Student Disability Adviser

University of Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Cycle to work scheme

Generous pension schemes

Relocation allowance

Visa reimbursement

Employee wellbeing resources

Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking a Student Disability Adviser to join the Disability Service in Bath. You will work with disabled students, academic departments, and external agencies to remove barriers and support success in higher education settings.

You will assess individual needs, recommend adjustments, and coordinate timely support while contributing to broader inclusion initiatives and enhanced student experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience providing advice and support to students or clients in a higher education or similar setting.
• Ability to assess individual needs and develop practical support recommendations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage a varied caseload.
• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion principles, confidentiality and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored advice and support to disabled students throughout their journey.
• Assess needs and recommend reasonable adjustments to enable access to studies and assessments.
• Collaborate with academic departments, internal services and external partners to coordinate support.
• Contribute to inclusion initiatives and disability awareness activities.
• Maintain professional relationships with students and other stakeholders.

Skills

Active listening

Advice & guidance

Stakeholder management

IT skills

Case management

Education

Degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Office 365

Case management systems

Databases

Job description

Student Disability Adviser

About The Role

We're looking for a Disability Advisor to join our Disability Service and play a key role in ensuring disabled students can fully engage with and succeed in their university experience.

As part of a dedicated Disability Advice team, you will work directly with students, academic departments, professional services, and external agencies to identify and remove barriers to learning. Through personalised support and expert advice, you'll help create an inclusive and accessible environment where all students can thrive.

About You

In this role you will:

• Support a wide range of disabled students, providing tailored advice, guidance and support throughout their student journey.
• Assess individual support needs and recommend reasonable adjustments that enable students to access their studies and assessments effectively.
• Work collaboratively with academic departments, internal services and external partners to coordinate timely and effective support.
• Contribute to wider inclusion initiatives, transition activities and disability awareness work that promotes a positive and inclusive student experience.

We're looking for someone who combines strong casework and relationship-management skills with a genuine commitment to supporting disabled students.

You Will Have

• Experience of providing advice and support to disabled individuals, ideally within a higher education or similar setting.
• The ability to assess individual needs, develop practical support recommendations and manage a varied caseload effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build productive relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads in a busy and responsive environment.
• Sound knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion principles, relevant legislation, confidentiality and data protection requirements.
• Good IT skills, including experience using Office 365, databases and case management systems.
• A collaborative and professional approach, with a commitment to delivering excellent student-focused services.
• Resilience, flexibility and the ability to work effectively with students experiencing complex or changing circumstances.
• A commitment to promoting inclusion, dignity and respect for all members of the university community.
• A degree or equivalent professional experience.
• A willingness to undertake a DBS check.

Further information

This is a full time (36.5 hours) fixed term role with a duration of 24 months.

The role offers hybrid working, combining time on campus, at the University's Virgil Building in Bath city center, and working from home where appropriate. Due to the student-facing nature of the role, a regular on-campus presence is required.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Susan Fielding at [e-mail] or Steven Lawrence at [e-mail].

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What We Can Offer You

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re Committed To Creating a Health-supporting Working Environment Where Everyone Can Thrive And Be At Their Best. We Offer a Range Of Resources To Enable You To Do That From Your First Day Here, Including

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK:

We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:

We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.