Our dedicated Residence Life Team live alongside student residents to offer support and advice on a range matters.
Would you like to join the Residence Life Team?
Residence Life Team
Residence Life Teams. with an in-depth knowledge of the support and wellbeing services on offer at the University, provide support to students living in University accommodation.
Living away from home in a new city (or country) can bring new challenges, so every student living in our accommodation is assigned a Residence Life Mentor who has experience of student life.
You can speak to them confidentially about whatever is on your mind. And they will visit one evening a week to answer questions, help with any problems, and keep you up-to-date with what’s going on in the University and city.
Overnight, members of the Residence Life Night Patrol support Security by visiting residences. If you have a problem late at night contact security and they will arrange for a member of the team to help.
Two full-time Residence Life Advisors lead the Residence Life Teams and are involved with student welfare across all the residences. If you want to speak with someone, please contact your team.
Could you be part of the team?
We are currently seeking students to join the Residence Life Team for the 2012/13 academic year.
Residence Life Mentors are responsible for welcoming and supporting a group of students living in University accommodation, helping them to have a positive experience, and empowering them to resolve any problems.
Residence Life Team Leaders oversee Mentor teams, and have responsibility for dealing with more complex student issues arising within the residences.
Are you eligible?
- A friendly, approachable, non-judgemental and supportive person, keen to help others settle into University life.
- Excellent at communicating with a wide range of people.
- Willing to develop your skills and able to attend team training (prior to Freshers’ Week).
- Able to be present in Exeter throughout all three terms of the academic year.
- For Mentor roles: a full-time student of the University
- For Team Leader roles: a postgraduate student of the University
You do not need to have studied at Exeter previously to be eligible, but should have prior experience of University life and living in student accommodation.
What do we offer in return?
- For Mentor roles: a room in University accommodation and a rent discount of £40 a week.
- For Team Leader roles: rent-free self-contained accommodation (a studio or flat within a University residence).
- Full training and the chance to develop new skills.
- Experience of working with people.
- The opportunity to develop confidence in dealing with a range of different situations.
In the past, team members have found their roles very worthwhile. A previous Mentor said:
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for giving me the chance of being a Mentor last year, I had a wonderful time. I will always remember it, the challenges I faced and the skills I learnt while being a Mentor will stay with me forever – it opened up my world being not only rewarding but refreshing.
If you are interested in applying for a role, please contact residencelife@exeter.ac.uk.
