Social Activities Officer (Paddington Campus)

Arc @ UNSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 47,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual pay rate $35.68 p/h + Super

14 hours per week

Central Paddington campus location

Job summary

Arc @ UNSW Paddington Campus invites a Social Activities Officer to help plan and run weekly campus events for Art & Design students. The role is front of house on Paddington campus with in-person and remote duties.

You will coordinate sessions, support volunteers, manage notices and social media, and liaise with the Art & Design Manager to promote access to campus programs at Kensington. Casual hours, approx 14 per week, with a pay rate of $35.68 per hour plus Super.

Qualifications

• Current student studying at UNSW’s Art & Design school in 2026.
• Experience with events, clubs or campus activities is desirable.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and promote regular social events on campus (2027).
• Attend to student enquiries and provide information as needed.
• Maintain student areas and Arc office, update notices and social media.
• Promote ArcCreative programs and membership benefits, including verbal promotion.
• Recruit and manage campus volunteers and secure resources for events.
• Conduct basic risk assessments and liaise with Art & Design Department events.
• Keep records, print reports, and direct students to relevant campus services.
• Provide general administrative and customer service support to ensure smooth office operation.

Skills

Current student

Art & Design knowledge

Event planning

Volunteer program experience

Customer service

Project management

DJing / music events

Communication skills

Tools

Indesign

Photoshop

Job description

Social Activities Officer (Paddington Campus)

Administration,Customer Service,Operations,Other

The Social Activities Officer is a front of house role in the Arc office on UNSW’s Paddington campus who will be responsible for assisting in the development, organisation and facilitating of weekly activations to help Arc produce fun and engaging experiences for all students to get involved in, with a focus on Paddington campus’ community.

This is including but not limited to session parties, DJ workshops, Clothes Swap events, and anything and everything you can think of to bring life to Paddington Campus! As The Social Activities Officer it is your responsibility to assist in bringing excitement and culture to Paddington campus.

You will also be responsible for general administration, dealing with enquiries, subscribing members, promoting, and running activities and events on campus in liaison with the Art & Design Manager. The aim is to facilitate and promote access to services and opportunities for Art & Design students to actively participate in campus life, as well as providing information to enable them to access programs at Kensington campus. This role is based at UNSW’s Paddington campus and is required to work in person, remotely, or as directed by the Art & Design Manager.

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.

Who are We?

Arc isn’t just anyorganization. Arc is one of Australia's biggest & best studentorganizations! We are a dynamic and passionate group of professionals focused on providing students with the best University experience possible.

At Arc Creative we’re flexible, fun and most importantly fabulous! It's the kind of place where there’s allbangerzand no mash, not only in music taste, but in productivity, office environment and the quality of work we produce. Our team is located on the University of New South Wales Art & Design campus in Paddington and runs a suite of unique programs tailored to Art & Design students including Kudos, an offsite exhibition and programming pop up space, student publication: Framework, equipment loans, a regular program of social activities and events on and off campus, and maintain a student lounge and kitchen on campus. Arc Creative is staffed by a full time Manager, two casual student staff (that includes you!), as well as two Kudos Coordinators.

19/10/2026

01/11/2026

Casual

Paddington Campus

Administration,Customer Service,Operations,Other

The Social Activities Officer is a front of house role in the Arc office on UNSW’s Paddington campus who will be responsible for assisting in the development, organisation and facilitating of weekly activations to help Arc produce fun and engaging experiences for all students to get involved in, with a focus on Paddington campus’ community.

This is including but not limited to session parties, DJ workshops, Clothes Swap events, and anything and everything you can think of to bring life to Paddington Campus! As The Social Activities Officer it is your responsibility to assist in bringing excitement and culture to Paddington campus.

You will also be responsible for general administration, dealing with enquiries, subscribing members, promoting, and running activities and events on campus in liaison with the Art & Design Manager. The aim is to facilitate and promote access to services and opportunities for Art & Design students to actively participate in campus life, as well as providing information to enable them to access programs at Kensington campus. This role is based at UNSW’s Paddington campus and is required to work in person, remotely, or as directed by the Art & Design Manager.

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.

Who are We?

Arc isn’t just anyorganization. Arc is one of Australia's biggest & best studentorganizations! We are a dynamic and passionate group of professionals focused on providing students with the best University experience possible.

At Arc Creative we’re flexible, fun and most importantly fabulous! It's the kind of place where there’s allbangerzand no mash, not only in music taste, but in productivity, office environment and the quality of work we produce. Our team is located on the University of New South Wales Art & Design campus in Paddington and runs a suite of unique programs tailored to Art & Design students including Kudos, an offsite exhibition and programming pop up space, student publication: Framework, equipment loans, a regular program of social activities and events on and off campus, and maintain a student lounge and kitchen on campus. Arc Creative is staffed by a full time Manager, two casual student staff (that includes you!), as well as two Kudos Coordinators.

Job Description

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Coordinate and promote a series of regular social events on campus in 2027. Including but not limited to, parties, lunchtime events, trivia, gallery crawl etc.

• Attend to student enquires. Provide information, formsetc as necessary.

• General tidy and maintenance of student areas as necessary including, but not limited to campus gardens, studentlounge and Arc office.

• Update notice boards on campus.

• Update ArcCreative’s Facebook page and Instagram accounts.

• Assist in the promotion of ArcCreative programs and membership benefits, including verbal promotion - talking to students in classes and at Arc events.

• Assist in the promotion, recruitment, and management of campus volunteers.

• Book oracquire required resources for running events and activities on campus, in liaison with ArcCreative team.

• Conduct basic risk assessments for events and activities.

• Assist with relevant Art & Design Department events and activities asrequired, including but not limited to O-Week and Community Day.

• Liaise with clubs, societies, and other organisations to provide events and activities for Art & Design students.

• Keep records,maintain files, and prepare monthly reports.

• Attend to telephone messages and email correspondence.

• Direct students and visitors to Art & Design campus to the relevant areas or person/s.

• Maintain current knowledge of programs at Kensington campus and provide information about them to Art & Design students asrequired.

• Provide general administrative and customer service support to ensure that the office runs smoothly daily.

• Comply with all Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies and procedures of UNSW as well as Arc @ UNSW and take reasonable care to ensure the actions and omissions does notimpact the Health and Safety of others in university andworkplace;

  Perform all Arcrequired Cultural & Behavioural Competencies in satisfactory level.

Desired Skills and Experience

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Skills & experience

• Current student studying at UNSW’s school of Art & Design in 2026.

• Knowledge and experience of Art & Design and the local arts community.

• Experience in a similar organisational environment, with knowledge of and ability to adhere to office systems and procedures.

• An eye for detail and the ability to prioritize workloads.

• Demonstrated ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams and to interact successfully with Art & design students, Arc and UNSW staff.

• Well-developed oral and written communication and presentation skills to influence and gain contribution from diverse stakeholders.

• Strong customer service focus and good interpersonal and organisational skills and evidence of ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to work with independently within set deadlines.

• Evidence of creativity and innovative problem-solving.

• Understanding and awareness of current issues that impact equity, diversity, and inclusion within the workplace.

• Ability to maintain integrity of confidential information.

• Knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) and Ethical Practice, along with the ability to apply these principles in the workplace.

• An understanding of university students’ needs and ability to effectively incorporate these to enable and achieve student enrichment.

Desirable

• Previous experience in volunteer programs or previous involvement in other campus activities.

• Experience with events, DJ-ing, customer service, and project management

• Demonstrated competent use of creative suite software for Macs (Indesign and Photoshop)

• Current Drivers license.

• Responsible Service of Alcohol qualification.

• Good knowledge of the UNSW Paddington and local arts community.

• Good understanding of potential Arc AD audiences and Marketing strategies;

• Demonstrated awareness and interest in equity, diversity and inclusion.

What We Can Offer You

• A Casual pay rate of$35.68p/h plus Super

• Flexible 14 hours per week to suit youruni timetable during weeks 1-10 of T1, T2 and T3.

• An exciting opportunity tocoordinate unique events on campus and help revitalise campus life.

• A fun, friendly and supportive work environment

• Convenient and central office location at UNSW’s Art & Design campus in Paddington. Just a quick15-minute walk from Sydney’s CBD.

• The opportunity to work with and gain support in a mentor capacity from active members of Sydney’s Art & Design community.

• Get connected and be in the loop for Sydney’s art & design community.

For information please contact the General Manager (Marketing, Strategy & Experience), Mitchell McBurnie, via email at **@arc.unsw.edu.au

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.

It is not the intention of the position description to limit the scope or accountabilities of the position but to highlight the most important aspects of the position. The aspects mentioned above may be altered in accordance with the changing requirements of the role.