Vacancy at LSE SU
Engagement Assistant
Salary
£ 13.40 per hour
Central London
Vacancy listed
11/07/2023
Application deadline
31/07/2023
Details
We are currently looking for enthusiastic students to support and engage students in Welcome and representation activities. You will be the first point of contact at LSESU events and activities, and so if you want be part of delivery of the highest customer-focused standards, please apply to join the great team!
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Be a first point of contact at LSESU events and activities, including assisting with any queries they may have in person, stewarding and physically setting up rooms and spaces
- Supporting the delivery of Welcome event activity, accompanying students of trips
- Actively engage with members & visitors to ensure that their needs are being met and a high level of customer service is always delivered to create a great impression of LSESU for all students.
- Ensure that SU events and activities occur in a clean and safe environment. Responsibility to ensure any hazards are removed or reported and relevant procedures are followed with regards to any incidents or accidents.
- Carry out a range of tasks including, but not limited to, moving furniture, cleaning equipment and administrative duties
- Various other ad hoc tasks as and when required to support SU activities
Person Specification
Essential
- Friendly, helpful manner and approachable demeanour
- Good communication skills with the confidence to actively engage with members.
- A passion for encouraging people to get involved in LSESU activities and services.
- Enjoy working with students.
Who we are
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen.
Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest Students' Unions in the UK and is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other Students' Unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities of campus, including societies, sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Group and Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives.
Benefits and Perks
In return for your passion and experience we offer:
• London Living Wage plus Holiday Pay
• 10% staff discount in the LSESU Cafes
• Flexibility for work-life-study balance
• Enhance your CV
• Gain practical work experience in a licensed events environment
Want to apply?
We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible. To apply for this role, please upload the following documents:
(A) Our Equal Opportunities form, which you can download below.
(B) A statement (one page maximum) telling us your suitability for the role using the above job description and person specification. Please do not include any personal information, including your name, date of birth etc. This is to help minimise bias.
Interviews will be held for shortlisted candidates middle of August. If you are aware that you unable to make these dates, please indicate this in your application.
We hope for successful candidates to start from September 2023.
We hope for successful candidates to start from September 2023.
If you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Freda Chisambi at f.chisambi@lse.ac.uk
Compulsory Requirement - The UK Government sets the legal regulations that we are required to follow. As an employer we have to ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this is done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. Currently we require you to have the right to work in the UK, as we are not a Home Office approved sponsor.
Attached documents
| Title | File |
|---|---|
| Equal Opportunities Form | EO-form-LSESU_2023.docx |
| Job Description | Student-Engagement-Assistant-JD-23-24.docx |