THE OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY SUBWARDEN – FALKNER EGGINGTON

A Sub-Warden vacancy has arisen at Falkner Eggington– a friendly hall with a fantastic sense of hall spirit. Applications for this exciting opportunity are invited from doctoral researchers only – ideally with a substantial amount of time remaining on their programme.
Duties: Subwardens assist the Warden, Rebecca Newberry, in the day to day running of the hall. This may involve pastoral, disciplinary and administrative duties as well as being involved in social aspects of hall life. The successful applicants will be part of a team which provides out-of-hours emergency cover in a hall of 519 students, and which helps to ensure the smooth running of the hall.
Personal Attributes: Candidates must display a high level of personal organisational ability, good administrative ability, leadership qualities, be a good team player and be confident in dealing with challenging situations. Subwardens are expected to demonstrate a commitment to the community spirit of the Hall, spending roughly 14 hours of work towards the role on a weekly basis.
Accommodation and Catering Arrangements: Free accommodation is available throughout the year. The accommodation available for Subwardens is only suitable for a single person. Falk-Egg is self-catered, however some meals are provided during term time through the diners+ scheme.
Get to Know the Role and Team: Before applying, please find out what you are committing yourself to. There are two meet and greet session so that you can speak to the subwardens: It is essential that you attend one of these sessions (details below). Prospective candidates may contact the current Sub-Wardens during the application process to find out about Hall life and the likely duties:
Natalia Glan-Lopez N.M.Galan-Lopez@lboro.ac.uk
Deepanshi Birthal D.Birthal@lboro.ac.uk
Mafalda Ferreira-Da-Cunha M.Ferreira-Da-Cunha@lboro.ac.uk
James Madeley J.I.Madeley@lboro.ac.uk

You may also wish to look at the Student Services website.

• There will be two ‘meet the sub-warden team at Falk-Egg’ sessions, applicants must attend one of the sessions: 6th July at 5pm or 9th July at 6pm. These will be held in the Falk Egg Common Room
• The successful applicant must be available to attend Subwarden training sessions as required (e.g. First Aid Training, Mental Health First Aid Training) this will be held on 15th, 16th and 17th
• The successful applicant will be required to take a day away from their studies on Wednesday 24th September 2025 to assist the Warden’s Team during Falk-Egg’s First Years Arrivals Day.

Applicants should complete and submit the following documentation to the Warden, Rebecca Newberry (falkeggwarden@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk) by email by 13th July 2025.

• The Office of Voluntary Subwardenship application form
• Two written references (PhD Supervisors, Director of Studies / Line Manager, Head of Section) – with contact details.

For the General conditions of service please click here whilst the Role outline can be found here.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 16th July. The successful candidate should be ready to take their place in hall as soon as possible.
Thank you for your interest.

Please refer the Job description for details