Disability Adviser

Hours:

Part Time, 14 hours and 30 minutes per week (0.4 FTE) Flexible and hybrid

Join a University where people are at the heart of all its activities.  A University that's main purpose is helping to create a better society through education, research and innovation, and by providing a supportive and creative learning environment in which students and staff thrive.   A University that is committed to being an excellent employer and enables staff to reach their full potential by investing in their development.

Queen Margaret University aims to offer its students a positive and enjoyable student experience. The Student Services department has a central role in that experience, ensuring that the best possible information, advice, guidance and support is in place to enable students to be active and successful in both their academic and social activities.

The Disability Service, which sits within Student Services, is seeking an appropriately qualified and experienced Disability Adviser and DSA Needs Assessor to provide a full range of disability advice and support provision to students, including DSA Needs Assessments.  Currently up to 700 students, with a range of disabilities, are known to the service.

Educated to degree level or equivalent and presenting excellent communication skills, you will be experienced in the provision of support to students with a wide range of disabilities including undertaking disability needs assessments.  You will have an understanding of the processes in Higher Education related to applications for Disabled Students Allowance, coupled with knowledge and experience of using a variety of dyslexia screening tools as well as assistive technology.

This role can be worked flexibly, for example worked over three days, or during school hours.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Dr. Jessica Lindohf, Head of Student Services (jlindohf@qmu.ac.uk)

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please download the job description and complete an application online.

The closing date for this position is Wednesday 27^th November 2024.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require any special assistance, please contact Human Resources by email recruitment@qmu.ac.uk

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.

As a university, we are committed to the Researcher Development Concordat and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar.

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here.  We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

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