Support Worker

About Us 

UCL’s Department of Political Science & School of Public Policy offers you a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognized for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking second in the UK in the Guardian rankings on research excellence in politics. Over 150 people make up the Department of Political Science including academic, teaching and research staff, professional services and MPhil/PhD students - for an overview of our research, see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science/research-0  

About the Role 

The Department wishes to recruit a Sighted and Mobility Support Assistant. The post holder will support an academic member of staff with lecture and seminar teaching, and module administration for Non-Profit and Voluntary Sector Management and Policy, and Leadership and Organisational Behaviour. They will also assist the staff member with Departmental administration, and liaising with students. Finally, they will assist the academic staff member with their role in Vice Dean role in the Faculty. 

This is a fixed term position until 31^st March 2026.

Application process 

A full job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Please use the personal statement section to explain how you meet each essential and desirable criteria outlined in the person specification. 

For application queries, please contact polsci.staffing@ucl.ac.uk 

Closing date: 11.59pm on Wednesday 17^th December 2025

About You 

The post holder will have excellent IT skills, including knowledge of MS Office (such as Outlook, Excel, Word, OneDrive, Teams), Zoom, Moodle, Turnitin database packages, web browsers and email packages, with a willingness to learn about and use new software. The post holder will have excellent administrative, verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to empathise with people.  Previous with experience in providing mobility & sighted support, audio recording and working or studying in a higher education institution is desirable. 

What we offer 

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan

• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• On-Site nursery

• On-site gym

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more. 

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the sector and at UCL including but, not exclusive, to disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBT+ people, people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, and women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/ 

Available documents

• Sighted and Mobility Support Assistant.pdf

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