Reslife Assistants

**About The Role**:
Falmouth Exeter Plus is looking for
**ResLife Assistants** to support the new cohort of students arriving this September by providing an enriching, friendly and supportive community in our Halls of Residence.

As a ResLife Assistant you will be instrumental in running activities and events within the Universities’ calendar year with an aim to enhance the student experience; to further reach our diverse student groups; encourage interaction, involvement and participation in university life. You will support student engagement, supporting students to in meeting new people whilst adjusting to university life.

You will help to create a friendly, positive atmosphere amongst those students living in Halls, improve student wellbeing via different routes of engagement, encourage healthy friendships, and help new students develop independent living skills. In particular, you will support isolated students encouraging participation, ensuring that the event program is available to all students in their first year at Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. An understanding of safeguarding and self-awareness will be part of the role.

**About You**:

- Previous involvement with extracurricular opportunities (volunteering, society/club membership or committee, student mentor).
- Social media and graphic design skills are also useful as is some experience of administration and record keeping.
- A practical ‘hands on’ approach.
- Desirable attributes are knowledge of student wellbeing (mental health, homesickness, challenges of transitioning into university, isolation & loneliness, etc.)

For full details of the skills/experience required, please see the job description above.

This position will be worked on a casual basis, minimum of five hours per week but more if desired.

The closing date for this position is
**Sunday 16 April 2023.**

**About Us**:
**Falmouth Exeter Plus **is the service delivery partner of Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. We deliver shared services and facilities for both partners in Cornwall underpinned by close collaboration with Students Union, the combined students' union for Falmouth and UoE, to ensure that the interests of students and staff are at the heart of everything we do. Both institutions are expanding their teaching and research operations in Cornwall at a pace. It is, therefore, a fast-moving environment where agility and a positive approach to change and enhancement are critical, our purpose or mission is 'to deliver world-class shared professional services to help its university partners to achieve their global ambitions.