Student Disability Advisor: Inclusion & Access

Protocol; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Protocol in Liverpool seeks a specialist adviser to provide expert guidance and practical support to disabled students, ensuring equitable access to learning, assessment, and wider student life. You will assess individual needs and develop tailored support plans aligned with the Equality Act 2010.

Working with students, academic colleagues, and professional services, you will manage a caseload, review adjustments and DSA processes, and signpost to internal and external services while

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience in disability support, student services, education, social care, or a related field.
• Good understanding of disability and the barriers disabled students may encounter within higher education.
• Knowledge of reasonable adjustments, the Equality Act 2010, and Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) processes.
• Understanding of confidentiality, data protection, and appropriate information-sharing practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential and professional advice and guidance to students with disabilities and long‑term health conditions.
• Meet with students to assess impact of disability and identify support measures and adjustments.
• Develop, implement, and review individual student support plans with students.
• Support students to understand available services, support arrangements, and responsibilities.
• Provide information, advice, and signposting to internal and external services.
• Monitor and review support arrangements, responding to changing needs.
• Offer advice to prospective students and parents during recruitment and outreach events.
• Provide pre‑entry guidance to prospective disabled students for a positive transition.

Skills

Disability support knowledge

Student services understanding

Equality Act 2010 awareness

Confidentiality and data protection

Job description

Protocol in Liverpool seeks a specialist adviser to provide expert guidance and practical support to disabled students, ensuring equitable access to learning, assessment, and wider student life. You will assess individual needs and develop tailored support plans aligned with the Equality Act 2010.

Working with students, academic colleagues, and professional services, you will manage a caseload, review adjustments and DSA processes, and signpost to internal and external services while