Disability Advisor

We are seeking to appoint a motivated Disability Advisors to contribute to a student-centred specialist advice and guidance service.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide confidential, impartial advice and support to students, enabling them to participate fully in all aspects of their course. They will:

• Assess students' needs
• Prepare bespoke Suggested Reasonable Adjustments Documents
• Carry out screenings for specific learning difficulties and autism
• Refer students on for assessment where appropriate

Duties and responsibilities

The role entails liaison with departments (academic and other) regarding the provision of appropriate reasonable adjustments and advising prospective students and their families on support and accessibility. The post holder will:

• Maintain accurate student records and review support provision
• Contribute to the development, review and implementation of the College's disabilities Policies and procedures.
• Be active members of the DAS Team, providing support to the Senior Disability Advisor, the Head of Service and other Team members.

Essential requirements

• You must be educated to degree level, and with evidence of relevant continuing professional development in the field of disability, all applicants will have a proven track record of giving advice and facilitating support for disabled people.


• You should also have a good knowledge of the needs of disabled people preferably within an educational setting.


• You must possess excellent IT skills, a proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and experience of maintaining accurate, confidential client case notes, as well as an understanding of the Equality Act and Data Protection legislation.

Further information

This role is full time and permanent, and will be based in the South Kensington Campus, working partly from home on a remote basis and partly on campus.

We are also offering an opportunity for the same position but on a part-time (0.4 FTE) and fixed term (12 months) basis. Please see this job post.

The interview date will be week beginning Monday 14th August 2023.

If you have any queries or require further details on the post, please contact Roddy Slorach at r.slorach@imperial.ac.uk

For any other questions please contact the Disability Advisory Service –disability@imperial.ac.uk

As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level, will be required for the successful candidate. Further information about the DBS disclosure process can be found at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs/ or by telephoning 03000 200 190. You may also wish to view the College’s DBS webpage for policy statements on the Recruitment and Employment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Use, Retention & Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information.

The College is currently trialling a Work Location Framework until early 2023. Hybrid working may be considered for this role and the role holder may be expected to work 60% or more of their time onsite, with 40% the minimum time spent onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.

Documents

• Job Description - Disability Advisor - Final .pdf