Disability Support Coordinator

University of Reading; Reading; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Reading is seeking a Disability Support Coordinator to join the Disability Advisory Service. This full-time role (36 hours per week) offers a salary of £27,241 to £30,986 per annum and requires a basic DBS check.

You will coordinate, monitor and organise provision of specialist support for students with disabilities, handle reception duties, and manage related invoicing and payments, contributing to accessible learning for all.

Qualifications

• This role requires a basic DBS check.
• Experience working with vulnerable adults and disabilities is desired.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor and arrange provisions to ensure a sustained service for students requiring specialist support.
• Handle reception duties and act as a first point of contact for Disability Advisory Service queries.
• Coordinate financial tasks including invoicing, processing of payments and related administration for student support.
• Contribute to improving access to learning for students with disabilities through efficient service delivery.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Experience with disabilities

Job description

Salary Grade 4, £27,241 to £30,986 per annum (pro rata if working part time)

Basis Full time

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Job details

Salary Grade 4, £27,241 to £30,986 per annum (pro rata if working part time) Contractual hours 36 Basis Full time Region South Job category/type Academic and Administrative Support Date posted 28/10/2026 Job reference SRF54506 Attachments SRF54506-Disability Support Coordinator – JDPS.pdf

Job description

Closing date: 23.59 on 12th November 2026
Interviews will be held: on 24th November
This post is available is available on the following basis:
Permanent Full time, 36 hours per week, 1.0 FTE Or Permanent part time, 18 hours per week, 0.5 FTE

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website .

Are you passionate about supporting students with Disabilities ?

This role will provide essential support to the Disability Advisory Service (DAS) team ensuring excellent quality of service and swift support provisions. The post-holder will coordinate, monitor and arrange provisions ensuring a sustained service to those students who require specialist support resulting in improved access to learning. The postholder will further be responsible for reception duties, and being a first point of call for queries relating to the Disability Advisory Service. The role will also involve the coordination of several financial tasks within the service , including invoicing , processing of payments, & the administrative functions of financing different student support.

This role will require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

You will have :

• Awareness and experience of working with vulnerable adults- experience of disabilities
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong communication skills

Contact details for advert
Contact Name Matthew Ivey
Contact Job Title Team Leader Disability Support Coordination
Contact Email address [e-mail]

Alternative Contact Name Ella Buckroyd
Alternative Contact Job Senior Disability Support Coordinator
Alternative Contact Email address [e-mail]

We welcome applications from both external and internal candidates. As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role can be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Internal candidates should discuss this with their line manager prior to applying.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.