Nightlife Safety Advocate
We’re looking for Nightlife Safety Advocates to work at our students’ union affiliated club nights and events to help support and signpost information to our student attendees.
This role will also contribute to our wider work on student safety and be expected to attend working groups and contribute their ideas on how the Students’ Union can support students effectively. The students’ union is committed to improving the safety and experience of students attending our nightlife events in the Brighton community.
A typical shift as a Nightlife Safety Advocate would start with meeting your team and gathering any resources you may need for the evening, this may be leaflets, emergency contact numbers, condoms or sanitary items, water and sweets! You’ll then arrive and set up at the venue (for example Pryzm) and meet your other colleagues for the night (such as the bar and management team, security and first aid).
Once you’re settled in the venue and know your way around, you’ll be there to welcome students as they enter and say hello. Students can then come up to you if they need any support, or you might be called to sit with a student who may be receiving help from the night club team.
You’ll be a friendly face and able to give some signposting information to other services they can access. You may have to safely gather their details and pass it on to a staff member from the students’ union so they can check in on them tomorrow.
One of the most important parts of the night will be your shift sheet- a way for us to review all the support you gave across the evening and if there are any outstanding issues. You’ll then get a well deserved free taxi home and rest up after a late night!
This role would suit anyone who is passionate about advocacy, supporting other students or interested in working in a wellbeing environment. We will provide all the key training you need and you will not be expected to work alone.
Content WARNING: At times this role may involve having difficult one on one conversations with students in which they may disclose sensitive topics such as sexual assault, mental health and domestic violence, as well as students who may appear intoxicated and visibly unwell.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title: Nightlife Safety Advocate
Responsible to: Events Manager
Rate of pay: £15.24 per hour (made up of £13.60 basic rate, and £1.64) holiday pay). Pay is calculated this way because our students often have other work in vacation time. They tell us they prefer an enhanced hourly amount rather than separate holiday pay.
Hours of work: Zero hours, working variable shifts, mostly in the evening and at night, but can include days and weekends as required. You must be available to work on Wednesdays nights from 10pm until 4am on Thursday mornings.* Please note that due to employment law you must leave 11 hours between that and your next shift at the Students’ Union. It is important to note that if you currently have shifts in your outlet or department, you will be expected to fulfill those alongside this role. This includes any expected minimum hours.
Contract: Fixed term, ending 29th May 2026.
Applicants: 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
For more information see the Job Description and Specification.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with ruby.g@sussexstudent.com
KEY DATES
Applications close: 26th August 2025 at 9 am.
Shortlisting: 26th August 2025.
Interviews: 1st and 2nd September
Start date/Training day: 11th September 2025. (Kindly note that your presence on this date is a mandatory requirement for the commencement of your role.)
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.
STAFF BENEFITS
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
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
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。
MORE INFORMATION
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