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Recruit your
student staff with
JobShop Agency

Looking to recruit University of Manchester students?
JobShop Agency helps University of Manchester teams
recruit, onboard and manage students for paid
opportunities across campus.

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Why use Jobshop
Agency?

Reduce admin
JobShop Agency supports the recruitment, onboarding and
employment of student staff, helping reduce the administration
involved in managing student workers.

Access student talent
Reach University of Manchester students looking for paid work
alongside their studies.

Flexible recruitment support
Whether you need support with a single opportunity or ongoing
student staffing, JobShop Agency can help identify the right
approach.

How does
JobShop
Agency work?

Step 1: Tell us
about your
staffing
requirement

Explain the role, dates, hours and any experience or skills required.

Step 2: We’ll
support your
request

Depending on your requirements, we'll either identify suitable students from our Agency Ready talent pool or discuss an alternative recruitment approach.

Step 3: We'll take
care of
onboarding

We'll manage the key employment and onboarding processes, including:

  • Right to Work checks
  • Visa checks
  • Contracts
  • Payroll set-up
  • Basic training

Step 4: Students
join your team

We'll confirm the successful student(s) and your team will provide any role-specific induction and day-to-day support.

Step 5: You
approve their pay

Students submit their timesheets for your approval, after which the SU processes payroll and recharges your department, providing a simple and centralised payment process.

Students you’ve worked with remain in our talent pool, making it quicker to support your future staffing needs.

What can JobShop Agency support with?

JobShop Agency can support a range of paid opportunities including:

Student recruitment – student ambassador staffing – event staffing – short-term project support – administrative support – hospitality & conference staffing – other paid student opportunities

JobShop Agency Manages

  • Advertising opportunities
  • Student attraction
  • Onboarding
  • Right to Work Checks
  • Employment documentation
  • Payroll administration

Your Team Supports

  • Defining role requirements
  • Role-specific induction (optional)
  • Day-to-day supervision
  • Approving timesheets

Ready to recruit student staff?

Let us know your staffing requirements and the JobShop
Agency team will help identify the most appropriate approach for your team.

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Find us

The University of Manchester Students’ Union employment
service. Run by students, for students.

ADDRESS:
Steve Biko Building, Oxford Road,
Manchester, M13 9PR

Email: jobshop@manchester.ac.uk

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