Union Team Member (Representation)
Location: Staffordshire Students' Union, Stoke-on-Trent
Hourly Rate: Starting at £12.75 per hour + 12.7% holiday pay
Hours: Flexible, up to 32 hours per fortnight
🌟Be part of something bigger
Our vision is that every student will be proud to be a part of Staffs.
As a Union Team Member (Representation), you'll help students shape their university experience by supporting our Student Voice Team. You'll work alongside student representatives, helping them feel informed, connected and confident in their role while encouraging more students to get involved in making positive change.
Whether you're delivering training, supporting events, speaking to students on campus or helping keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes, you'll play an important role in helping students have their voices heard.
We welcome applications from all students - whether you’re new to the University or have been here for years.
Important: We are currently recruiting specifically for students studying within the School of Health, Education, Policing and Sciences (HEPS). This is to ensure appropriate representation across our Student Voice team and support the needs of students within this School.
🌟About the role
This is a varied, hands-on role at the heart of the Students’ Union, supporting student representation across the University. You could find yourself:
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Supporting Course and Subject Representatives with day-to-day queries
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Promoting Student Voice through lecture shout-outs, outreach and conversations with students
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Helping deliver representative training, networking events and community activities
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Creating and improving resources for student representatives
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Responding to emails and helping keep Student Voice activities organised
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Working with Students' Union staff, Officers and the University on projects, campaigns and events
🌟What the job is really like
This role combines working directly with students and supporting activity behind the scenes, so you can expect:
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Lots of conversations with students across campus
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Supporting events and activities throughout the academic year
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A mix of independent working and teamwork
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Administrative tasks alongside face-to-face engagement
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Busy periods around elections, representative recruitment and Welcome
We'll support you with training, so you feel confident in every part of the role.
🌟What we’re looking for
We’re looking for students who are:
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Currently studying on a course within the School of Health, Education, Policing and Sciences (HEPS) who are able to demonstrate strong connections with fellow students and staff within your School
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Friendly, approachable and confident talking to people
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Well organised and able to manage different tasks
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Reliable, professional and trustworthy
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Comfortable using Microsoft 365 and other digital systems
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Positive, willing to learn and open to feedback
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Passionate about creating an inclusive community where all students feel they belong
Experience as a Course Rep, Subject Rep or in customer service, volunteering or community roles is helpful but not essential, we'll support you to develop in the role.
🌟Reasons to be proud
🌟 Key Dates
Please ensure that you are available on the following key dates of the recruitment process:
These dates are fixed and cannot be rescheduled, so please consider your availability before applying.
Click here for further information and to apply
Applications close on 14th August at 9am; however, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.