If your organisation could benefit from motivated student recruits who are ready to contribute, Social Side Gig is here to make this happen. Get in touch today.

Our Mission

Our social mission is to support care organisations to meet their staffing needs with reliable, motivated student workers, while providing students with meaningful, flexible jobs that build real-world experience.

Proven Impact

In 2024–25, we successfully piloted our model, matching students to part-time care roles based on their availability, career interests, and personal strengths.

• 100% of pilot participants remained in employment 9 months after starting,

• Organisations reported high levels of satisfaction with candidates,

• Students described their roles as personally fulfilling and professionally valuable.

How It Works

For a flat fee of £300 per hire, we run a recruitment campaign tailored to your organisation. Our service includes:

• Crafting and placing your job advert on relevant university job boards,

• Promoting roles on campus in collaboration with university and college career services, using the Social Side Gig brand that appeals to students,

• Responding to candidate queries and managing communications,

• Screening applications and coordinating interviews,

• Supporting onboarding until the candidate starts employment,

• Issuing a Social Side Gig Certificate to candidates who complete 300+ hours of service .

We’ve built trusted partnerships with university and college career services across Central Scotland, allowing us to recruit top-tier student workers who are enthusiastic, compassionate, and ready to make a difference.

Students are employed directly with you, the hiring organisation. We take the time to deeply understand your recruitment needs to get the right match.