Residence Life Event and Volunteer Officer
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2025 |
| Location: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Glasgow |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 171995 |
Summary
University Services
SAS Student Services
Residence Life Event and Volunteer Officer
Vacancy Reference: 171995
Salary: UofG Grade 6, £33,482 - £37,174 per annum.
The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 573 years, and today we are one of the world's top 100 universities. We are delighted to have been awarded Scottish University of the Year by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Residence Life Event and Volunteer Officer, to work within the University.
The Residence Life Events and Volunteer Officer will support the development of our residential student community and enhance the experience of students living in our halls of residence.
You will lead the design, development, and delivery of a dynamic events program for students in our halls.
As part of the Residence Life team, you will collaborate with the student events team and contribute to our ResLife Strategy, coordinating events that align with the four key pillars of life in halls: Social & Fun, Community & Belonging, Education & Learning, and Health & Wellbeing. Building strong relationships with internal services and external businesses, organisations, and charities to support a diverse and inclusive events program.
You will be responsible for leading a team of student volunteers and for creating and distributing resources to deliver an exciting, engaging, and educational year-round events program.
This post is full time (35 hrs p/week) open ended. The successful candidate should expect the majority of these hours to be worked over evenings and weekends.
Apply online at: Residence Life Event and Volunteer Officer · University of Glasgow
Closing Date: 23:45 27th May 2025
The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3 A flexible approach to working.
4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.
We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.
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