Sss-D06 - Disability Adviser

University of Winchester; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Beautiful campus

Hybrid working

Discount schemes

Learning & development

Health & wellbeing

Annual increments

Pension scheme

Generous holidays

Job summary

The University of Winchester is seeking a Disability Adviser to join the Disability and Inclusion Team on a 2.5-day week. You will provide information, advice and guidance to students, academic staff and applicants with disabilities, supporting Learning Agreements and DSAs under the Equality Act 2010.

You will work with Student Support and Success colleagues and external stakeholders to improve accessibility and ensure compliant practices, with hybrid working options and a generous benefits

Qualifications

• Provide information, advice and guidance to students, academic staff, professional staff and applicants with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess student support requirements and draw up Learning Agreements.
• Support students to apply for and implement the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA).
• Contribute to improving accessibility and ensure Equality Act 2010 compliance.

Skills

Disability knowledge

Advising & guidance

Learning plans

Tools

DSA process

Job description

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Disability and Inclusion Team as a Disability Adviser for 2.5 days a week. Working within the wider Student Support and Success Team and part of the Disability and Inclusion Team, the role holder will provide information, advice and guidance to students, academic staff, professional staff and to applicants with disabilities, learning differences and long-term medical needs in line with the Equalities Act (2010) definition of disability.

The role holder will be responsible for ensuring that individual requirements can be met to support students. This will involve assessing students support requirements and drawing up Learning Agreements for students with additional needs. You will also support students to apply for and implement the Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) and will ensure that any challenges with support, or in the academic environment, are solved swiftly and fully through the implementation of specialist disability knowledge. In addition, you will be actively involved in improving the accessibility of the University and in ensuring that its practices and procedures comply with the Equality Act (2010).

The successful candidate will work closely with other staff in the Student Support and Success Team as well as Professional Services and academic colleagues across the University and other external stakeholder groups.

As a University group we believe our offer is compelling. This includes:

• Beautiful campus and working environment
• Hybrid working possibilities for many roles
• Broad range of benefits and discount schemes
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing provision, including on site gym
• Competitive salary framework, including annual increments
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlements

Employer

• Internal applicants: your employer will remain unchanged
• External applications: University of Winchester Services Ltd