Disability Adviser

3 weeks ago


Canterbury, United Kingdom Kent Recruitment Bureau Full time

Canterbury | On premise | £36,386 to £40,931 PR

Permanent | Part-time | OTR-168-23

Do you understand disability support within higher education and have experience working with and providing support for disabled students?

We are looking for a part-time (17.5 hrs per week) **Disability Adviser** to join our team in supporting students with a range of disabilities, including long-term medical conditions, mobility difficulties, sensory difficulties and autism, to achieve their potential at University.

You will manage a varied caseload of students with unique needs and assist the wider team in the delivery, development and enhancement of academic guidance and specialist support.

You will be adept at addressing complex decisions relating to reasonable adjustments in an academic setting, working with the student around these, and creating Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) for them.

**As Disability Adviser, you can expect to get involved in**:

- providing specialist advice to disabled students who require support on their academic programme before and during the period of study up to graduation
- creating ILPs and working with professional services and academic colleagues on reasonable adjustments

**What you will bring to the role**:

- experience in providing support for and working with disabled students
- knowledge of the context of disability support within higher education
- excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to deal confidently with a range of people at all levels

**What you can expect in return**:
Alongside a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and well-being throughout your time with us, you'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

- 43 days leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
- excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- on-campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery (Canterbury) and food outlets
- study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts
- on-site parking

Student Support and Wellbeing provides assistance to those students who need extra support to enable them to manage their own educational and personal progression. We are committed to improving access to learning and providing a wide range of support to our students.



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