Job Title: Student Citizenship and Employability Development Coordinator (Maternity Cover)

Reporting to: Community Manager

Place of Work: The Student Centre – University of York / Hybrid working options may be available

Hours of Work: 35 hours a week

Contract Type: Fixed term - 21st February 2025 -  7th November 2025

Salary: £28,959 - £31,494 per annum (pro rata to the length of the contract)

Closing date: 20th January at 17:00

Interviews to be held on: 29th and 30th January 2025 

Here at YUSU (York University Students Union), we have an exciting job opportunity for someone to join our Communities team as the Student Citizenship and Employability Development Coordinator as Maternity Cover. 

About the Role:

We are looking for an ambitious and enthusiastic professional to join our Communities team and help drive our fundraising, volunteering, and employability opportunities.

As the Student Citizenship and Employability Development Coordinator, you will play a key role in coordinating and developing new and existing volunteering and fundraising programs, aiming to increase participation and enhance the student experience. You’ll provide operational support and guidance to student groups, ensuring all activities are carried out safely and in compliance with regulations, including managing DBS checks and legal fundraising requirements.

You will work closely with elected student representatives to help bring their manifesto pledges to life and will also take the lead in developing and delivering York SU’s student employability plan. This will help students reflect on their experiences and articulate the skills, attributes, and personal growth they gain from participating in Union opportunities.

If you're passionate about supporting students, fostering community involvement, and enhancing employability, we’d love to hear from you

Working at YUSU:

At YUSU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our teams wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to discuss their flexible requirements at the interview. (If applicable to the role)

• A full time working week is 35 hours
• You receive 38 days holiday (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
• You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
• There are paid volunteering opportunities
• You have access to the cycle to work schemes and other salary sacrifice options
• We offer a generous pension scheme
• You have the chance to shape the student experience for the better

YUSU 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 Committed Employer (LV1), 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.