Student Voice Assistant
About the role
Student Voice Assistant
Job Title: Student Voice Assistant
Reporting to: Student Engagement Development Coordinator
Place of Work: York University Students’ Union/ potential remote working options
Pay: £13.45 per hour
Hours of work: Total of 230 annualised hours (average of 10 hours per week) semester time only.
Closing Date: Applications will close on Friday 11th September 2026 at midnight. (Although this job may close early if we receive a large amount of applications)
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 29th September⋅1pm – 4pm and Wednesday 30th September⋅1pm – 4pm at the Student Union centre.
About the Role:
The Student Voice Assistant will provide operational and administrative support to the student voice work at the Union. They will assist with the provision of directorate activities, with a particular focus on supporting academic representation, democratic engagement, and monitoring key themes that are raised by student representatives. This will involve the administration of the Academic Officer Box, assessing key themes from Academic Representatives Action and Activity Log and supporting reps to close the feedback loop, supporting the organisation of activities which foster a sense of community in department and other administrative work as and when necessary. There will also be opportunities to help with key Student Voice projects throughout the year, including events planning, campaign activity and elections.
This role has the scope for the post holder to explore areas that they are particularly passionate about in relation to Student Voice and academic representation. Student staff are a valuable part of our organisation and we look for a post holder who will be confident in bringing a student perspective to the elements of their role.
Working at York SU:
At York SU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team's wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer a range of contract sizes to fit around your studies and home life.
During your contract you will be able to update your availability at the start of their contract, and then over each holiday period (Christmas and Easter) to make sure work still fits around your lectures and studies.
Other benefits include:
Staff Discounts within venues
Free soft drinks on shift
Access to enhanced student discounts (varies term to term)
Free entry to official club nights in town
Free 'plus one' access to on campus club nights
Discounted or Free tickets to York SU organised events (e.g. Viking Raid and Summer Ball).
We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. Whatever your background, religion, identity, relationship status if you're good at what you do and want to provide the best experience possible for, with and by our students then jump in with your whole self.
York SU is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.
**It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high number of applications, seasonal and high-peak times, we may have to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you can feel a little more prepared. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as comfortable as possible.
If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on hr@yorksu.org.
Please note that products containing nuts, dairy, gluten and other potential allergies are served within our venues. We however aim to support a nut free environment within our student centre by encouraging staff not to bring nut based products to work.