University of the West of Scotland

Student Services

Ayr Campus (Remote working considered)

Disability Adviser – REQ001380

Grade 5: £30,497 - £36,382 per annum pro rata

Part-time: 14 hours per week (0.4 FTE)

Fixed Term, 4 months (Maternity cover)

Due to the short-term temporary nature of this post, remote working from home is possible

The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) is one of the country’s largest modern universities and aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond. UWS has a distinctive multi campus portfolio, with campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire, London and Paisley.

Reporting to the Disability Service Team Leader you will provide information and advice to prospective and current disabled students.  Carrying out Needs Assessments for individual students and processing and submitting Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) applications; you will also develop personal support arrangements for students.

Educated to degree level or equivalent you will have relevant experience working in an advisory capacity as well as working with disabled people on a one-to-one basis and, preferably, experience of screening and referring individuals for assessment for Specific Learning Difficulties including dyslexia. In addition, you should be able to evidence experience of building successful internal and external relationships. You will also provide specialist information and advice to prospective and current students with disabilities on the support systems available in Higher Education and to enable the assessment and implementation of students’ support requirements.

With clear and effective written and oral communication skills you should have experience of giving presentations and the ability to manage, retrieve and disseminate information in a variety of formats.  To meet the demands of this role you will require a high level of planning skills to organise and prioritise workload and to act on initiative to meet tight deadlines. remote delivery across all UWS campuses  is required to meet delivery requirements of the Disability Service.

Remote delivery across all UWS campuses  is required to meet delivery requirements of the Disability Service.

This is a regulated post under the new Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme.  Candidates will be expected to have appropriate clearance commensurate with this role.

Further Information, including details of how to apply are available at https://jobs.uws.ac.uk/

Closing date:             Wednesday 15^th December 2021

Interview date:          Tuesday 11^th January 2022

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.
UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.
University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520.