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1109065
University of Salford
06/07/2026
6 Months
Various hours per week from 0-12
Smart Casual
Pay
£13.45
£1.62
Description
Role
The Library and Careers are looking to recruit a team of enthusiastic current University of Salford students to become our 2026/27 Library and Careers Skills Ambassadors.
The focus of the roles will be to raise awareness of the Library and Careers through pro-active engagement with current students, graduates and staff. You will direct service users towards our range of Library and Careers support, such as workshops, e-learning and one-to-one appointments and events.
You will also be an initial point of contact for all visitors to the Careers Hub in the Lady Hale building, answering questions and dealing with queries from students, staff, alumni, and employers. You will also provide support during events such as Welcome, Careers Fairs and key events such as Start Up Schools for entrepreneurs.
As part of your role, you’ll develop a keen understanding of the Library and Careers offer and provide information to inspire others about getting started. You’ll provide a personable, relatable service for enquirers to understand what is on offer from Library and Careers.
- Please complete your application by completing clicking the apply button AND completing the below application form link:
Duties and responsibilities
- Representing Library and Careers to your fellow students to raise awareness of what is on offer and encourage students to take part, e.g. through roving across campus, promoting and distributing resources such as posters and flyers.
- You will be actively initiating conversations and engaging with students whilst roving and staffing campus wide stalls and events. This involves striking up conversation with students you don’t know, to tell them about our services and how we can support them. You will be required to meet student engagement targets on all your shifts.
- Supporting with events on campus (including careers fairs). To act as guides and to answer any questions from guests (students, staff, employers, and visitors).
- Be part of our student voice and help us improve our services through focus groups and feedback activities, including collecting feedback on campus and sharing feedback forms with the wider student body.
- Meeting student engagement targets set through the year.
- Be responsible for staffing Careers Drop-Ins – providing students with information on Academic Skills, Digital Skills, Numeracy, Careers or Entrepreneurial topics (training will be provided for this).
- Complete ad-hoc small tasks as and when required, these could include assisting with social media, printing, inputting data and preparing resources for a careers fair.
Skills and experience
- You must be a current student in January 2027 at the University of Salford and must be available to work on any campus (Peel Park, Frederick Road, or Media City) throughout term-time.
- You must be outgoing in your approach to the role – being able to spark up a conversation with anyone, including people you don’t know, to speak passionately about Library, Careers and Entrepreneurship.
- You can show initiative and be able to solve problems proactively.
- You must be organised, flexible and adaptive, with excellent time management skills, as this role will likely include a variety of tasks completed at different times and places.
- You must be able to work well in team but also work well independently. There will be times when you are working closely alongside your teammates, but you may also be asked to work some shifts alone.
- You must be an excellent communicator, with the ability to use active listening skills.
Our desirable criteria:
- You have engaged with Library and Careers to understand our offer.
- You have previous experience in a similar role, e.g. student ambassador, course representative, or similar.
- You possess a good understanding of the student voice, and what students expect from their Library and Careers team.
Location
Salford University Campus
Benefits
Extra Information:
- You must be eligible to work in the UK alongside your studies (you may be working between 0-12 hours per week. International students with a visa that allows for part-time work are welcome to apply).
- You’ll be working on all campuses (Peel Park, Frederick Road, and Media City) but will be centred around Clifford Whitworth Library and the Lady Hale building where the Careers Hub is located. You will often be roving around Peel Park and Fredrick Road Campus, but you may be asked to work at Media City on occasion. The role will involve standing for long periods of time (notwithstanding reasonable adjustments) and weather appropriate clothing and layers will be needed. A uniform (polo shirt, hoodie and waterproof jacket) will be provided.
- Please apply through the red button below with your up-to-date CV and covering letter explaining how your skills, knowledge and experience make you suitable for this role. It is also a requirement for the application of this role that you complete the link below. Your CV, cover letter and completion of the MS form will all count towards the application and any applications not following this will be counted.
Additional information
- Please complete your application by clicking the red apply button AND completing the below application form link:
The closing date for applications is Friday 27th March 11.55pm and interviews will be held week commencing 13th April, on campus.
Start date: 6th July 2026.
Training Dates: 6th July – 17th July 2025. You must be available for the 2 weeks of training on campus.
Duration: July 2026 - February 2027. Possibility of further contract extensions subject to performance in role.
Hours and days: Variable hours - minimum 0 hours up to 12 hours per week.
Dress code: Smart Casual – some uniform will be provided (polo shirt, hoodie and waterproof jacket). Layers and weather appropriate clothing recommended as there will be some work outside.
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