Senior Member vacancies 2014-15

We have three senior member vacancies at Connaught Hall for the 2014-15 academic year. 

One post starts in mid-July. Two posts start on 1 September. 

The closing date for applications is 4 May. 

For information and to apply, visit http://ig29.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_universityoflondon01.asp?newms=jj&id=114154&aid=18699. 

Senior Member vacancies

Senior Member vacancies | Connaught Hall, University of London

We have three vacancies for Senior Members at Connaught Hall for 2013-14.

A team of five Senior Members assist the Warden in promoting residents’ personal and social welfare, dealing with disciplinary issues, and encouraging a supportive and harmonious living environment.  Each night and at weekends one Senior Member is on duty, with responsibility for managing any emergencies that arise. In addition, they are expected to do approximately 4 hours of work per week outside of their duty shift commitments, participate fully in the life of the Hall, attend meetings, and be aware of residents’ concerns.

Duty shift times are 6pm to 8am (14 hours), Monday to Friday, and 8am to 8 am (24 hours) at weekends and bank holidays. The Duty Senior Member is required to be contactable and available on the premises for the entire shift. Senior Members can expect to be on duty approximately 52 weekday nights per year and 23 weekend days or bank holidays.

One post will start on 10th August 2013; two posts will start on 1st September. All appointments will be until 31st August 2014 in the first instance.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for a Senior Member position, you must:

(i) be enrolled on a full-time course of study or programme of study or research within the federal University of London leading to the award of a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree, or a PGCE or MBA;

(ii) by the start date of the post, have completed at least two years' study at bachelors degree level or above in the UK;

(iii) be entitled to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in the UK (if you are not an EU citizen (excluding Bulgaria and Romania), you should check your visa and confirm with the UK Border Agency what work restrictions apply to you); and

(iv) successfully undergo a criminal records check.

Applicants should be sociable and approachable; have a mature, responsible attitude; possess excellent communication skills; be able to stay calm and take control in emergency situations. This is a compulsory live-in appointment.

Benefits:

Senior Members will not be offered employment contracts with the University as the post is voluntary. Accommodation in Hall is provided free of charge in recognition of duties performed.  No other payment will be made.  The accommodation (including all standard meals in the dining hall) is in a large single room.  There may be an option to upgrade to anen suite room, subject to availability, on payment of the difference between standard anden suite accommodation rates.

An advertisement, information pack, and application form will be placed on the University of London website during the week commencing Monday 13th May 2013:

University of London vacancies page

Senior Member vacancies update

A quick update on my earlier post: http://connaughthall.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/senior-member-vacancies-2013-14.html ... Following the delayed implementation of a new University-wide recruitment process for Senior Members, I hope to be able to advertise Connaught Hall's vacancies for 2013-14 on or shortly before 11 May 2013.

Keep following this blog and our Twitter and Facebook profiles for updates as and when I get them. Thank you for your patience!

Senior Member vacancies 2013-14

A quick update on my earlier post: http://connaughthall.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/senior-member-vacancies-2013-14.html ... There is still no news from University of London Human Resources on the final agreed procedure for applications and recruitment of Senior Members this year.

Keep following this blog and our Twitter and Facebook profiles for updates as and when I get them.

Senior member vacancies 2013-14

I am being asked a lot about senior member vacancies for next year (2013-14).

The most up-to-date, confirmed information about our vacancies will always be posted at vacancies.connaught-hall.org.uk. Updates to that page will always be publicised via Twitter (tweets.connaught-hall.org.uk), Facebook (facebook.connaught-hall.org.uk) and our RSS feed (rssmix.com/u/3697426/rss.xml), so if you are interested in applying, make sure you are following at least one of those.

However, I also have lots of unconfirmed news that potential applicants will find interesting but is not definite enough for me to upload to the vacancies page. So I will use this blog post to share what I know.

The University of London is currently reviewing senior member posts and the recruitment process. Likely or possible changes include:

• Recruitment of senior members will be centralised, so all applications will go to the University's HR department instead of to the warden of each hall.

• Applications will be completely anonymised so the shortlisting panel does not know the name, age, sex, disabled status, or ethnicity of the applicants.

• Applications may be invited for all eight halls at the same time, on the same form, instead of separate applications being made to individual halls. Interviews may be centralised so there is one big recruitment day for all eight halls.

• Instead of candidates sending a short "eligibility" form along with a letter, curriculum vitae, and equal opportunities form, there may be one form that covers everything, dispensing with the need for letters and CVs.

• Appointments will be for one-year, fixed term.

• It may be possible for appointments to be extended, one year at a time, depending of satisfactory service. This decision may be guided by a formal process of appraisal and assessment, which may be externally validated.

• The current absolute maximum of three years as a senior member may be lifted completely, or increased to four years.

• It may be compulsory for senior members to take standard single rooms, losing the option to upgrade to en-suite or other accommodation.

• For the first time, a formal person specification has been developed, detailing certain "essential" and "desirable" qualifications, training, personal attributes, and experience.

• There will be detailed guidance on the appointment and eligibility of students who are in the UK on a "tier 4" visa. At present, these students are not eligible to apply as they can only work 20 hours or less per week during term time. This blanket ban may be removed or changed, subject to certain rota requirements.

• It may become possible for third-year undergraduate students to take on senior member positions. (At present, you have to be at least a fourth-year undergraduate, or a postgraduate student.)

All these changes are still being considered and possibly modified between the wardens, halls management, and human resources. As soon as the recruitment process and eligibility criteria for this year are confirmed, I will update the vacancies.connaught-hall.org.uk page.