Disability Officer

Education and Student Services (ESS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Disability Officer to offer maternity cover support within their team. The successful candidate will provide specialist information, support and advice to students, faculties and professional support areas on the development and implementation of support that ensures inclusive and accessible learning for students with disabilities at Queen’s.

This post is available for 12 months from 1 August 2025 and whilst this is a full-time post, consideration will be given to any applicants interested in part-time hours.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have:

• BA (Hons) or equivalent in a relevant discipline plus significant relevant experience as outlined below OR Foundation Degree (Level 5) in a relevant discipline plus substantial relevant experience as outlined below.
• Relevant experience of working in the disability sector providing information, advice, guidance and support to service users including assessing the individual needs of people with disabilities, monitoring progress and ensuring appropriate recording of notes.
• Demonstrable relevant paid experience of assessing the individual needs of people with disabilities on a one-to-one basis in a higher/further education, training or employment environment, and making recommendations for support including the implementation of reasonable adjustments based upon medical evidence (post primary).
• Experience of dealing with challenging situations, identifying risk and implementing actions to mitigate risk of harm to an individual or others.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.

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