£12.21 per hour + £1.47 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
11 Jul 2025

Role & Department Overview

This opportunity is open to: Incoming and current Postgraduate students; Non-students. Note that Current Undergraduate students are not eligible to apply.

 
We are hiring 6 Registration Assistants to support the annual registration of new students. This role includes administrative tasks related to student registration. Full training will be provided.

Training session: (TBC, likely Wednesday 13 August 2025)

Start Date: 1st of September 2025

End D
ate: 3rd of October 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 16th July 2025

Hours: 36.5 per week (Full-time and part-time/job share considered) 

Duration: 5 weeks

Location: Lancaster University Campus

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  •  Check documentation in the online Registration Centre
  •  Identify and correct data errors
  •  Scan and upload documents
  •  Manage student flow at the registration venue
  •  Support online pre-registration queries
  •  Assist students via email, LibChat, and phone
  •  Print University ID cards
  •  Help with in-person ‘Right to Study’ checks
  •  Provide general administrative support 

Person Specification

The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate the following:

Essential:

  •  Strong IT skills
  •  Excellent attention to detail
  •  Good organisational skills
  •  Ability to focus on repetitive tasks
  •  Understanding of confidentiality
  •  Clear and effective communication 

Desirable:

  •  Familiarity with GDPR regulations 
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
 
  • Collaboration
  • Commercial awareness
  • Exercising professional judgement
  • Knowledge Sharing
  • Multi-tasking
  • Planning and organising
  • Problem solving
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
  • Teamwork
  • Resilience
For any queries about this role, please contact Alex Macpherson; [email protected]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Click here for help with your cover letter.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.