Disability Adviser (maternity cover)

About us:

Disability Support & Inclusion works to remove barriers faced by disabled students so that they can participate within the King’s community on an equal level to their peers.

We offer information, advice and guidance to disabled students (both prospective and current students) as part of the Student Support & Wellbeing Services SSWS department. Through offering practical and professional advice and guidance, we aim to enhance the support provided within academic faculties and tailor it to ensure the bespoke needs of individuals are considered and met. In addition, Disability Support & Inclusion plays a crucial role in embedding inclusive practices as standard across the university.

Student Support & Wellbeing Services are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes.

About the role:

This is a fixed term (6 months) maternity cover position (full-time).

Disability Advisers are responsible for providing accurate and relevant information, advice, and guidance, impartially and confidentially to disabled applicants and students.

Disability Advisers work collaboratively within the Disability Support & Inclusion team and across King’s College London’s faculties, departments, and professional services, as well as with external agencies to provide a high-quality disability support service to facilitate disabled students’ full participation in their studies.

Disability Advisers liaise with colleagues within the university to review, develop and implement policies, practices, and procedures to enhance access and inclusion of disabled students. They also work to support initiatives that raise awareness of the needs of disabled students throughout King’s, and to develop and deliver associated training.

We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this role.

About you:

Essential criteria

• First degree or equivalent work experience, including practical experience working with disabled people
• Competent at operating appropriate IT systems, including experience in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams and Excel, and ideally including a case management system
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to deal effectively and sensitively with people making varied and complex enquiries, providing accurate and clear guidance
• Experience of providing information, advice and guidance and/or experience of providing disability-related support
• Understanding of disability support issues for students in Higher Education and knowledge of funding and support available to disabled students
• Good working knowledge of the Equality Act and how this applies to students in an HEI environment.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable criteria

• Experience of contributing to publications, websites, annual reports and guidance (such as factsheets)
• Experience of providing training in disability awareness, and ideally in embedding inclusive practices within education
• Experience of contributing to the development and improvement of systems and procedures

Further information:

We ask all candidates to submit a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

Interviews are due to be held week commencing 21/07/25.

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