Residential Life Adviser (SC4838)

UEA; South Carolina; On-site; USD 24,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading university as a Residential Life Adviser to actively engage with students, maintain wellbeing, and foster a healthy campus community. You'll oversee volunteer student services, handle incidents, and support student life around the clock, ensuring a vibrant living experience at UEA. This role offers excellent development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

39 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Personal development courses

Hybrid working policies

Qualifications

• Experience in student support or pastoral care roles.
• Ability to work in a diverse environment.
• Skills in conflict resolution and crisis management.

Responsibilities

• Respond to incidents and conduct welfare checks.
• Supervise volunteers and engage in community building activities.
• Work on shifts, providing support outside regular hours.

Skills

Good communication

Student engagement

Team leadership

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Salary from £30,805 per annum with an annual increment up to £37,174 per annum

Student and Academic Services

Residential Life Adviser
Ref: SC4838

This is an exciting opportunity to join a thriving department within the Student Journey and Support Service (SJS) at the University of East Anglia. You will be a core member of the Student Life Section of SJS. Working shifts, as part of a 365 day staffing team, you will work proactively and reactively with the student community to maintain positive relationships and wellbeing. As a main point of contact, outside of ordinary office hours, the Residential Life Advisers will support students living in UEA halls of residences to navigate and adapt to life living at University.

You will work towards building a strong sense of a campus community, this will include undertaking welfare checks, responding to incident, running activities and proactively engaging with students. You will also supervise a small team of student volunteers, Student Services Residents (SSRs), whose operational work is coordinated by the Residential Life Advisers.

Shift Pattern
The Residential Life Advisers generally work waking shifts comprising:
2 x Early shifts = 11am to 9pm
2 x Late shifts = 7pm to 7am
4 x Rest days
This includes weekends and bank holidays. There are two periods in the year in which you operate 9am-5pm. This is a 4 week period during the Easter holidays and a 6 week period late July to early September.

This full-time post is available from 1 August 2025 on an indefinite basis.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointment will be subject to a criminal record check at Enhanced level from the Disclosure and Barring Service, including a check of the Child Barred List. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Benefits include:

• 39days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and University Customary days.
• Family and Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and considerable maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption leave.
• Generous pension scheme with life cover for dependants, plus incapacity cover.
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted access to Sportspark facilities, relaxation rooms, 320 acres of rolling parkland, wellbeing walks, Wellbeing Ambassador network, on-campus medical centre including NHS Dentist, Occupational Health and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Campus Facilities: Sportspark, library, nursery, supermarket, post office, bars and catering outlets.
• Exclusive shopping discounts to help cut the cost of household bills, childcare salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and public transport discounts.
• Personal Development: unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses, specialist advice and training from our Organisational Development and Professional Learning Team.
  
  

Closing date: 16 July 2025

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

Further Information

For further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, please see the attached Candidate Brochure.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alun Minifey, Head of Student Lifevia [e-mail].

Salary from £30,805 per annum with an annual increment up to £37,174 per annum

Salary appointment will be £24,344 pa (pro rata), with annual increment up to £25,733 pa (pro rata)

Salary from £30,805 per annum, with an annual increment up to £37,174 per annum