Disability Inclusion Advisor

Academic Registry

This is an exciting chance to be part of a progressive and cutting-edge University in a beautiful location, where you can really make a difference. The University of Plymouth is a great place to work, with excellent opportunities for career development and progression for staff, as well as striving to put students at the heart of everything we do.  

Our Student Services department provides support, advice and guidance to our student population to enable them to flourish and succeed during their time at university and beyond. Our services include mental health and wellbeing services, support for those with a health condition, impairment or disability, faith and spiritual support, bursaries and hardship funds, enhancing the international student experience and student disciplinary and conduct matters. 

Working as a member of the Disability Inclusion Services team, you will work to deliver high quality, customer-focused advice, support and guidance to students at the University of Plymouth. 

You will need to demonstrate that you have experience of working with disabled people. An extensive knowledge of the Equality Act is essential as is an understanding of the Higher Education sector and funding routes such as the Disabled Students Allowance. Your professional experience should be matched by personal qualities of empathy, integrity, patience and sensitivity. You must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of different stakeholders, both internally and externally. 

You will manage a caseload of disabled students and support them from admissions all the way through to graduation via information meetings, pre-arrival induction sessions, one-to-one appointments, creating and updating Student Support Documents, and ongoing support groups throughout the academic year. 

Supporting disabled students is a key priority for the University and we are focused on providing support throughout the student journey to ensure successful academic outcomes. You will need to be able to build excellent relationships with other departments to support the University with its commitment to helping our disabled students to succeed. 

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement. 

This role will require an Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check 

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Dan Collings by email at daniel.collings@plymouth.ac.uk. 

Interviews will take place on Friday 6^th September 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not. 

This is a part-time, permanent position, working 22.2 hours a week. 

Remote working is available up to 1 day a week. 

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave. 

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here. 

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

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