Overview

If you are friendly, approachable and have a can-do attitude to get stuck in and get jobs done, apply to support our 2024 Welcome programme today! 

The Welcome programme settles new and returning students back into the UWE Bristol community and includes a huge range of events and activities, for example the two-day Freshers Fair, Glenside and Bower Welcome Fairs, Speed Friending, Club Nights and much more.

The Students' Union at UWE are looking for UWE students who will be available to work the Welcome programme from the start of September through to mid-October 2024.

Welcome Reps (30 Positions)

Welcome Rep shifts will be available on weekdays, evenings, and weekends throughout September and into the first weeks of October 2024.

Shifts will vary in length from around 2 hours up to 9 hours.

*Please note that as Rep positions are casual student staff positions. This means that shifts will be offered to you, and you can offer to pick up shifts dependant on your individual availability, so work can fit around your study and personal commitments.

Welcome Reps will need knowledge of at least one of the UWE campus sites and an understanding of The Students' Union at UWE and our offering to students.

We are looking for students with a can-do attitude who are willing to take on a variety of tasks to make the 2024 Welcome events programme a success.

We recruit Welcome Reps to:

• Support event leads to successfully run events for students
• Create a sense of community for new and returning students by actively engaging with students and answering any questions that they might have
• Welcome new and returning students to UWE Bristol and signposting the services and opportunities offered by The Students' Union at UWE 

The role involves:

• Setting up and packing down events (including manual handling)
• Supporting event leads with running successful events
• Answering student questions during events and activity
• Selling wristbands and tickets for events
• Welcome students into nighttime events and scanning tickets
• Litter picking and keeping the campus sites clean and tidy during and after events
• Welcoming students into events and activities 
• Signposting key Students' Union services, support, and opportunities 
• Supporting event leads and Interns with additional duties as asked
• Positively representing The Students’ Union at UWE throughout the programme

Skills and Experience:

• Friendly and approachable 
• Can-do attitude
• Ideally some knowledge of The Students' Union at UWE 
• Customer Service Experience would be great but is not essential as long as you feel confident in speaking and engaging with students!
• Knowledge of at least one UWE Bristol campus 

Full training will be provided, this includes manual handling and health and safety training. You will also receive briefings for any shifts that you offer to work and as mentioned above, you can offer to work the shifts that appeal to you!

Hours per week:  various

*We are looking for students who actively want to work and want to contribute to a successful Welcome programme.

Please only apply if you are looking to work a number of hours each week throughout September and into early October 2024! 

Start Date: 9th September 2024

*Please note that you must be available in-person, to work in Bristol from this date

Rate of Pay: £12.00 per hour

*Please note this hourly rate will be inflated to include holiday pay

Application Deadline: 9.00am on 15th April 2024

We will be holding 2 training sessions for successful Welcome Reps; it will be mandatory to attend one of the following sessions, please ensure you are available to attend at least one of the following dates ahead of applying:

• Online training 2^nd September 2024
• In-Person training 9^th September 2024

Late Night Do It Right Reps (15 Positions)

Late Night Do It Right (LNDIR), Shifts will be available on 4 key weekend dates in September 2024 (dates TBC). We are looking for LNDIR Reps to support these 4 events!

Shifts will usually be from 9.00pm-3.00am, one of the events will be based on Frenchay campus and the other 3 events will be held at affiliate night clubs in the Bristol City Centre.

*Please note that as Rep positions are casual student staff positions. This means that shifts will be offered to you, and you can offer to pick up shifts dependant on your individual availability, so work can fit around your study and personal commitments.

We are looking for students with a can-do attitude who are willing to take on a variety of tasks to make the 2024 Late Night Do It Right Programme a success.

We recruit Late Night Do It Right Reps to:

• Support students in having a fun and safe nighttime experience!

The role involves:

• Setting up and packing down events (including manual handling)
• Supporting the Late Night Do It Right Intern with running successful events
• Giving out pizza, toast, condoms and water
• Supporting students with getting into taxis and leaving club nights safely
• Providing a quite space away from the club night for students to take a break!

Skills and Experience:

• Friendly and approachable 
• Can-do attitude
• Customer Service Experience would be great but is not essential as long as you feel confident in speaking and engaging with students in a nighttime environment

Full training will be provided, this includes manual handling and health and safety training. You will also receive briefings for any shifts that you offer to work.

* Late Night Do It Right Reps will have a supervisor present. In addition, you will also have club security and safeguarding in place and the postholders are not expected to support beyond the wellbeing initiative that is Late Night Do It Right.

Hours per week:  various

*We are looking for students who actively want to work and want to contribute to a successful Welcome programme, so if you would like to be a LNDIR Rep ideally you can work the 4 key dates.

Please only apply if you are looking to work a number of hours each week throughout September and into early October 2024! 

Start Date: 9th September 2024

*Please note that you must be available in-person, to work in Bristol from this date

Rate of Pay: £12.00 per hour

*Please note this hourly rate will be inflated to include holiday pay

Application Deadline: 9.00am on 15th April 2024

We will be holding 2 training sessions for successful Reps; it will be mandatory to attend one of the following sessions, please ensure you are available to attend at least one of the following dates ahead of applying:

• Online training 2^nd September 2024
• In-Person training 9^th September 2024

Application Information

You can apply to be BOTH a Welcome Rep and a Late Night Do It Right Rep, or for just one of the positions.

We will conduct Group Interviews for both positions combined, so you can also change your mind and offer to work, or decide not work either position following the Group Interview (if you are invited to attend).

To apply for any of our Welcome roles you must be available to work from the 9th September 2024 (in-person, in Bristol), through to early October, these are temporary casual positions and they will end in Mid-October 2024.

To apply, please complete an application form and return to surecruit@uwe.ac.uk by 15th April 2024 at 9.00am.

*No applications will be accepted after this deadline.

Please note we may close early if we get a high volume of applications, apply early to avoid missing the opportunities available! 

If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend a group interview on one of the following dates:

• 22^nd April 2024 10.00-12.00
• 23^rd April 2024 10.00-12.00

Please ONLY apply if you are available to attend one of these interview dates and times (if invited), no alternative dates/ times to interview will be offered.

If you have any issues with completing our application form, please email surecruit@uwe.ac.uk before the 11th of April 2024.

If you have any questions about any of our Welcome positions, please email surecruit@uwe.ac.uk!