FXU requires a team of students to support the FXU team as volunteers over the Freshers’ period.

Job Description

ROLE SUMMARY:

• To assist FXU during the Fresher’s period.
• To work closely with the Elected Officers and the FXU Team during this time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To be a friendly face and positive advert for FXU
• To staff the desk on welcome days and to assist with operations at the Freshers’ Fayre
• Support Freshers’ activities
• General promotion of FXU activity.

GENERAL DUTIES:

1. To work shifts between the hours of 8am and 8pm on move in days, helping FXU staff to welcome new students
2. To work from 7pm until 2am on FestiFAL night, signposting new students to venues and acting as social facilitators.  (Duties to be confirmed)
3. To help set up for Freshers’ Fayre the day before and on the day itself, as well as clearing up at the end of the event
4. To help pack Welcome Bags ready for move in
5. There may also be further opportunities that FXU need help with.

DATES REQUIRED:

Move in dates:  11^th to 13^th September

Festifal night:  16^th September

Main Freshers’ Events:  14^th, 16^th, 19^th September

Freshers’ Fayre:  19^th September 3-6pm (set up), 20^th September 10am-12pm and 4pm-7pm

Bag packing: From Monday 24^th August to Thursday 10^th September.

We understand that you may be unable to make all of the specified dates, so please let us know with your application and we should be able to make exceptions for some days.

REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

• Freshers’ Crew T-shirt
• Accreditation towards the Exeter or Falmouth Award
• Accreditation towards the FXU Volunteering and V Team Scheme
• Events work experience
• Great fun
• FXU hire student staff on a casual basis and this valuable volunteer experience could benefit you, if you ever wished to apply for one of these roles in the future

CRITERIA

To be eligible for these positions you should have some or all of the following qualities and experiences:

• Outgoing
• Good communicator
• Previous experience or interaction with FXU
• Show a general knowledge of FXU and the services we provide
• Responsible
• Above all be a friendly and approachable person.

If you are interested in applying for this post, please email rachel.wright@fxu.org.uk by 1 August 2015 with a statement of around 200 -300  words explaining why you would like to volunteer, how you meet the criteria and why we should select you to be a member of the FXU Crew.