Student Experience Team Member

Unite Foundation; Southampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Southampton is seeking a Customer Experience Team Member who speaks Mandarin. This role involves welcoming students, providing excellent customer service, and facilitating community events. The ideal candidate must demonstrate strong communication and organizational skills, helping to create a warm, supportive environment. Working hours are part-time, mainly on weekends. This position offers a range of benefits, including competitive pay and a generous holiday package.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Life assurance

Share save scheme

Enhanced Family Leave

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free volunteering day

Discounted hospitality services

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills, ideally in hospitality or retail.
• Warm and approachable with effective communication.
• Strong time management to handle multiple tasks.
• Ability to connect and create a welcoming atmosphere.

Responsibilities

• Provide a friendly front of house reception for students.
• Respond to student feedback quickly.
• Support sales efforts through viewings and inquiries.
• Help deliver community events with Resident Ambassadors.

Skills

Customer service skills

Time management

Communication

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Customer Experience Team Member - Mandarin Speaker. Location: Southampton. Contract Type: 6 month fixed term contract. Working hours: 15 hours per week, Saturdays and Sundays — between the hours of 7am and 10pm.

Be the friendly face that makes every student feel at home. For this role we are looking for a Mandarin-speaking team member. Location: Orion Point, Southampton.

As a Student Experience Team Member, you'll play a key part in delivering a warm, safe, and inclusive environment where students feel supported and valued. You'll work closely with your Student Experience Team Leader, peers, housekeeping, facilities, and Resident Ambassadors to create positive everyday experiences — from welcoming students at reception to resolving issues quickly, leading flat viewings, and helping organise vibrant community events. Every day you'll make a real impact, connecting with students, driving bookings, and helping build a place they're proud to call home.

Your impact

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Whilst no two days are the same at Unite Students, here's a flavour of what you'll be responsible for in this role:

• Providing a friendly front of house reception and building strong rapport with students.
• Responding quickly to student feedback and guiding them to the right support when needed.
• Supporting sales efforts through viewings, answering enquiries, and attending university and housing events.
• Helping to deliver community-building events with Resident Ambassadors.
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and well-kept environment that students can be proud to call home.
• Work closely with day and night teams to ensure seamless service and handovers.
• Support with wellbeing or welfare matters, noticing when something isn't right and taking action to help.
• Be a brand ambassador, living our CARE principles: Connect, Act, Respect, and Encourage.

Your background

You don't need to fit a box or follow a traditional path - what matters most is your mindset. We're looking for curiosity, openness to learning, and the drive to make a difference. Whether you're solving problems, leading change, or supporting our students day-to-day, it's your attitude and approach that will help shape something bigger.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills, ideally with a background in hospitality or retail, to create positive and welcoming experiences for students.
• Be warm, caring, and approachable, confident in communicating and answering student inquiries efficiently.
• Possess strong time management and organisational skills to handle multiple responsibilities efficiently.
• Take pride in doing what's right and supporting others.
• Preferred, have experience in a customer service role or residential environment - though this isn't essential. What matters most is your ability to connect with people and create a safe, welcoming atmosphere.
• Taking ownership of problems and act quickly to resolve issues, ensuring student satisfaction and safety.

Why it's great to work with US

In this values-led organisation, you'll do work that makes a difference, helping to shape welcoming, vibrant communities where students can thrive. Whether this is your first step or your next one, we'll help you build skills, confidence and a career you're proud of.

We believe that everyone thrives when they're able to bring the best version of themselves to work. So, alongside a competitive salary, we built a culture and a reward package to support you in bringing your full, authentic self to work, including:

• A performance-related bonus paid twice a year
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 extra days and earn up to 5 additional days for long service (FTE equivalent)
• A generous pension scheme where contributions between 4% and 11% depending on how much you save
• Life assurance worth 4 times your salary
• Share save scheme giving you access to purchase Unite Students shares at a discounted rate
• Enhanced Family Leave - including 18 weeks full pay for birthing parents and 4 weeks for non-birthing parents
• Medicash (Health Cash Plan) - access to claim back the cost of routine medical care, such as dental, optical, physio, etc.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to ensure that you're supported as much as possible when you need it
• Free volunteering day per year to make a difference!
• Access to our online platform that provides access to a range of retail and hospitality services at a discounted premium

There's even more to enjoy - find the full benefits package on our careers page.

Alongside all these great benefits to support you, we also want to ensure that we're supporting your family too. You'll also have access to 20% student rent at any of our direct let properties for your children, siblings, their children, or any student who depends on you!

Once you've joined US, you'll also gain access to an extensive suite of essential learning to get you ready to take on your day to day, as well as wider catalogue to explore and elevate yourself and your career!

If you're expecting ordinary, then think again. We're US, we're different - and we're proud of it. How far you could go? Join US and find out.