Student Ambassador Scheme

Join the team as a student ambassador!

Do you have what it takes to become a Student Ambassador for Aston University?

Become a Student Ambassador and develop your personal and professional skills whilst boosting your bank balance!

As part of your role, you’ll be working with young people encouraging prospective students to consider studying at Aston University and inspiring school children to consider further education. 

Responsibilities will include:

  • Supporting events such as Open Days, Applicant Visit Days, Conferences, Campus Tours, promotional events, and course interviews
  • Supporting with school visits on campus: workshops, subject taster sessions and engaging talks
  • Supporting various university marketing activities.

You will be a casual worker for Aston University allowing your work to remain flexible around your studies, we simply ask that you be available to work at least once over a 3-month period.

Why sign up?

Not only will you receive full training, but you’ll also make new friends, have an opportunity to network, gain invaluable work experience with flexible working hours and be paid the National Living Wage (current pay rate £13.45 per hour*). You will also receive a certificate at the end of the academic year stating that you have taken part in the scheme providing you work the qualifying number of shifts.

*Correct as of August 2024

How to apply

Recruitment for the Ambassador Scheme is currently closed.

Other Exclusive Opportunities Available to Ambassadors:

As a Student Ambassador you would also gain access to certain opportunities which are exclusive to the scheme. This includes:

  • Mentoring - support local students in Years 9 –13 by becoming their mentor and helping them to achieve their academic goals and realise their aspirations.
  • Alumni Ambassadors – Working at John Cadbury House to support our Alumni when they use campus facilities on request.
  • Marketing Ambassadors – supporting with specific digital marketing tasks (often social media related).
  • UniConnect Ambassadors – supporting specific initiatives relating to UniConnect.
Right To Work Checks

Current guidance on Right to work checks can be found here.

DBS Checks

Current guidance on DBS Checks can be found here. 

As part of our employee recruitment processes, Aston University uses an umbrella body called First Advantage (FADV) Online Disclosures to process and interpret the results of DBS applications. First Advantage provides a comprehensive DBS service with full UK coverage, including Disclosure Scotland DBS checking service. 

If you are successfully recruited as a Student Mentor, HR will arrange for you to have access to an online application via a simple and easy-to-use online portal that links to the DBS.  HR will communicate the results of your check through the online portal. This will then be stored electronically on your Core Employee Record for the period that the DBS is required. The DBS certificate will be sent directly to your home address by DBS.

Further details relating to GDPR and how your data is stored by First Advantage can be found here.