Disability Adviser

Working alongside a team of Disability Advisers, this position will play a key role in coordinating the support we offer for disabled students. Based within the Disability Team within the Student Wellbeing Service, the Disability Adviser plays a key role in assessing students, organising learning support plans as well as offering support in a variety of ways: face to face, via Teams, drop ins and workshops. The Disability Adviser will also be liaising with the mental wellbeing team and student support team so that students receive all the support they require.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced and creative disability professional to work with disabled students by ensuring support is in place and students have a good experience.

We would love to hear from you if you are an experienced Disability Adviser and have experience of working with students with a wide range of conditions such as: Learning difference, Neurodiverse conditions, physical disabilities, and sensory conditions.

The successful candidate will work closely with the other members of the Disability Team as well as the other teams within the Student Wellbeing Service. It will be essential that the Disability Adviser works with academic staff and other internal departments such as Accommodation to ensure the student experience is a good one.

Knowledge of existing disability legislation, support for students within a Higher Education establishment and experience of advising staff on the impact of a disability is essential.

The Person

You will be qualified to degree level and be able to demonstrate experience of working with students directly, preferably within a HE environment. It is essential that you have experience of working with disabled students with various conditions such as learning difference, sensory conditions, neurodiverse conditions. Good communication and mediation skills are important for this role.

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging.

Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you... #yourCCCU.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 5th of May 2023
Closing date for applications: 5th of June 2023
Interviews are to be held: W/c 4th of July

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Sharon Pullen, sharon.pullen@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ04106.

Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.

For more information about this role, please view the job description via the attachments link above.