Resident Advisors 2024/25 academic year

The University has opened up the applications for Resident Advisors across the Intercollegiate Halls of Residence for the 2024/25 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.

Accommodation Arrangements 

Successful applicants will be offered a standard single room in the Hall that they are appointed with an 80% rebate of the 2024/25 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 18th April 2024 and will close on Thursday 9th May 2024, at midnight. 

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 Thursday 9th May 2024, 23:59. Late or incomplete applications, for any reason, will not be considered.

• 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 25th May, 26th May, 1st June, 2nd June, 8th June and 9th June. A candidate will only be invited to one interview. Interviews expect to last approximately 30-35 minutes.

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/expulsion notice for minor or major misconduct within the past 5 years will not be eligible to apply for this role; and

• Resident Advisors can be appointed for a maximum of three years and must re-apply for a second or third year as part of the normal recruitment cycle. Under very exceptional circumstances owing to operational needs, a Warden may make the case to the Residential Life Manager for a Resident Advisor to be appointed for any additional year over the three years. This recruitment process is separate and subsequent to the main recruitment cycle.

• If you want to find out more information, please attend the online information session. Online information sessions are Wednesday 24th April 2024, 3.00pm - 4.00pm and Monday 29th April 2024, 3.00pm - 4.00pm.

Online information session booking form

Any questions please email residential.life@london.ac.uk

Intercollegiate Halls Team