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Senior Residential Community Assistants 2025 - 2026

Senior Residential Community Assistants

Senior Residential Community Assistants (SRCAs) hold all the responsibilities of a Residential Community Assistant (RCA), with additional duties as mentors within the team. SRCAs act as a key link between the RCA team and senior management (Residential Community Coordinators, RCCs), taking responsibility for leading shifts, allocating tasks and ensuring their completion, and escalating concerns to Community Safety when an RCC is not on duty.

In this role, you will contribute to Community Wellbeing, Community Behaviour, Community Engagement, and Community Building across the Warwick residential community. You will support RCCs and the Head of Service in enhancing the work of the Residential Community Team (RCT), helping to create inclusive hall communities that foster belonging and promote both physical and mental wellbeing.

SRCAs work 12–15 hours per week throughout the academic year, including vacation periods, and take part in an on‑call rota (with the exception of student visa holders, who are not eligible to work on‑call). During shifts, you will respond to incidents, engage proactively with residents to promote wellbeing, and support the University’s discipline process by upholding Warwick’s Values and behavioural expectations.

You will also provide leadership to RCAs during shifts, offering operational oversight, ensuring tasks are completed, and using your initiative to problem‑solve. At times when no RCC is on campus, you will be expected to monitor provision, escalate urgent welfare concerns to Community Safety, and pass on non‑urgent operational matters to the next RCC as part of a clear and thorough handover.

Please ensure you have read the SRCA Candidate Information PackLink opens in a new window before you apply and that you can attend all mandatory dates as outlined.

Candidate Application Form for the Senior Residential Community Assistant (SRCA) Role – Academic Year 2026-2027

Please complete the following form to apply for the SRCA position in the academic year 2026 - 2027.

Only one submission is allowed, and any duplicate submissions will be disregarded.

Part 1: Personal details and contact information

Part 2: Student Information

Please be aware that all the information provided below should pertain to your student status for the academic year 2026-2027 and should NOT reflect your current status. Thank you.
I understand that I am only eligible to be an SRCA if I have a valid studentship at the University of Warwick from September 2026 (for UG) or October 2026 (for PG) through June 2027. Failing to maintain a valid studentship may result in the immediate termination of the SRCA assignment. (required)

Part 3: Work Eligibility

I understand that the application is intended for the full academic year 2026/27, including vacation, and the role will not commence before September 2026 (required)
I understand that the requirements of the role are 12-15 hours per week, with shifts between 1700 and 2200 from Monday to Friday and 1200 to 2200 Saturday and Sunday, including non-term time as part of a rota, meaning shifts will vary weekly. There will also be some daytime shifts at key events (required)
Do you have any working hour restrictions? (required)
I understand that I am required to allocate at least 12 hours a week to the SRCA role, and failing to do so may result in the termination of the SRCA assignment. (required)

Part 4: Living On-campus

Have you ever lived on-campus at the University of Warwick? (required)
I understand that the SRCA role requires living on campus in accommodation allocated by the Residential Community Team, and I am fully responsible for its rent. SRCAs may live in staff and family housing, which will need to be sought by the SRCA independently (required)
I understand that the accommodation contract is linked to the SRCA role and so if my SRCA role is terminated that I will need to move out as soon as an appropriate room is found by Warwick Accommodation (required)
I understand that if my student status changes to temporarily/permanently withdrawn or resit without residence during the academic year that I will not be eligible to remain in the SRCA role and will need to vacate the allocated accommodation in a timely manner. (required)
I understand that if I request staff and family housing, a separate application should be made directly to the staff and family housing team. The SRCA role does not guarantee accommodation in staff and family housing, and the role offer will be revoked if the family housing application is unsuccessful. (required)
Please tick this box if you intend to stay in or apply for staff and family housing
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Part 5: Your availability on important dates

Below are some mandatory dates which you are required to be available, on campus, for. Failure to comply may result in termination of the SRCA role.


 
I am available on Thursday 5th and Thursday 12th March 2026 for an in person assessment centre held on campus. (required)
I am available on Wednesday 16th September 2026, to move into the allocated accommodation (excluding family housing). (required)
I am available on both Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September 2026 for mandatory two full-day induction training. (required)
I am available 9am to 10pm on Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th September 2026 for campus arrivals. This will typically involve three shifts of four hours each. (required)
I am available between Monday 28th September to Sunday 4th October 2026 for welcome week. (required)
I understand that if I cannot attend any of these mandatory dates I will be asked to provide evidence of reasons why (such as exam timetable or letter from placement) and that the SRCA assignment may be terminated. (required)

Part 6: More about you


 
Have you had one year’s experience working as an RCA at the University of Warwick or another University? (required)
Do you have significant experience in a leadership role? (required)
Have you also applied for any of the other roles for 26-27?

Part 7: Declaration

Please confirm you are happy for us to share your information with Unitemps as the assignment holder? (required)
I confirm that I have read and understood the full requirements and the candidate pack of the role and that I am eligible to apply for the Senior Residential Community Assistant role. Please accept this form as my application to join the Residential Community Team. I also certify that all the information provided in this application is correct to the best of my knowledge, and I understand that providing false information may result in the immediate termination of any role offered. (required)
I understand that if I request excessive time off, during term time and vacation, that the role may be terminated. (required)
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