Position Remuneration

RA – a 75% reduction for accommodation

appropriate to the assigned accommodation – Shared flat in the Flat sites with the other RAs

at that site– In Pollock Halls the 75% reduction includes

the cost of catering

Pollock Halls

• Catered Accommodation• Approximately 2,200

residents• 8 different houses• Home to Accommodation

Services & Residence Life• John Burnett is UG with 1

floor of PG students

UG Flats

• Self-Catered• Approximately 4,000

residents• 7 RA site teams

– Darroch & New Arthur– Nicolson / South College Sts– Robertson’s Close– Kincaid’s Court & College

Wynd– Sciennes– ENP, South Clerk, Hermit’s

Croft– Warrender Park & Crescent

PG Sites• Self-Catered• Approximately 1,000

residents• 8 RA sites

– Blackwood Crescent– Ratcliffe Terrace– West Mains Road– Bowman Court (New 2011)– Mylnes Ct– Richmond Place– Morgan Court (9 months)– Holland Annexe (50 wk)

Hiring Philosophy

• Staff are hired for the Team and not for a Site– We do ask preferences but cannot guarantee that

successful candidates will be offered their first choice– If you are offered a position and decline, there will

not be another offer– If you are surprised by a site that hires you, the hiring

supervisors may have seen a strength in you that you did not realise

– You are being considered by people from sites that you may not have met with during your interview

Hiring Philosophy Continued

• It is not mandatory for you to schedule a “personal meeting” with a current Warden/RA/Accommodation Manager in a specific site– If you are not familiar with a site it may be advisable for you to

visit it to see the student population but this is not mandatory– The staff selection process is a collaborative process that

includes staff members of every site

• What do we look for in a candidate?– We staff each house/flat first with the returning staff– We then look for people who will complement the existing staff

and meet the needs of the residents in the area– Not everyone needs to be an energetic, extroverted “people

person”

Questions?

If you do have any questions about this year’s RA Recruitment and Selection process, please contact –

The Residence Life Coordinators

Kristin Hunger or Katie Thornekristin.hunger@ed.ac.uk katie.thorne@ed.ac.uk