Leeds Trinity University is seeking to recruit a number of students to perform the role of Peer Support Champion (PSC) for the 2024-25 academic year. If you will be a L4 (former Foundation Year), L5, L6 or Post Graduate student in the upcoming academic year and are interested in both helping your fellow students and gaining valuable experience, which is flexible and can be fitted around your studies, this role is for you. The role entails assisting other students by:

Providing peer support (both face-to-face and online) for students both within and outside of taught classes

Running drop-in sessions during term-time

Providing pastoral guidance and signposting students to essential support services at Leeds Trinity University

Providing academic skills advice and general advice on university life and acting as a point of contact for students regarding where to find academic support

Sharing experiences that might be a helpful source of support for new students

Providing non-medical assistance to students who need support with their academic work. This will include attending lectures as a scribe/notetaker; reading for students with visual impairments; and providing support with accessing and using the library

Providing non-medical assistance to students who need support with mobility around campus, such as practical support with wheelchairs and acting as a sighted guide

Potentially acting as a buddy to a student new to the university