getting a weekend job at uni

So basically i’m hopefully starting at uni of leeds in september and i’m probably going to need a part time job because my loans only going to cover rent and i won’t have enough money saved for the whole year.

But i’m doing an engineering degree so i have quite a lot of contact hours and will have a lot of work to do outside of uni so ideally i’d probably only like to work maybe about 6-8 hours a week. But i was wondering if any places really hire anyone for that many hours, like do places hire people to just work one day at the weekend etc and if so where will be the best places to look?? Also any advice in general on the best way to get a job at uni would be greatly appreciated, eg when should you start applying, is it best to just look online or go in store and ask etc. I was thinking about trying like online tutoring but i’m unsure if it would really work out.

So basically i’m hopefully starting at uni of leeds in september and i’m probably going to need a part time job because my loans only going to cover rent and i won’t have enough money saved for the whole year.

But i’m doing an engineering degree so i have quite a lot of contact hours and will have a lot of work to do outside of uni so ideally i’d probably only like to work maybe about 6-8 hours a week. But i was wondering if any places really hire anyone for that many hours, like do places hire people to just work one day at the weekend etc and if so where will be the best places to look?? Also any advice in general on the best way to get a job at uni would be greatly appreciated, eg when should you start applying, is it best to just look online or go in store and ask etc. I was thinking about trying like online tutoring but i’m unsure if it would really work out.

Yep! You’re looking at a Saturday job in a shop or cafe, a pub job, things like that. Plenty of places take on for one shift a week, just apply everywhere

Hi @e2002!

You could try retail or bar work that is near your university campus or in the city center. A lot of places should be able to accommodate. Also, I would say apply once you have received your timetable as that way you will know what times you can work.

I worked as a student ambassador for my uni and various other casual work the uni offered. For example, working in the call center and on open days. This was really good as I was able to pick when I would work, and so if I had a lot of uni work, I wouldn’t work that week or month. But then in the holidays I would pick up more shifts. The only downside to this is that you may not have fixed hours. However, your uni may offer part time jobs in the student union, so this might be something you want to look at, if you are looking for something with more fixed hours.

If you want to do something outside uni, you could do a mixture of going in store and asking but also applying online. Sometimes uni’s will have career fairs where employers will come in to advertise jobs, so that’s a good way to also find potential jobs.

Also make the most of your university’s services, so for example see if they help in checking your C.V and any job applications.

I hope this makes sense and good luck!

Zaira 😊

So basically i’m hopefully starting at uni of leeds in september and i’m probably going to need a part time job because my loans only going to cover rent and i won’t have enough money saved for the whole year.

But i’m doing an engineering degree so i have quite a lot of contact hours and will have a lot of work to do outside of uni so ideally i’d probably only like to work maybe about 6-8 hours a week. But i was wondering if any places really hire anyone for that many hours, like do places hire people to just work one day at the weekend etc and if so where will be the best places to look?? Also any advice in general on the best way to get a job at uni would be greatly appreciated, eg when should you start applying, is it best to just look online or go in store and ask etc. I was thinking about trying like online tutoring but i’m unsure if it would really work out.

So basically i’m hopefully starting at uni of leeds in september and i’m probably going to need a part time job because my loans only going to cover rent and i won’t have enough money saved for the whole year.

But i’m doing an engineering degree so i have quite a lot of contact hours and will have a lot of work to do outside of uni so ideally i’d probably only like to work maybe about 6-8 hours a week. But i was wondering if any places really hire anyone for that many hours, like do places hire people to just work one day at the weekend etc and if so where will be the best places to look?? Also any advice in general on the best way to get a job at uni would be greatly appreciated, eg when should you start applying, is it best to just look online or go in store and ask etc. I was thinking about trying like online tutoring but i’m unsure if it would really work out.

Hey,

The most flexible and less demanding jobs I have found from my experience are working as a student ambassador for the uni, stadium jobs and Events / Catering jobs.
With Student Ambassadors the hours depends on your contracts and the type of student ambassador work. There is International Student Ambassadors, Open day/ events ambassador, and postgrad ambassadors where each of the hours differ depending on when they are needed by the uni to help.
With working as at my local stadium, match days were only every other week on a Saturday or sometimes a Tuesday and thoose were the only times I was needed and even then, I book the shift with my supervisor so I had the option to choose to say yes or no.
Lastly working Events/ Catering the flexibility was aways there. Some people opt to apply directly to the venues as events staff while some use agencies and the hours are booked in by you which makes it very flexible.

Hope this helps
Doreen-maria- Official Student Rep 😀

Thankyou so much!! I actually would be interested in becoming a student ambassador but i was unsure how often there actually is work available. Is there usually work available every week or is it basically just when there are open days and other events so more like every now and then? If it does often offer weekly jobs it would probably would be an ideal job for me. I mean i definitely would be interested in working events like open days so if it was only every now and then i maybe would still be interested in this but would probably still need a weekly job. Is it possible to become a student ambassador in first year and if so how do you go about becoming one and is it difficult to get the role (are there many applicants etc)?