Work opportunities for SELLL students
We are taking applications for our Student Leadership Programme, Student Blogger positions and SELLL Café Assistant positions. Hear from current students about what they have loved working with us this year and find more details and how to apply.
3 March 2025
Work opportunities for SELLL students
Are you passionate about SELLL? Looking for paid work experience that fits around your studies? Then we want to hear from you! We are looking for SELLL students to undertake paid work alongside your studies.
- We are recruiting two Caf茅 Assistants to work alongside our current Caf茅 Leader to run the SELLL Caf茅 in the Percy Foyer.
- We are recruiting two members of our Student Blogger Team who will run the Careers blog and the School instagram (@ncl_english) whilst also contributing to the SELLL Learning Community.
- Our Student Leadership Programme offers SELLL students flexible work to help us to run our Open Days and Offer Holder Days.
The deadline for all applications is 10th March at 5pm. All interviews will be held in the week commencing 17th March.
Please note that we are hiring for semester 1 of 2025-26 only. If the roles continue into semester 2, you can either choose to continue, or we will recruit to fill the vacancy.
Student Leadership Programme
We are looking to recruit energetic and ambitious students from the School to help on a range of student-focused tasks across the year. You will mostly be helping out at recruitment events such as Open Days and Offer Holder Days. The role is completely flexible and you choose if and when you work.
The hourly pay for this role is 拢14.12.
You can find the full role description here: Student Leader 2025-26 Role Description
We asked Sophie Moore, a stage 2 English Language student, what she loves about being a Student Leader:
"I have loved being a student leader because it has enabled me to interact with future students and parents; speaking to individuals from all over the world about what I love about 缅北禁地 and English Language has given me confidence in speaking about my personal experiences. This role has also let me to help navigate young students in making important decisions about their future studies; it is comforting to know that you can be a small factor in someone鈥檚 decision about why they want to attend 缅北禁地 鈥� I know how important student leaders were in my decision to attend 缅北禁地 a few years ago."
You can apply to be a Student Leader
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Student Blogger Team
We are looking for three students with skills and experience in social media, blogging and/or communication to join the SELLL Student Blogger Team. Primarily working on the and Instagram (), successful candidates will be helping to promote opportunities to help SELLL students start to shape their careers beyond university and contributing to the Learning Community that we have in Percy. They will be motivated, energetic and able to connect with others using a friendly yet informative tone.
The hourly pay for this role is 拢14.23.
Hear what Lily Tibbitts, a stage 3 Literature with Creative Writing student, loved about her time as a Student Blogger:
'I've absolutely loved being a student blogger for the last two years! Before I applied for the role, I never would've had the confidence to interview staff or film reels with other students, but being a student blogger has given me the opportunity to push myself outside of my comfort zone. It's given me skills that will help me so much as I leave university, but most of all it has connected me to my SELLL community and allowed me to meet so many incredible people!'
You can apply for the role of Student Blogger
Café Assistants
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The hourly pay for this role is 拢14.12.
You can find the full role description here: Caf茅 Assistant 25-26 Role Description.
We asked Aneta Vavrysova, a stage 3 English Literature student, what she has loved about being a Caf茅 Assistant:
'Throughout my time in the SELLL Caf茅, I鈥檝e had the amazing opportunity to meet many of my fellow students and connect with them on a more personal level. Similarly, I was able to improve my abilities of being a team worker and learnt to communicate things with the lovely members of my team and staff. Additionally, I have been given the opportunity of learning independence and financial literacy, which has been really rewarding and important part of my student experience.'
You can apply to be a Caf茅 Assistant
