Disability & Accessibility Advisor

School of Coding & AI; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

School of Coding & AI in the United Kingdom seeks a Disability & Accessibility Advisor to join the Student Support team, starting January 2027. You will work directly with students to understand their needs, provide practical guidance and help remove barriers that affect their education and experience.

This is a student-facing role with weekend work, where you will develop personalised support plans and collaborate with academic and support teams to put adjustments in place, advocating for

Qualifications

• Experience in disability support, accessibility or student services.
• Approachable, empathetic and confident with students.
• Knowledge of reasonable adjustments and inclusive practice.
• Organised and able to manage individual student cases.
• Strong communication with students and colleagues.
• Willing to work weekends.

Responsibilities

• Meet with students to understand their support needs.
• Advise on reasonable adjustments and accessibility support.
• Support applications and guidance around DSA.
• Develop and review personalised support plans.
• Work with academic and support teams to implement adjustments.
• Advocate for students and ensure needs are understood.
• Provide guidance on accessibility, inclusion and support.
• Refer to internal and external services as needed.
• Keep confidential student records.
• Contribute to accessibility processes and workshops.

Skills

Disability support

Accessibility knowledge

Student services

Communication skills

Job description

About School of Coding & AI

School of Coding & AI is one of the fastest growing education providers, delivering high quality, career focused programmes across Coding, AI, STEM, Health and Social Care, Business and related areas.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Disability & Accessibility Advisor to join our growing Student Support team, with a January 2027 start date .

You’ll work directly with students to understand their individual needs, provide practical guidance and help remove barriers that may affect their education and student experience.

This is a student-facing role where your work will have a direct impact on how confident, included and supported students feel throughout their time with us. The role will include weekend working , so applicants must be comfortable working weekends as part of their regular working pattern.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Meet with students to understand their individual support needs.
• Advise students on reasonable adjustments and accessibility support.
• Support students with applications and guidance around Disables Students’ Allowance (DSA).
• Develop and review personalised support plans.
• Work with academic and support teams to put agreed adjustments in place.
• Act as an advocate for students and help ensure their needs are understood.
• Provide guidance around accessibility, inclusion and available support.
• Make referrals to internal and external services where appropriate.
• Keep accurate and confidential student records.
• Support the development and implementation of accessibility processes and frameworks.
• Contribute to workshops, drop-ins and student events focused on accessibility and inclusion.

Requirements

About You

• Experience in disability support, accessibility, student services or a similar role.
• Approachable, empathetic and confident working with students.
• Knowledge of reasonable adjustments, accessibility and inclusive practice.
• Organised and comfortable managing individual student cases.
• A strong communicator who can work effectively with students and colleagues.
• Proactive, practical and solutions-focused.
• Willing and able to work weekends as part of the role.
• Available to start in January 2027.
• Passionate about creating an inclusive environment where every student has the opportunity to succeed.

Why Join Us?

Join a growing student support team where you can make a real difference to students’ day-to-day experiences and long-term success.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the development of our accessibility provision and help ensure students receive the support and adjustments they need to thrive.

If you’re passionate about inclusion and want a role where your work genuinely matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Salary from £27,000 to £32,000 depending on experience.
• 28 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday.
• Pension Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Strong CPD and development opportunities.
• Company and social events.
• Retail discount through Bright Exchange.

Start date: January 2027

Working pattern: Includes weekend work (with two days off, totaling 40 hours a week)