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ResLife Assistant

University of Kent - Accommodation

Location: Canterbury, Hybrid
Salary: £23,144 to £24,533 per annum. Grade 4
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 25th September 2024
Closes: 8th October 2024
Job Ref: CS-331-24

Here at the Accommodation Office, we have a new and exciting full-time, ongoing role that will provide a comprehensive approach to building a thriving community within a residential setting. 

If you have proven supervisory skills with experience of working in a higher or further education institution or equivalent, and you would like to be involved in the ResLife programme where you can help foster positive decision-making, increase social responsibility, and build life skills like budgeting, communication, activity and wellbeing then this is a great opportunity for you.

As ResLife Assistant you can expect to be involved in:

Supporting the delivery of an annual Accommodation ResLife Programme, with a focus on developing skills, social events, integration, and sports activities. 

Supervising a team of fifteen ResLife Ambassadors and reporting to the ResLife Manager having an overall responsibility for the delivery of the ResLife programme. 

In conjunction with colleagues, you will deliver a service which makes a positive and measurable contribution to students experience.

You will be required to work 35 hours per week, including evenings and weekends. 

What will you bring to the role?

Experience of working in a higher or further education institution or equivalent.

Willingness to undertake further education and/or training and development to continually broaden and deepen your knowledge of ResLife programmes in HEI.

Flexible and adaptable to change; being able to work in a calm, friendly and approachable manner.

Good IT, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships.

The ability to deal effectively with straightforward people issues and signposting students to relevant departments or support networks.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

  • Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
  • 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
  • Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
  • Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CS-331-24.

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