Oxplore Festival Law Ambassador 2024
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
The Access and Outreach Team at the Law Faculty is seeking to appoint a Law Ambassador for the Oxplore Festival taking place on 9th and 10th July 2024 in Bodmin, Cornwall. Oxplore Festival is a 2-day outreach event targeted at Year 7 and 8 students and aims to make Oxford University more accessible to ‘cold spot’ regions where young people are less likely to apply to the University.
Law will be one of multiple departments in attendance with a stand at the exhibition. You will be required to help run a fun and interactive stand, together with the Access and Admissions Administrator, Daria Kosova.
DURATION AND HOURS
Availability: You will need to be available to travel to Bodmin on Monday 8th July and stay for 2 nights. You will leave Cornwall by 3pm on Wednesday 10th July. Oxplore will provide a bus from Oxford to and from Cornwall. For those travelling from outside of Oxford, Oxplore will assist with train transportation within reason. All expenses including travel, food and accommodation in a Premier Inn/Travelodge will be booked and paid for by the Oxplore team.
Working hours: You will be working up to 7.5 hours each day on Tuesday 9th July and Wednesday 10th July. You will also be required to complete 1 hour of safeguarding training.
REPORTING
You will report to the Access and Admissions Administrator, Daria Kosova.
REQUIREMENTS
-Enthusiastic about contributing to access and outreach in the Faculty and University
-Experience working with young people
-Strong communication skills with the ability to talk about law in a fun and simple way to young school students
ELIGIBILITY
This opportunity is open to current undergraduate students in the Faculty of Law.
PAYMENT
The work and training will be paid at a rate of £12.49 per hour, which equates to University Grade 3.1. In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.
You will be paid through the University Casual Payroll process, upon the submission of approved timesheets.
HOW TO APPLY
A short cover letter (maximum one page) and short CV should be sent by email to undergraduate.enquiries@law.ox.ac.uk by midday on Friday 24th May 2024. Supervisors may be asked for a reference.
Applications will be considered by Daria Kosova, Access and Outreach Administrator, and Emma White, Admissions and Outreach Officer and considered on the basis of how you meet the above requirements for the role.
Enquiries may be emailed to daria.kosova@law.ox.ac.uk.
Guidelines for Faculty members, line managers and students
Work must not commence without a letter of engagement or variable hours contract and a right to work check having been carried out by the Faculty Personnel Officer.
Graduate student engagement opportunities in the Faculty of Law usually fall into one of three categories: Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; or Blog Editor.
Full-time graduate research students in the Faculty of Law are advised that any paid work should still allow them to spend at least 40 hours per week for a minimum 44 weeks of the year on their studies. Full-time graduate taught students are recommended not to undertake more than 8 hours’ paid work each week during term-time study periods.