Disability Adviser (50051883)

This post is full time and permanent, working 35 hours per week

The post holder plays a key role in assessing and providing specialist advice and support to students and prospective students who identify as disabled and/or have specific learning difficulties, working closely with colleagues across the University and externally to achieve this. Reporting to the DLS Team Leader, Disability Advisers develop and provide proactive, early intervention specialist support to students who may experience barriers to study due to their impairments and conditions, including specific learning difficulties. They will play a role in promoting disability awareness and inclusion within the University. 

Disability Learning Support is part of a range of student services offered at the University of Westminster and falls within Student and Academic Services. The University is responsible for promoting equality for disabled students, in line with the Equality Act (2010). HEIs are obliged to ensure applicants and students are free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

They are required to make ‘anticipatory measures’ and ‘reasonable adjustments’ for disabled students - this is unique to disability in the Equality Act. The University seeks to maintain best-practice by collaborating with other HEIs and the National Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP).

The post-holder will be required to carry out a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

At the University of Westminster, diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity are at the core of how we engage with students, colleagues, applicants, visitors and all our stakeholders.

We are fully committed to enabling a supportive and safe learning and working environment which is equitable, diverse and inclusive, is based on mutual respect and trust, and in which harassment and discrimination are neither tolerated nor acceptable.

The University has adopted Smart Working principles to support and further our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion aims of being an inclusive, collaborative and flexible employer. Further details of Smart Working can be discussed at interview stage.