I'm a Uni of Kent Student - Ask Me Anything!

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Activities for this role mainly include: talking to prospective students on open days/applicant days, giving campus tours and there are some other roles which come up throughout the year such as applicant calling for your School. This involves calling applicants who have received offers to study at the university, inviting them to open days and answering any questions they might have

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You can also do outreach work which. This varies a lot but most often involved going to a school to help deliver events, talk about university or assisting in their learning. One role I currently have involves going to a school once a week to help students boost their confidence with reading, this role is called a reading support and if you have any questions or want me to talk more about this I would be happy to (I just wanted to cover some other things to help answer your question)

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This is also a paid role (minimum wage unless you do outreach work which is paid a bit more). See here for more information: https://www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadors/band-structure (note that ambassadors are Band A and any outreach work is band B

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Usually with this role, you get e-mails about work opportunities (first come first serve), you apply for them then get accepted. After you do the event you then claim your hours

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There is a lot more information which can be found here: https://www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadors

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In this role you are involved leasing with staff and students to ensure students feel heard

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You can get involved in organising events and holding events to better student experience amongst your course

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The reps are part of Kent Union (the student union at Kent) so they hold a lot of events to help with your employability and provide networking oppurtunities

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This is not a paid role but the union do hold events to celebrate student reps!

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More information can be found here: https://kentunion.co.uk/student-voice/student-reps