Students struggling to find work in Bath can now take their pick of a range of roles which it is hoped will not impact on their studies.

The free usefulstudents.com has been designed to match those studying in the city with families or business looking for someone to do odd jobs on a casual basis.

With profiles and feedback, families and businesses in Bath can now identify potential recruits in a transparent way thanks to the website.

And students in the city have a ready-made resource that could help them fund their studies and gain some valuable work experience which fits in with their schedules.

The Bath section of usefulstudents.com is looking for writers, models and those who fancy working at festivals.

Their are also openings for brand ambassadors and catelogue distributors and collectors.

Bath student Ross Clarke worked at a number of festivals throughout Britain last year thanks to usefulstudents.com.

Recruiter Student Seed said: "We recruit solely students to work for our festivals and usefulstudents.com is a brilliant source of talented individuals that are keen to work hard."

Bristol student Oliver Ninnis is studying illustation at the University of the West of England.

He found work as an illustrator/cartoonist for online wine retailer FindWine.couk.

The company said: "Oliver is exactly the kind of candidate we were looking for when we posted the job.

"He has a very unique drawing style and is a very creative."

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A match made online is just the job for Bath students and employers