A friendly face to help you settle into life and learning at the University of Chichester.
ChiGuides is a peer support programme, designed to help first-year students with their transition to university.
Being a ChiGuide is a paid role for current students looking to mentor and support others through the university experience.
ChiGuides will share all their top tips for success at university, understanding what everything means and sharing insider information about everything they wish they knew sooner. Where needed, they will also be able to direct students to relevant support services on campus.
We will aim to match mentors to a group of students who study a similar subject to them, or are based within the same school, to create shared interests and allow insight into that specific area of study. Each group will comprise of approximately 20 first-year students to one ChiGuide.
If you are interested in becoming a ChiGuide, please complete the online form linked below.
Applications close at 23:45 on Friday 10 April 2026.
This opportunity is currently only open to undergraduate students.
The current plan is for groups to meet once a fortnight in Semester 1 and every three weeks in Semester 2. Sessions will be one hour long, and you will send out some content in between meetings. Total time will not go above 4 hours a month.
The position will be paid at a rate of £14.02 an hour. This may fluctuate with University pay increases at the change of the tax year.
We hope to host an in-person training session in late spring, before students return home for summer break. We are looking into a digital alternative if required. Attendance to this is compulsory, failure to do so will result in you being removed from the role.
Being a ChiGuide is a great opportunity to develop your CV. You will get access to an exclusive series of workshops from the Careers Centre in which you will not only develop a whole host of new skills, but also how to best illustrate these to future employers!
We aim to get back to you with the outcome of your application by late March. Due to staff capacity, we will be unable to offer feedback to those who are unsuccessful as to why they were not selected.
No, there is no need to submit any further documents as part of your application.
For any further questions, please contact chiguides@chi.ac.uk.