Language Cafe Supervisor
Are you passionate about languages and love bringing people together? We’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic individual to help drive the success of our ever popular Language Café!
In this dynamic and rewarding role, you’ll take the lead in promoting and delivering Language Café events, working closely with a supportive and energetic team. You’ll have the chance to flex your organisational skills, help create a lively environment for language learning and supervise a fantastic group of staff and volunteers.If you’re someone who thrives on connecting with others, loves celebrating different cultures and wants hands-on experience in event coordination and community engagement - this is the perfect opportunity for you!
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Language Cafe Supervisor
Responsible to: Volunteer Projects Coordinator
Responsible for: Language Café Volunteers and Language Cafe Leaders (supervisory)
Rate of pay: £15.24 per hour, (made up of £13.60 basic wage + £1.64 holiday pay). Pay is calculated this way because our students often have other work during vacation time. They tell us that they prefer an enhanced hourly amount rather than separate holiday pay.
Hours of work: 10 hours a week, for 10 weeks spread across the academic year, including the evening for Language Cafe events during term time, and occasional other evening/weekend work.
Contract: Fixed term, ending 8th May 2026
Expected start date: 15th September 2025
Applicants: Current student staff, current University of Sussex, IDS or BSMS students. The Union is committed to employing students; seeking to support them as active participants who are helping to provide services within the Union
Location: Falmer House, University of Sussex, BN1 9QF
For more details please see the full Job Description and Person Specification.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with sarthak.p@sussexstudent.com.
KEY DATES
Application Close: Monday, 12th of May at 9am (UK time)
Interviews: 2nd - 4th June
Expected start date: 15th September
COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION
We are really committed to maintaining a diverse workforce because we know how important it is to have decision makers and collaborators with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect the range of needs from our diverse student community.
We welcome applications from everyone, and we want to strongly encourage applications from; people with an ethnic minority or Chinese background, people with a disability, people with dependants, and people who identify as LGBTQ+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting and all of our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training in order to support the above. We also consider flexible working for those with care commitments. If you have any suggestions as to how we could improve our language or application process please let us know.
STAFF AND APPLICANTS WITH LONG TERM CONDITIONS
The Students’ Union aims to implement reasonable adjustments for all staff and applicants with disabilities, creating a culture of cooperation, shared responsibility and proactiveness to ensure equitable access to jobs. We want to make sure everyone is supported in our selection processes, and are equipped to work safely and get as much as possible out of their role as possible.
For more information about the support we have available follow this link.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
We really welcome applications from abroad for all of our vacancies.
Due to legal regulations we have to ensure that everyone is eligible to work in the UK and this would be done by us checking and making a copy of the correct original identification/documentation before your first day of work. You may also be limited in the number of hours you would be allowed to work.
Find out more information about applying to work in the UK.
In any case, we would encourage anyone to apply for a job in one of our friendly departments to give yourself the chance of being selected, and we would look to see the appropriate original documents before your first day of work.
For those applying for our graduate roles, you may be eligible to have visa application fees reimbursed as part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Find out more about our Visa Reimbursement Policy and Procedure.
国际学生
我们希望更多的留学生来申请。根据法律规定，我们必须确保每个人都有资格在英国工作。在你正式开始工作的第一天或之前，我们需要检查你的签证和复印你的护照原件(和/或其他适当的身份证明)。工作时间也可能有一定的限制。
GETTING PAID
Everyone working in the UK needs a National Insurance number in order to get paid. If you are a UK citizen you will automatically have this, however if you are an international student you might want to apply for an NI number at the same time as you apply for a job so there is no delay in your payments. You can do so using this link: https://www.gov.uk/apply-national-insurance-number. Please note you cannot apply for a National Insurance Number until you're in the UK, but this should not stop you from completing your application for this role. If you need support in applying for a National Insurance Number you may find that Sussex University's International Support Team can help: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/international-students/international-student-support
STAFF BENEFITS
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