Overview
Job Title: Subwarden Towers Hall
Job Reference: REQ250698
Date Posted: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Voluntary
The Office of
Voluntary Sub-Warden Towers Hall (x 2)
A promising opportunity has opened up in
Towers Halls of Residence for an individual to commence a
12 month, fixed term
Sub-Warden appointment. Applications for this career-building
opportunity are invited from doctoral researchers only ideally
with a substantial amount of time remaining on their research
programme.
Duties: Towers Sub-Wardens assist the
Warden, Daisy Tipping, in the day to day running of the Hall.
This may involve pastoral, disciplinary and administrative duties
as well as being involved in social aspects of Hall life. The
successful applicant will be part of a team which provides
out-of-hours emergency cover in a Hall of 310 undergraduate
students, fostering a positive student experience.
Personal Attributes: Candidates must
display a high level of personal organisational ability,
excellent communication skills, good administrative ability,
leadership qualities and be a good team player. Sub-Wardens are
expected to demonstrate a commitment to the community spirit of
the Hall, spending roughly 14 hours of work towards the role on a
weekly basis.
Accommodation and Catering
Arrangements: Free accommodation is available
throughout the year subject to the continual fulfilment of
shifts. The accommodation available is only suitable for a single
person and simple selfcatering facilities are available.
Allowance is made for free meals on both weekdays and weekends
throughout term time and the successful applicant would be
expected to mix with Hall students where possible.
Get to Know the Role and Team: The
successful applicant must be available to attend Sub-Warden
training sessions as required (e.g. First Aid Training, Annual
Sub-Warden Training). This will be held on 15th, 16th and 17th
September 2025. It is highly
recommended that prospective candidates research to
understand the role and the lifestyle changes it requires. This
could include exploring the Student
Services website or contacting the Towers Warden Team.
If you do, please CC all members in to find out about Hall life
and duties in Towers:
- Warden: Daisy Tipping towers.warden@lboro.ac.uk
- Sub-Warden: JD Bhadra towers.subwardens@lboro.ac.uk
You will be welcome to meet the Towers
Warden Team in Towers Common Room at 16:15 on Thursday 14th
August. Please note, this session will not be recorded.
Application Procedures: Applicants
should complete and submit the following documentation to the
Warden, Daisy Tipping (towers.warden@lboro.ac.uk), by email by
midnight on Friday 22nd
August (11:59pm):
- The Office of Voluntary Sub-Wardenship
Application
Form. - An accompanying 1-2 page letter
outlining suitability for the post. - Two written references (PhD Supervisors,
Director of Studies / Line Manager, Head of Section).
Interviews will take place during the
evening in the week commencing 25th
August 2025. The successful candidate should be ready to
start their duties in the week commencing 15th September 2025 or earlier.
In addition, the successful applicant will
be required to take a day away from their studies on
Tuesday 23rd September
2025 to assist the Wardens
Team during First Years Arrivals Day.
For the General conditions of service
please click here
whilst the Role outline can be found here.
We look forward to seeing you and your
application!
