Details
1095672
University of Warwick
19/05/2025
2 - 4 Weeks
Team Training & Introduction Meeting: Wednesday 21 May. Tour shifts will take place: Monday 2nd – Friday 6 h June (Subject to availability, to be discussed in Interview.) Applicants MUST be available to work at these times.
Smart Casual
Pay
£12.60
£1.52
Description
Role
Are you passionate about helping others? As a Local Area Ambassador, we are looking for people who can support 2+ year students take the big step from Living on Campus to finding accommodation in a local area. Focusing on 3 local areas: Coventry, Leamington Spa and Earlsdon, we would like to hear from students who are already living in these areas and are willing to share some information about where they live and what to expect.
As a Local Area Ambassador, you will lead Local Area tours for prospective students who have made arrangements to move into the neighbourhood in the coming academic year. You will meet a group of students on campus and show them the journey (via local transport) to your area, then embarking on key places of interest within that area, including domestic facilities such as shops, post collection points, places to eat & drink & explain typical examples of where they might be living. The tours will complete with a social interaction activity, such as a coffee/picnic in a place of choice.
Additionally, the Local Area Ambassadors will take a pro-active role in encouraging group members to share contact details and set up a supportive ‘local area’ chat group on What’s App/Microsoft Teams* (to be discussed further in Training & Info session.)
This role is open to all students and recent alumni - whether UK, EU or international; undergraduate or postgraduate provided that you are living in the area you would like to be a ambassador for.
You must be available to work shifts between w/c: Monday 2nd June – Friday 6 June 2025 and attend the compulsory Information & Training session on: Tuesday 6th May.
Please only apply if you’re able to work/attend these dates.
To apply, we’d like applicants to write a covering letter accompanying a CV answering the following questions:
- 1. Why would you like to be a local area ambassador? What is it that has interested you about this role?
- 2. What information do you think is valuable to tell a new student about living in a local area?
- 3. Tell us about something you are passionate about and how you have shared this passion with others. How do you think this could help you in giving tours to students (it does not have to be tour related, it can be anything)?
For shifts over 6 hours you will be given a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
Additional Information:
Candidates selected for interview will be asked to prepare the following activity:
Please design a 5-minute presentation to introduce a group of students to your local area. There will be 2 minutes (in addition to the 5) at the end for explaining what you included and why. The presentation can take any format you would like (through pictures. Powerpoint,google maps anything you can think to use!)
Please feel free to get as creative as you would like for this portion of the interview- we’re keen to get to know you.
Duties and responsibilities
Local Area Ambassadors play a vital role in supporting new students as they settle into their new local community.
The duties and responsibilities described are examples of the tasks you may be required to do:
- To act as an ambassador for the University when engaging with students.
- To provide encouraging and relevant information about how to move from Campus to the local area, experience of transport and features of the local area.
- To lead pre-defined tours around their designated Local Area (Coventry, Leamington Spa or Earlsdon) and offer tips and guidance based from personal experience.
- To support students making the journey from/back to campus.
- To be able to refer students to sources of information and advice. You will answer questions, talk about your experiences as a student living in the local area and direct students to other sources of help.
- To mediate conversations and encourage students to exchange contact information.
- To create an environment of inclusiveness for both home and international students.
- To be respectful of diversity and target information and activities accordingly
- Ad-hoc duties may include:
- Acting as a ‘Buddy’ to students who might be your new neighbour.
- Informing/advising on tour routes and points of interest.
- Any other tasks as required
Skills and experience
- Strong oral communication (storytelling), with ability to engage and collaborate with diverse groups.
- Familiarity, and even active interest, in the local area of which you live (Coventry, Leamington or Earlsdon)
- Effective communication, especially when conveying information to groups with different levels of understanding.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Creativity, and willing to share suggestions for improvement.
- Commitment to the dates listed in the job description.
Desired criteria- is beneficial but not required.
- Experience in facilitating an event- similar skills as used in workshops, focus groups, or similar activities.
- Willingness to share personal experiences
- Experience in dealing with vulnerable people
- Additional language
Location
Starting on campus to meet the group, you will take a bus and lead the tour off campus in local areas (should be familiar to where you live.)
Additional information
Job start date - 19.05.25