student issues and an understanding of student voice in general.

The position will be 7 hours a week (equivalent to 1 day a week) but this is flexible and there may be additional hours available depending on need. You don’t need to be from a particular faculty to be one of our Student Voice Assistants, but a CCI student would be preferable.

• Communication
• Working with volunteers
• Problem Solving
• Organisation
• Google Suite (or Microsoft Office if you are unfamiliar with Google apps)
• Creative and Social Media skills are beneficial but not essential

• Flexible working (work around other commitments)
• Inclusive and supportive team

Beginning of September

We are strongly dedicated to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion within our community and we are passionate about creating a welcoming and inclusive environment which supports everyone from recruitment through to appointment, regardless of your background. We welcome applications from all talented people and as part of this commitment, we are working to improve the diversity of our workforce to ensure that it is as relevant and representative of our student community as possible and are actively encouraging applications from underrepresented groups.

The Union is a MINDFUL EMPLOYER and we are committed to creating a supportive and open culture and actively support the mental wellbeing of all staff.

We are actively committed to equality, diversity and inclusion—and all who identify themselves as a protected group are assured that the Union will consider this protected group status when evaluating any application such that the standard of a higher, or equal, threshold should be adjusted to no greater than that of a comparable applicant. Those who are members of a recognised religious group will also be permitted to hold a valid religious accommodation to allow them to perform their religious practice within the normal policies of conduct.