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The Money Mentors are current and recently graduated students at King's College London who have a passion for helping their peers by ensuring they are as money-savvy as possible.

Money Mentors engage with current and prospective students throughout the year by supporting Open Days, Welcome Events and leading on their own money-themed campaigns to ensure that students are informed, empowered and aware of key student issues that may impact their financial position.

The Student Money Mentors project is student led, with guidance from the Money & Housing Advisors. The campaigns, self-help articles, blogs and Instagram content is all created by students, for students.

The job role is as follows:

• To work as a student-staff member of the Money & Housing Advice Service, and work with specialist advisors of the service at both on and off campus activities.
• To acknowledge the importance of empowering students, to understand their options and act with respect to money.
• To signpost students to information and resources relating to student money and funding, and the broader activities of the Money & Housing Advice Service at events, via student comms and on social media.
• To support and facilitate other events across the campus where Money Mentors will be involved.
• To work at least one shift (3 hours minimum) during each of our annual week-long campaigns.
• To work at least one shift (3 hours minimum) during each week of Welcome to King's.
• To attend all monthly team meetings (usually last Wednesday of every month via Microsoft Teams), Money Mentor related training, Planning Days, briefings, preparatory meetings.
   

Additional Information:

• All Money Mentors are expected to adhere to King's policies and procedures.
• Money Mentors will adhere to a 3-Strike System. Failure to respond to any correspondence, failure to attend shifts/ 121s/ debriefs (without prior acknowledgement and valid reasons) and failure to adhere to King's policies and procedures may result in a Strike and subsequent termination from employment on the programme.
• It is expected that Money Mentors will have to dedicate approximately 1-2 hours a week of work during the lead up to our annual week-long campaigns.
• Please note: demand for Student Money Mentors can vary during the academic year and therefore hours of work will vary accordingly. If you are offered the position, you will be required to sign our confidentiality agreement and terms and conditions form for this role.
• Please note: this job description reflects the core activities of the role, however, as the College and the post-holder develop there will inevitably be changes in the emphasis of duties. It is expected that the post-holder recognises this and will adopt a flexible approach to work and be willing to participate in training. If changes to the job become significant, the job description should be reviewed formally by the post-holder and line manager.

If you are offered this position, you MUST BE AVAILABLE to attend the in-person Money Mentor training. Training days for this role will take place on the following days:

• Training Day 1 - Saturday 18th January 2025 
• Training Day 2 - Saturday 25th January 2025
• Training Day 3 - Saturday 1st February 2025 (TBC)

Please apply here: https://forms.office.com/e/HVTxdb3F0X. If you have any queries, please email money@kcl.ac.uk with the subject line 'King's Student Money Mentor - KTB Job Ad'.

Essential: 

• Studying an Undergraduate degree or Postgraduate study at King's College London

KNOWLEDGE

Essential: 

• An understanding of student money (e.g., student debt, budgeting, money management and saving) with interest to expand this knowledge. 
• Interest in money management and helping students become money-savvy. 

Desirable: 

• An understanding of where to find information on methods of budgeting and concepts such as ISAs, interest, credit and debt, student discounts, housing in London, familiarisation with King?s Student Services Online, online financial safety (e.g., scams), student funding (e.g., SFE, NHS, etc).

SKILLS

Essential: 

• Good verbal and written communication skills to deliver clear and relevant content to different audiences.
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers and staff.
• Ability to demonstrate an empathetic and non-judgemental nature when dealing with staff and peers. 
• Ability to work within a team and independently.
• Good organisational skills which ensure that assigned tasks are completed within the deadline.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook).
• Ability to write blogs and articles aimed at students.
• Ability to create videos aimed at students.
• Ability to create promotional social media content, blogs, or videos for upcoming campaigns.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations online and in-person.
• Comfortable with public speaking and taking a lead on creating and managing activities aimed at students. 

 Desirable:

• Ability to write blogs and articles aimed at students.
• Ability to create videos aimed at students.
• Ability to create promotional social media content, blogs, or videos for upcoming campaigns.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations online and in-person.
• Comfortable with public speaking and taking a lead on creating and managing activities aimed at students.
   

EXPERIENCE

Desirable:

• Experience working with peers and/or peer support initiatives either externally or within King's College London.
• Personal experience involving money and/or housing.

The Greenwood Theatre is located on the Guy's Campus at London Bridge, and the biggest theatre in the College. It is one of the best specified theatres in any university in the UK with 450 seats, a full fly tower, large stage, full sound and lighting provision, 6 dressing rooms and a 'pocket park' garden created outside. The theatre is very busy with both teaching and performances all year round, with a full programme of both student society performances and high profile external companies and performing arts groups. By law, we are required to have in place four ushers to act as evacuation marshals for the duration of any performance. There is one usher per emergency exit from the auditorium, and in the event of an emergency they are required to assist the theatre duty manager in evacuating the audience from the building.

This role is very important as being a point of contact between the paying public and the College. The ushers are the face of the theatre, being helpful, responsible and dedicated to providing an outstanding theatre experience. In the last three years, the Greenwood has developed an excellent reputation for, among other things, friendliness, and this role is absolutely vital in continuing to delight clients and visitors alike.

Sample tasks as part of the role include preparing the auditorium, checking tickets, assisting disabled patrons to their seating, guiding the audience in and out of the main auditorium and providing information to anyone who asks. An ability to take initiative is very helpful. During performances, you must remain in the auditorium to monitor the audience. Your appearance is essential in providing a professional look, so for your shifts you will be required to wear black trousers or skirt with black shoes and a white shirt/blouse. We will provide you with lanyards for your student ID to be displayed at all times whilst on duty.

Ushers are required for all performances and many additional events. You would be required for anything up to 3 evenings (4hrs per shift) in a week during the months of November-April, and outside of this time there is frequently a requirement for ushers most weekends and a number of evenings.

None

- A responsible attitude and a good manner when dealing with the public
- Punctuality is essential
- Previous experience in a customer services related role
- Excellent communication skills, including regularly managing shift allocations with theatre manager and colleagues via email
- Some experience, enthusiasm or knowledge of theatre
- Good organisational skills to manage shifts that will not be on a regular pattern
- Availability and flexibility
- Being London-based year round would be helpful but not essential.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Setting up of photo-shoot area
• Organising, collecting and setting up photography equipment / lighting 
• Providing useful support and tips to stduents with handout provided 
• Taking headshots of students at event for 2/3 hours for their LinkedIn profile
• Ensuring they are registered on list with their student ID name and course before the picture is taken

In addition please ensure that you send your comprehensive CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Tahera at t.huda@londonmet.ac.uk.

Photography Student 

Skills in taking professional photo

Attention to detail

• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written 
• Accurate data entry / IT skills and attention to detail 
• Proven ability to meet targets within deadlines
• Demonstration of initiative and self-motivation to work alone and within a team
• Awareness of data confidentiality

To support a film screening event and other duties assigned by Prof Jayati Das-Munshi.

None

Patient Public Involvement

Knowledge about mental health research

Knowledge of the UK's health care system, in particular about the experience of minoritised ethnic groups with several mental health conditions

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage a virtual placements software platform, with the support of the platform's administrators.
• Support students in accessing and utilising the virtual placements software platform.
• Liaise with organisations who wish to advertise placement vacancies and inform students of vacancies.
• Build and maintain beneficial relationships with local organisations and University departments to support any placement students undertaking work.
• Create attractive advertisements to promote vacancies.
• Manage aspects of administration within WebLearn, (Virtual Learning Environment) for a variety of placements modules.
• Create and update databases and software platform with accurate information.
• Liaise with relevant academic placement module teams to target students on specific modules and encourage them to apply for the available work opportunities.
• Attending classes to undertake very brief presentations on the work placements process.
• Provide initial recruitment support via online Careers materials to assist students through job recruitment processes and identify when to signpost applicants to advice and guidance from University Careers Consultants.
• Assist in matching students to suitable placement opportunities.
• Assist in undertaking risk assessments for work placement health and safety.
• Assist in organising events such as 'LinkedIn Headshot' photoshoots, including greeting students, recording student details, potentially assisting in taking photographs and sending out photographs to students.
• Any other tasks to support the placement team.

NOTE: In terms of your graduation date, you must have submitted your final assessment within 2024 e.g. February or June.

Closing Date:  Wednesday 25th Sept at 5pm

Before you proceed with your application, we would like to outline specific eligibility criteria that must be met to be considered for this role:

Eligibility to Work Full-Time in the UK: We welcome applications exclusively from candidates who hold the legal authorisation to work full-time in the United Kingdom for at least the next 10 months. Regrettably, we are unable to sponsor work visas or consider candidates whose current visa status does not permit full-time employment for the specified duration.

You must be a recent Graduate of London Met: Your final piece of assessment for your degree must have been submitted within 2024. Applications from candidates who graduated before this date will not be considered for the position.

We kindly request all prospective applicants to carefully review and confirm that they meet these essential eligibility requirements before submitting their applications. 

In addition to clicking Apply Now, please ensure that you send your comprehensive CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Tahera at t.huda@londonmet.ac.uk.

Please note that the role entails a hybrid work arrangement. The successful candidate is expected to be present in the office once or twice and sometimes several times a week, and to work remotely for the rest of the week.

A formal probationary assessment will be conducted at the three-month mark to review the performance in the role. 

We appreciate your attention to these requirements and encourage you to apply if you fulfill the stated criteria.

No Qualifications required for this role.

• Experience of confidently communicating with clients/customers
• Office administration experience
• Excellent research skills via internet / social media
• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written 
• Accurate data entry / IT skills and attention to detail 
• Proven ability to meet targets within deadlines
• Demonstration of initiative and self-motivation to work alone and within a team
• Awareness of data confidentiality

TO APPLY: Please ensure your CV is uploaded onto your Met Temps profile under "My Documents" and submit a short cover letter or email outlining why you are suitable for the role.

POST/JOB TITLE:            Student Assistant

SCHOOL/DEPT:             Careers, Employability & Skills

NO. OF HOURS:     19 hours during term time, specific to event dates as below

Autumn Careers Fair - Monday 14th October for briefing/Set Up (1.00pm until 4.00pm) and Tuesday 15th/Wednesday 16th October (9.00am until  5.00pm) on both days.

To support the successful delivery of our Autumn Careers Fair on campus, undertaking promotional and logistical event tasks, with focus on providing an excellent Fair experience for students and employers. 

MAJOR DUTIES: 

Fair Event Delivery 

• Work as part of a team to ensure the successful and smooth set up and delivery of our Autumn Careers Fair on 14/15/16 October  
• Provide consistent and high level of customer service at our Autumn Careers Fair 
• Welcoming exhibitors (including employers), staff and students on campus 
• Acting as a point of contact and a source of information and guidance 
• Registering students 
• Guiding exhibitors according to designated seating or floorplans 
• Providing directional support as required 
• Accurately capture required Fair information, e.g. scanning student attendance, recording feedback and providing update to supervisors as required
• Undertake event set up and tear down tasks as allocated
• Event staging, dressing of exhibitor stalls and positioning of branding collateral at Fair venues 
• Recording and storing of Fair collateral post event 
• Undertake any administrative duties in support of the careers fair 
• Preparing exhibitor welcome packs and other fair papers 

Event Briefing and Training 

• Undertake and fully participate in all relevant event training, as required. 
• Attend fair briefing session, set-up and tear-down for Fairs, as directed. Key dates where availability is required are ? 14 October, 15 October, and 16 October 2024 
• Act as an ambassador and representative of the University at all times when undertaking duties. 
• Carry out any other duties which are appropriate to the post as may be reasonably requested by a Supervisor. 

N/A

• Previous experience of working in a customer facing environment (face-to-face contact) e.g. could include event venues, bars, clubs or restaurants, this is preferred but not essential 
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and make a positive and constructive contribution  
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to proactively engage others in promotion of key messages and deal with face-to-face enquiries in a confident, courteous, patient, and professional manner
• Ability to use initiative and be proactive 
• Provide a high level of customer care