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Job Description
This is a paid opportunity to work alongside other students and university staff to develop new careers focused blog posts and information resources that are tailored for students who are either careexperienced or estranged from their family.
To ensure that the resources we cocreate are authentic and informed by the lived experience of care experienced or estranged students this vacancy is only open to students who are either care experienced (have spent timein local authority care) or are estranged (have no contact with their family).
We would like to recruit 5 students to form a student and staff cocreation team.
Start Date:26th March 2025
End Date: April 2025 with possibility of extension
Working Hours:Up to 5 hours per week
Pay Rate: 11.44 per hour plus holiday pay
Location: University Park Campus (with some meetings on MS Teams)
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Our first cocreation session will be inperson on Wednesday 26th March 1pm 4:30pm. It will take place on university park campus. During this meeting well start to get to know one another andbegin to identify potential career related topics themes and questions that may resonate with careexperienced or estranged students. Well thenscope out our new resources and decide how well write these. Well agree tasks that each of us will complete independently (at a time that suits you) before our next meeting.
Well then meet again twice online via Teams during April (times/dates to be agreed by the group). Each meeting will last 1 hour. During these meetings well check in on progress and refine content further and then finalise and collectively sign off the new resources weve created together.
The duties will include:
Attend and actively participate in cocreation sessions to collaboratively:
- identify and explore career related topics themes and questions that may resonate with care experienced or estranged students
- generate ideas and scope out resources
- draft shape and finalise content
Commit to completing agreed independent tasks (at a time that suits you) between sessions
Skills and experience required for the role:
- Must be a current University of Nottingham student who is either care experienced (have spent time in local authority care) or is estranged (have no contact with their family).
- Must be able to attend cocreation sessions on:
Session 1: Wednesday 26th March 1pm 4:30pm inperson oncampus
Session 2: date/time to be agreed by the group online via Teams
Session 3: date/time to be agreed by the group online via Teams
- Must be willing to commit to a small amount of paid independent work between cocreation sessions to complete agreed tasks.
- A willingness to fully engage with and contribute to the project.
- A genuine interest in working with university staff members to cocreate resources that aim to support care experienced and estranged students.
What you can expect to gain during this role:
This role provides an opportunity for students to:
- Build relationships with new people
- Work collaboratively with others to complete a shared objective
- Apply creative thinking skills and develop an ability to shape new ideas
- Gain experience of developing new resources and completing tasks within defined timeframes
Application Instructions:
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter. In your cover letter please:
- briefly explain (in no more than 200 words) why youd like to take part in this project and what you feel you can offer.
- this vacancy is only open to students who are either care experienced (have spent timein local authority care) or are estranged (have no contact with their family) Please confirm this as part of your covering letter.
- confirm that you are available for the first cocreation session on 26th March and can commit to attending 2 further cocreation sessions.
Application Closing Date:9th March 2025
The Careers and Employability Service supports student and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way the team can help you to:
- ace the recruitment process providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation.
- explore a wide range of careers areas through web resources and sector events.
- connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs.
- generate career ideas if youre not sure what you want to do.
- develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace.
Go to theCareers and Employability Servicewebsite to find out more.
Our University is a supportive inclusive caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures ethnicities and beliefs indeed this very diversity is vital to our success it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK Europe and from across the globe.
Further information:
The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our preassignment checks. If the position you are applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical medical and allied health roles roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required.
The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice.
What Next:To apply for this vacancy please click Apply Now to complete your details.
Please contactfor further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.
Employment Type
Part-Time
