Job Title: Streetwise Team member
Reporting to: Safety & Logistics Manager
Place of Work: The University of York Student Centre, James College, Newton Way, York
Contract: Fixed Term September 2025 - June 2026
Hours of Work: 0 hours contract, providing the flexibility to work around your studies.
Salary: £12.60 per hour
Closing date: 1st September at 5pm
Interviews will be held in person at the Student Centre
This role would be perfect for a Postgraduate student although we welcome applications from Undergraduates also.
About the Role:
To provide a safe environment for students to enjoy non academic activities on and around campus, to assist Campus Safety where appropriate, to act as first support to students in distress or vulnerable students and to ensure all interactions are empathetic and considerate towards the students and others involved.
Streetwise is a University scheme delivered by the University of York Students’ Union, which has a remit to provide reassurance and safety to students and residents, supporting Campus Safety on Wednesdays and Sundays during semester teaching weeks between 21:00 and 03:00 in the Heslington area around the University.
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 with a student ID (excludes Wednesday's)
- 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 [email protected].
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.
