BAME Ambassadors

At the Students' Union we will have a student working part-time as our Research Ambassador! The job is paid, and we ask that you work 10 hours a week. As a BAME Research Ambassador we want you to conduct research about current issues and barriers our BAME students from the UK face at university. In particular you will be looking at the Degree Awarding Gap, how that impacts students and the barriers that sustain it. If you're looking for a part-time job that's fun and gives you the opportunity to make a real difference, see if you're eligible and apply.

At the Students' Union we will have a student working part-time as a Project Ambassador! The job is paid, and we ask that you work 10 hours a week. As a BAME Project Ambassador we want you to run campaigns, events, and projects about current issues and barriers our BAME students from the UK are facing at university. Specifically you will focus on elements that contribute to the Degree Awarding Gap. If you're looking for a part-time job that's fun and gives you the opportunity to make a real difference, see if you're eligible and apply.

At the Students' Union we will have a student working part-time as a Marketing and Engagement Ambassador! The job is paid, and we ask that you work 10 hours a week. As a BAME Marketing and Engagement Ambassador we want you to create digital assets, come up with great ideas to engage our BAME students from the UK, and support the marketing of the events, campaigns, and research put on by the other Ambassadors. If you're looking for a part-time job that's fun and gives you the opportunity to make a real difference, see if you're eligible and apply.

We welcome you to apply for the BAME Ambassador roles if you're a current student at SHU and you identify as Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic. Read the person specification and see if you're what we're looking for. Don't forget to read the job description to check the role is a good fit for you, then fill out the application form to apply!

We are your Students' Union (SU), run by students, for students. If you're enrolled on a course at SHU then you're a member of Sheffield Hallam Students' Union too! We want to support you through your university journey and make sure you have fun whilst you're here. Did you know that at your SU you can get involved in societies (or create one!), volunteering, activities, events, and even run for the position of an SU Officer!

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We hope that the BAME Ambassadors will provide BAME students at SHU with an added layer of support. We also want to empower our BAME Ambassadors to create a supportive community for their peers. The Ambassadors will help us at the Students' Union to identify and address academic and wellbeing issues that could be sustaining the Degree Awarding Gap or detrimentally impacting the university experience of BAME students from the UK. Our Ambassadors will work to represent the Students' Union as well as to hold us accountable for any change and development we can make.

The Degree Awarding Gap is the difference in degree outcomes for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic students, compared to White students. Our BAME Research Ambassadors will identify the factors that maintain the Awarding Gap, and our BAME Project Ambassadors will come up with creative solutions to address them.

We try to support our students as best as we can, whether that's with wellbeing queries, academic support, or providing opportunities for employment. We want all of our students to thrive whilst at university, no matter what their background is! Our research has found that ethnic minority wellbeing and mental health are very important contributors to individuals' experiences at university, and that they are linked to degree awarding outcomes. We understand the many pressures some of our students face and want to help break down the barriers BAME students from the UK face within higher education.

Wellbeing is broad and can have many definitions and mean different things to different people. Wellbeing doesn't necessarily mean how happy a person is but can relate to how they are coping in various areas of their life. How they think, feel, and function can all contribute to their social, financial, mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. Sometimes an individual might not realise how they are doing until they notice an absence of wellbeing. Poor wellbeing can often impact other parts of people's lives, for example if someone has poor mental wellbeing, that has potential to impact other things, including their physical or social wellbeing.