Senior Residential Community Assistants (SRCAs) - Apply Now

The Residential Community Team are currently taking applications for Senior Residential Community Assistants for the 2025/2026 academic year

(job starting 17th September 2025, with mandatory training being held on campus on 18th and 19th September 2025).

Please note that by applying for this role that you will be required to live on campus, with accommodation being offered to all successful candidates.

Senior Residential Community Assistants (SRCAs):

We are looking for full time Undergraduate 3rd and 4th year students and full/part time Postgraduate students who are interested in providing support to our on-campus resident students to become Senior Residential Community Assistants (SRCAs). You must have a minimum of 1 year work experience within the RCA role (at Warwick or another University)or significant leadership experience.

Similar to RCAs, you will proactively contribute to the three key areas of student residential life - Community Wellbeing, Community Building and Community Behaviours. You will provide mentoring support to a small team of RCAs and act as liaison between the RCA team and the senior management team. You will support in the delivery of service provision, whilst supporting the senior management team to develop and progress the offerings of the Residential Community Team, ensuring that we are adapting and meeting student need.

Living on campus, the SRCAs will be an integral part of on-campus student experience. You will work closely with other teams to ensure the wellbeing of our students remains paramount. In addition to providing out of hours support, the SRCAs will support disciplinary processes and uphold the University Values in relation to behavioural expectations through peer-to-peer advice and coaching and the delivery of events and activities.

• Paid position via Unitemps - Grade 3, spinal point 13; currently £12.96 per hour.
• Full training provided
• On-campus accommodation options
• 12-15hrs per week (a rota of evenings and weekends)
• On-call requirement for all those who do not hold a Student Visa (due to Restrictions)

Senior Residential Community Assistant Candidate Information Pack - by applying for the role you are agreeing to the contents within. Link opens in a new window

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Please note that if your previous application was unsuccessful, you will need to reapply in the next academic year, i.e. 2025/2026. Please ensure you read the requirements for each role carefully; if you do not meet the criteria then your application will be discounted. You may apply for both roles, however you must read and meet the criteria.

Closing date: 10am Wednesday 7th May 2025. Shortlisting will happen AFTER this date and you will be emailed with the shortlisting results. Please do not contact us before this date to query whether you are successful in being invited to the assessment centre.

Assessment Centre date: Thursday 22nd and Thursday 29th May 2025, held in person on campus.