Disability Adviser

Job title:

Disability Adviser

Company:

Cardiff University

Job description

School / DirectorateAcademic & Student Support ServicesAdvertDisability AdviserWorking within the Student Disability team, part of Student Life, you will be responsible for providing disability advice and guidance to disabled students and applicants. Managing a student caseload, you will identifying and facilitate the implementation of reasonable adjustments for individual students, and advise academic Schools and professional services on reasonable adjustments.Additionally, you will provide; effective liaison and linkage between services internal and external to the university, and contribute to training and awareness raising activities.We are looking for an individual who has experience of providing advice and guidance on reasonable adjustments, managing a student caseload and has knowledge of disability support in higher education.This is a full time position of 35 hours per week over 5 days, and is fixed-term for 12 months. The post is available from 2 January 2025.Salary: £40,247 – £45,163 per annum (Grade 6)
The appointment will usually be made at point 30 of the scale at a salary of £40,247.If you would like to know more about the role, informal enquiries can be made by contacting Christine Werrell, Head of Disability and Access,Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 37 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pro rata for part time staff, local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.Date advert posted: Thursday, 14 November 2024Closing date: Sunday, 1 December 2024Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.Post Reference Number19319BRJob DescriptionKey Duties

• Provide professional advice and guidance on disability support and appropriate reasonable adjustments to internal and external customers that will have institute wide impacts.
• To use judgement, creativity, and knowledge of support to suggest the most appropriate course of action, where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual disability related issues are understood.
• Take responsibility for resolving issues independently within the arena of disability advice and guidance.
• Investigate and analyse specific issues within disability advice and guidance, supported by advances in disability support provisions within the HE environment.
• Ensure that the provision of disability advice and guidance is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements.
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication

links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies relevant to the disability
sector. * Create specific working groups and /or work collaboratively with colleagues across theUniversity to achieve objectives specific to enhancing the experience for disabled students. * Plan and deliver specific small scale projects, co-ordinating and supervising project teams created as needed.

• Develop and deliver training on disability awareness and access to Higher Education.
• Undertake a variety of administrative duties to support the department and role.
• Instruct and guide other employees across the University regarding support and reasonable adjustments for disabled students.

Specific Duties

• To provide disability advice and guidance to both current and prospective students, including students who have sensory and physical impairments, mental health conditions, long term health conditions, specific learning difficulties and who are on the autism spectrum.
• To be responsible for a caseload; identifying reasonable adjustments and support; liaising with academic and professional services staff as appropriate.
• To undertake initial screening for specific learning difficulties, referring for formal assessment when required and interpreting diagnostic reports.
• Contribute to the development and provision of both current and prospective student resources and to University policies and procedures.
• Promote the work of the Disability and Dyslexia Service to all key stakeholders, through a variety of media and participate at events such as university Open Days.
• Undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance and service delivery.
• To provide this role at both our Cathays and Heath Park Campuses.

General Duties

• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied when undertaking all duties.
• Abide by University policies on Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
• Perform other duties occasionally, which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

Salary Range Max.45,163GradeGrade 6Salary Range Min.40,247Job CategoryHealth, Management & ExecutiveCareer PathwayManagerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSSPerson SpecificationImportant notice:

• It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable.
• As part of the application process you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.
• Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined below.
• Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number, e.g. Supporting Statement for 19319BR.Essential CriteriaQualifications and Education * Educated to degree level/NVQ 4 or equivalent professional membership/experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience * Substantial experience of working with disabled people in an advisory role, giving expert advice on support and reasonable adjustments, calmly, sensitively and professionally.

• Able to demonstrate a professional knowledge of disability support and the Equality Act 2010 in the assessment and application of reasonable adjustments in order to give advice and guidance to internal and external customers.
• Proven experience in developing new processes and procedures.

Customer Service, Communication and Team Working * Ability to communicate detailed and complex information effectively and professionally.

• Evidence of ability to explore customers’ needs and adapt the service accordingly to ensure a quality service is delivered
• Proven ability to develop networks, including statutory and non-statutory organisations, to contribute to long term developments.

Planning, Analysis and Problem Solving * Evidence of the ability to solve diverse and challenging problems using initiative and creativity; identify and propose both practical and innovative solutions

• Evidence of ability to plan own work over a year whilst reacting to changes in workload and strategic direction.
• Evidence of the ability to undertake and deliver specific projects and supervise short term project teams.

Desirable Criteria * Substantial experience of working in a disability service in a higher education institution or provider

• Postgraduate qualification relevant to disability
• Evidence of a commitment to relevant continuing professional development in the field of disability
• Experience of delivering training on disability issues
• Fluency in Welsh, written and oral

Expected salary

£40247 – 45163 per year

Location

Heath Park, Greater London

Job date

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 08:54:28 GMT

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