Resident Advisor - Intercollegiate Halls ( x46)
Residential Services is recruiting for full-time University of London students to work as Resident Advisors (RAs) in Intercollegiate Halls of Residence from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.
Intercollegiate Halls
University of London Intercollegiate Halls are open to all students coming to London to attend any publicly funded university. Our halls in zones 1 and 2, include a variety of different accommodation types, from self-catered, to catered, single, double and en-suite rooms, studios and family apartments. Our Intercollegiate Halls provide a home where every student can thrive and be supported by a dedicated Residential Life team. Each Intercollegiate Hall has a dedicated team that consists of a Warden and Resident Advisors (RAs).
The Role
As a Resident Advisor (RA), you will be in a position to build the community in your hall and positively influence the lives of your fellow students. The primary goal of the RA is to support the Warden in the development of an environment that is conducive to the academic and personal growth of all.
Successful applicants will be offered a standard single room in the Hall that they are appointed with an 80% rebate of the 2025/26 charges, subject to the standard Licence Agreement applicable to all student residents.
This is a live-in appointment
A detailed recruitment pack to support you with your application can be found here .
Further information
To be eligible for a Resident Advisor position, you must:
* be enrolled on a full-time course of study or programme of study or research within the federal University of London (see this page for details of which Colleges and Institutes are included) leading to the award of a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree, or a PGCE; and
* by the start date of the post, have completed at least one year study at bachelor’s degree level (foundation degree also accepted) or above at any recognised university; and
* be entitled to work at least 20 hours per week in the United Kingdom (you should check your visa and confirm with the UK Border Agency what work restrictions apply to you; and
* successfully undergo a UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (a list of required documents can be found online or successfully undergo a Police Check from their local country; and
* not have received a disciplinary warning/expulsion notice for minor or major misconduct within the past 5 years will not be eligible to apply for this role; and
* The Resident Advisor position is a one year position. Should an Resident Advisor wish to continue their role for subsequent years, they will be required to make a fresh application annually.
Application
* Applications open on Wednesday 16th April 2025 and will close on Friday 2nd May 2025, at 23:59.
* You can submit your application online via the following link found here
* Please be advised that you cannot save a draft version of your application and return to work on it at a later time, as we are using Microsoft Forms. Instead, we advise that you prepare your answers in a separate document and copy-paste the answers to the online form.
* Any application submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
* Please note applicants are required to rank the halls according to their preference. Applications are made for the Intercollegiate Halls as a whole and a preference does not guarantee being shortlisted or appointed at that hall.
* Interviews will be held with a preference in person, but online via Microsoft Teams can be accommodated. Interviews will be scheduled between 09:00 - 21:00 on weekends. Interviews expect to be on 31st May, 1st June, 7th June, 8th June, 14th June and 15th June. A candidate will only be invited to one interview. Interviews expect to last approximately 25-30 minutes. We will notify candidates for interview on Friday 23rd May.
* If you want to find out more information, please attend the online information session on:
o Thursday 24th April 2025, 3.00pm - 4.00pm
Online information session booking form
Any questions please email residential.life@london.ac.uk