Resident Advisor Applications now open

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Posted 6 days ago

Thu 10 Apr, 2025 12:04 PM

📢 RA Recruitment 2025/26: Become a Resident Advisor! 📢

The University has opened applications for Resident Advisors across the Intercollegiate Halls of Residence for the 2025/26 academic year.

The Role

As a Resident Advisor (RA), you will be in a position to build the community in your hall and positively influence the lives of your fellow students. The primary goal of the RA is to support the Warden in the development of an environment that is conducive to the academic and personal growth of all. Resident Advisors assist the Warden in promoting residents' personal and social welfare, dealing with disciplinary issues, and encouraging a supportive and harmonious living environment. Each night and all day at weekends and bank holidays (365 days a year) one Resident Advisor is ‘on duty’, responding to and managing resident-related concerns and emergencies. Apart from being the first point of contact while on duty, Resident Advisors organise a calendar of community building events that will enhance resident’s living experience in the hall and will enable them to learn new skills and form friendships.

Being an RA is a substantial time commitment. You will need to be motivated, proactive, and self-directed to meet the expectations for the role, and you will probably need to reduce or let go of some of your other non-academic commitments.

We previously published an article about how you can prepare to be an RA and enhance your application: Considering becoming a Resident Advisor?

Accommodation Arrangements

Successful applicants will be offered a standard single room in the Hall that they are appointed with an 80% rebate of the 2025/26 charges, subject to the standard Licence Agreement applicable to all student residents. Resident Advisors may have the opportunity to upgrade their accommodation, at the Warden’s discretion, and will be charged the difference in fees alongside the 20% charge for their accommodation. The number of rooms available for upgrade are limited.

This is a compulsory live-in appointment.

A detailed recruitment pack to support you with your application can be found here.

Application Details

Applications open on Thursday 10th April 2025 and will close on Friday 2nd May 2025, at 23:59pm.

You can submit your application online via the following link:

>>> Submit your RA application now <<<

Please be advised that you cannot save a draft version of your application and return to work on it at a later time, as we are using Microsoft Forms. Instead, we advise that you prepare your answers in a separate document and copy-paste the answers to the online form.
Please note applicants are required to rank the halls according to their preference. Applications are made for the Intercollegiate Halls as a whole and a preference does not guarantee being shortlisted or appointed at that hall.
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is Friday 2nd May 2025, at 23:59pm. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered, and no exceptions will be made to this rule.
Interviews will be held with a preference in person, but online via Microsoft Teams can be accommodated. Interviews will be scheduled between 09:00 - 21:00 on weekends. Interviews expect to be on 31st May, 1st June, 7th June, 8th June, 14th June and 15th June. A candidate will only be invited to one interview. Interviews expect to last approximately 25–30 minutes.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Resident Advisor position, you must:

be enrolled on a full-time course of study or programme of study or research within the federal University of London (see this page for details of which Colleges and Institutes are included) leading to the award of a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree, or a PGCE; and
by the start date of the post, have completed at least one year study at bachelor’s degree level (foundation degree also accepted) or above at any recognised university; and
be entitled to work at least 20 hours per week in the United Kingdom (you should check your visa and confirm with the UK Border Agency what work restrictions apply to you; and
successfully undergo a UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (a list of required documents can be found online or successfully undergo a Police Check from their local country; and
not have received a disciplinary warning for minor misconduct or serious misconduct within the past 5 years.

The Resident Advisor position is a one year position. Should an Resident Advisor wish to continue their role for subsequent years, they will be required to make a fresh application annually.