Disability Adviser

About us

Student and Registry Services is one of the larger Professional Services divisions at UCL, providing essential services to UCL’s 50,000 students, 160,000 applicants and for supporting academic departments and administrative staff in delivering a high-quality student experience.

UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services (SSWS) provides information, advice and welfare support for all registered students, including delivery of related student events. UCL aims to extend its rich on-campus student experience and high standard support provision to UCL East. We believe that a focus on each and every student, alongside building a diverse and engaged community, is vital to helping students have quality student life and achieve their full potential at UCL and beyond.

About the role

The work of the Disability Adviser will be co-ordinated through Student Support and Wellbeing and embedded at UCL. The postholder will be a key point of contact for supporting students at the Bloomsbury campus, working alongside colleagues across UCL to strengthen the local support provision and facilitate effective connection with students. The postholder will be required to work on campus and be flexible to work from both sites as and when required.

The Disability Adviser will complement the work of student advisers, personal tutors, academics, teaching and learning staff, and peer support programmes which are available locally. They will provide information, advice and support to disabled students and prospective students and those who may be affected by wellbeing and/or mental health conditions. This includes face to face (drop-in sessions and appointments), telephone and email support. The postholder will identify reasonable adjustments for individual students, liaising with academic and other staff to ensure their needs are disseminated in a confidential manner, as well as promoting the service and leading on wellbeing initiatives throughout the UCL community.

About you

Applicants must be knowledgeable in issues relating to student welfare and community support services and must have an understanding of the UK higher education sector, UK disability legislation, Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) and confidentiality and data protection issues.

You will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, together with excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise with a diverse range of people. You must be effective in prioritising tasks whist managing a demanding workload and be able to remain calm under pressure, for example when dealing with challenging and stressful situations.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits. Please visit UCL rewards and benefits page.

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.

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