Staffordshire Students' Union

Who we are

Our vision at Staffordshire Students’ Union is that every student will be Proud to be a part of Staffs. As part of the Voice and Advocacy Team, this role provides high‑quality information, advice, and advocacy to support students through a wide range of issues. Most casework relates to Student Finance and money matters, along with academic and disciplinary cases. Advisers also signpost or advocate where specialist or external support is more appropriate, empowering students facing challenges such as housing issues, wellbeing concerns, or incidents of sexual violence.

We’re here to make sure that every student at Staffs has the best experience possible; as a student, as a member of our community and as an academic. We’re a charity run by students, for students. In fact, everything we do is led by our 16,000+ Students, through our representative processes. They elect our Student Officers, who are both our Leaders and our Trustees, supported by the Academic Reps our student also elect.

Our culture and values

Our Values are how we describe ourselves - they're our core identity and can be found throughout our work.

Putting Students First
Our students are the focus of our work. We are passionate about them, led by them and represent and advocate them at every opportunity. They are our first consideration in everything we do

Enabling
We recognise our role is to support students through their time at University and what underpins our approach is a focus on giving our members and staff the ability and confidence to undertake things for themselves, rather than always serving up a solution

Innovative
We believe we can make things happen and seek out new ways to challenge ourselves and find new approaches or solutions to achieve results. We don’t feel constrained by convention and we are willing to revisit and re-engineer our work if it gets better results

Welcoming
We recognise the importance of creating an open and honest environment that our students can trust. We will be there for you; helping you to feel welcome and part of the wider student community.

Actively Inclusive
Our membership is constantly changing and reflects a broad range of backgrounds, ages, lifestyles and experiences. Our approach is to actively find ways to listen to, connect and welcome in those individuals to unite as a community and to demonstrate that everyone is valued.

Responsible
We recognise the responsibilities we have as an organisation towards our members, our staff, and the wider communities we are part of. We ensure we understand the impact of our actions and actively seek ways of eliminating or mitigating any negative impacts.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Here at Staffordshire Students’ Union, we are committed to promoting and enabling a positive culture where staff, students and visitors are confident to be their authentic selves. We focus on inclusion as a way to ensure equality of opportunity for all our people and to demonstrate our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits a diverse organisation can bring for our Union and our community.