Student Ambassadors
Why do we need Student Ambassadors?
You may be aware that every year, the university organises a series of Open Days, Visit Days and Interview Day events. Our aim, on these different days, is to provide a clear impression of student life at the university. This means we give perspective students information on a range of topics from finance to student support, The University ethos to subject-specific details. In most cases, it is registry and academic staff, who provide the input, either in the form of presentations or on a one-to-one basis. However, they cannot give the student perspective of University life so this is where you come in. We are looking for Ambassadors from a wide range of backgrounds and age groups, covering as many of our core subject areas as possible, from across all of our campuses.
How often do we need you?
Interview and visit days are generally on Wednesday afternoon, with open days taking place during the week and at weekends. Occasionally we may organise school visits onto campus and we would contact you individually about these. There may be some weekend work on occasion too. However, signing up to be a student ambassador does not mean that you have to work every time we contact you. You are under no obligation to work as the work is flexible and if you cannot work it does not mean we won’t contact you again.
So, do you need to show people round the campus?
Part of being a student ambassador is to show prospective students around campus, including accommodation, students union and catering amongst other things. You will receive campus tour training and would normally "shadow" an experienced ambassador until you feel confident in delivering a tour of your own.
We'll be running a series of training sessions across all of our campus
What else do ambassadors do?
You also need to be able to answer general questions about what it is like to be a student at the university. This could be anything from talking about lectures in general or explaining your specific degree programme; to telling prospective students what there is to do on and off campus outside classes. Your here to give information from a student point of view, we cover many general points in our training sessions.
You may be given the chance to facilitate workshops for visiting schools. This will be working with pupils in Years 9-13. You would always be informed of which activities were being used and how you should help. You soon get to know the activities used. From time to time student ambassadors are needed for clerical and office work.
To see what else is involved in being a Student Ambassador, take a look at the Job Description.
So what sort of person are we looking for?
We need people who want to help and give a student perspective on life at the university. You need to be able to communicate clearly with groups of between 2 and 50 people and have no problem answering questions from all age groups. You need to have the ability to appear bright and cheerful, whatever your real mood and, most importantly, present a calm, polite exterior. A sense of humour is always good to have too!
What do you get for being an Ambassador?
Well, firstly you get paid £5.80 per hour which is an extra help to any student. Many of our current students really enjoy their role as ambassador for the university, and get a lot out of talking to potential new students who are in a similar situation to which they themselves were a couple of years ago. Also it allows you to expand your individual skills, such as communication skills, time keeping, thinking on your feet and confidence in your own ability - it’s even something you can include on your CV!
Still think this is for you? Then get in touch...
Carlisle campus
Email: Louise Heggie|, School and College Liaison Officer
Lancaster campus
Email: Dan Barcroft|, School and College Liaison Officer
Newton Rigg campus, Penrith
Email: Janice Dale|, School & College Liaison Officer