We're a small charity with big ambitions. Here to help students love life at the Uni of Herts.
We employ a dynamic, committed and vibrant team of staff, enabling us to help students love life at Herts. We're hugely proud of our staff team and support them through their employment. We have an excellent range of staff benefits alongside salary.
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Vacancies
Career Staff Opportunities
There are no roles available at the moment
Student Staff Opportunities
Venue Bar Staff
Are you a student at Herts? The SU is looking for a Venue Bar Staff to serve customers and generally assist in the running of our venues in a friendly manner always showing a high standard of customer care. This job requires you to work in a venue that serves alcohol and you will be required to serve alcohol as part of this role. The role will provide you with a few training opportunities. The post holder will have a flexible approach to the hours and days worked.
Applications closes on the 3rd of March 2026. Interviews will be held ASAP on an ongoing basis.
If you have applied in the last 6 months, please do not re-apply as your application will NOT be considered.
Temporary/Intern Role Opportunities
There are no roles available at the moment
Trustee Opportunities
There are no roles available at the moment
Can't find anything here? If you're a student at Herts, you can take a look at the jobs listed on Handshake, a service provided by the University's Careers and Employment service
Please note that Hertfordshire Students’ Union is required to meet UKVI visa regulations. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK will have to satisfy UKVI regulations before they can be appointed. Please be aware that we are unable to sponsor you for a visa.
About Herts SU
Organisational Chart
You can view our latest Organisational Chart for permanent staff here. This shows the different roles within each team, but does not reflect levels of responsibility. You can also read more about our Trustee Board here
Our Vision and Values
Vision
We help students love life at Herts
Our departments work together so we can continue to put students at the heart of every service we run on behalf of students at the Uni of Herts
Values
Helpful, Empowering, Representative, Transparent and Student-Focused
We're here to support students as they transform their lives at university. We support students in their academic interests and wellbeing, we empower students to advocate for themselves and others and we develop and enhance communities amongst our richly diverse student population
Service Excellence
We go above and beyond for our students and each other
We’re committed to providing excellent service across the board and we support each other to prioritise this every day
Benefits
Work Perks for Permanent Staff
For permanent staff, Hertfordshire Students' Union offers an excellent range of employee benefits which you can view in full here. Highlights include generous annual leave, a flexible working policy, gym discount and a wellbeing hour
We know there’s more to life than work, that’s why when you join Hertfordshire Students' Union as a permanent staff member you will get your pick of our amazing company perks all accessible via an app. This includes restaurant discounts, great price cinema tickets and lots more. Find out more about the employee rewards available via Perkbox here
Work Perks for Student Staff
We offer part-time employment opportunities for students to work on campus for up to 20 hours per week. Benefits include:
- Training and development
- Working as part of a team
- Flexible hours to fit alongside your studies
- Opportunity to improve your employability
- The chance to get more involved with your Union
- Experience is not always necessary
For further information please contact:
HR Department
Hertfordshire Students' Union
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
01707 285020 or 01707 285998
recruitment@hertssu.com