The Student's Union provides volunteering opportunities in the following areas.
Course Reps
Student Trustees
Student Groups Committee Members
Students' Union Support Crew
Part-time Officers
NUS Delegates at National Conference
Student Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the management and administration of the Students’ Union and its powers include responsibility for the governance of the charity, the budget and the strategy.
We need student trustees to provide representation to the student body and ensure the Students' Union is run accordingly. Student trustees are required to attend all meetings of the board of trustees (no fewer than four in an academic year).
How to Apply
The Students' Union is currently recruiting 3 student trustees for the 2016/17 Academic Year. The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 18th March. Further details and an application form are available here.
Course Reps
Ensure students views are heard when it comes to what they want from their course. For more information see our Representation Pages.
How to Apply
Ask your Course Leader at the beginning of the academic year, some Course Reps are elected and some are chosen by Course Leaders.
Student Groups Committee Members
Voted in by the groups members to run the student group, providing the activities that their members want to participate in.
How to Apply
Committee members are elected by their own sports team or society.
Students' Union Support Crew
We are looking for returning students to volunteer as one of our SU Support Crew to help the Students’ Union team in getting involved with different SU events and activities throughout the academic year, our main example being Welcome Week as well as Varsity Events, Elections and Student Volunteering Week.
You can find out more about being an SU Support Crew member here.
We are now taking applications from students to be part our Students' Union Support Crew applications open Monday 19th June and close on Monday 7th August. Simply fill out this form.
Part-time Officers
Voted in by students to work alongside sabbatical officers to campaign and represent students, ensuring the Students' Union is truly student-led. Click here to see our current part-time officers.
How to Apply
Part-time officers are elected during our annual elections period, usually in March each year.
NUS Delegates at National Conference
We have two student NUS Delegate positions. Elected by students to represent them at the NUS Annual Conference, where thousands of students gather together to elect a new national committee and debate and decide on policy for the upcoming year.
How to Apply
Our NUS Delegates are elected during our annual elections, usually March each year.