Become a leader at LUU… Wellbeing Officer

Become a leader at LUU… Wellbeing Officer

The following position is available during LeadLUU. This is a full time role, starting on the 1 July, there will be a handover period beforehand.

The salary would be based on the salary for this year, £22,976, plus a cost-of-living- increase which is still to be determined.

The collective duties of the Student Executive are:

·        To be Trustees in the capacity of Officer Trustees on the Board of Trustees (subject to the terms of the Articles of Association).

·        To campaign and consult members on their views, and speak on their behalf.

·        To promote, defend and extend the rights of members.

·        To interpret, implement and uphold Union policy.

·        To be responsible for, and accountable to, the Student Executive as a whole.

·        To ensure Union members are kept up to date on the actions of the Student Executive.

·        To fulfil their roles as outlined in the Student Executive portfolio descriptions and to support, where appropriate, other student representatives in the fulfilment of their roles.

·        To liaise with external organisations appropriate to individual roles.

·        To steer the strategies and policies of LUU ensuring the Union works for students.

·        To act as the spokespersons for the Union.

In addition, the Wellbeing Officer should:

·        Ensure LUU and the University help students identify and deal with their problems so that they can enjoy their time at University.

·        Support and lead wellbeing campaigns to ensure students are as happy as healthy as possible

·        Support and raise awareness of crime reduction initiatives to help students feel and stay safe and to ensure public services meet their needs

What has this role achieved over the years…

·        Introduced drug testing kits, ensuring that students remain safe during their time at University 

·        Created and launched the Society Wellbeing Network to train, inform and support welfare roles elected onto their society committees

·        Lead on increasing the quality of the Nightbus, allowing users to track buses, the service’s popularity has significantly increased

·        Initiated a Housing Fair

·        Provided free sustainable period products, contraceptives, and other sexual health items around the Union

·        Working collaboratively with the Council’s Violence Against Women and Girls initiative and with Union services, we improved the Union’s understanding of and response to drink spiking

·        Instigated a reformed approach to tackling sexual violence 

This year this role is currently vacant; if you would like to speak to someone about this role please contact either Lukas Winterburn, l.winterburn@leeds.ac.uk or Amara Relf, a.relf@leeds.ac.uk.

This is an elected role; the nominations close at 2pm on Friday 31 January 2025. If you are interested in standing for this role, please contact luu.pet@leeds.ac.uk and we will arrange to meet with you and send through a Candidates’ Guide that should hopefully answer any questions.