Hall Life Assistant

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Student Journey

Hall Life Assistant 

Part time, 38 weeks per year, minimum of 2 hours per week

Payment is £13.90 per hour

Applications are invited for the post of Hall Life Assistants in the Student Journey Directorate.

Empowering students living in hall to settle into hall life, their transition and aiding them through positive interventions, campaigns and events to help them live independently, foster belonging and to offer peer to peer guidance and support so that students living in hall can focus on their academic studies.

Hall Life Assistant (click to see Job Description and Person Specification)

Working with the Hall Life team staff and other services across the University to provide a friendly and professional peer-to-peer support service to students living in university Halls Accommodation. To help student residents settle in to life at Royal Holloway through the running of innovative events and campaigns, to help foster a positive community promoting good behaviour and the support available to students. Hall Life Assistants will provide out of hours support to students living in halls through regular interaction with student residents through a drop in service ran Monday to Friday during term time.

This exciting post requires you to be a full time Royal Holloway student and live on site and be part of an exciting team where you will develop your leadership, problem solving, and management and communication skills. 

This exciting post requires you to be a current full time Royal Holloway student and live on site and be part of an exciting team where you will develop your leadership, problem solving, and management and communication skills. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Hall Life Team: Hall.Life@rhul.ac.uk 

To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk. The Human Resources Department can be contacted with queries by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk or via telephone on: +44 (0)1784 46869.

Interview Date: 29th April 2026

Please quote the reference: 0326-112

Please note that there is mandatory training 14^th – 17^th September which you must attend. 

The University is committed to equality and diversity, and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

This position is not eligible for hybrid working.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.