Disability Adviser – Mental Health (104287-0624) Disability Adviser – Mental Health (104287-0624) with verification
About The Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Damien Homer (Head of Disability Services - Wellbeing Support Services) at [email protected].
This role is term time only, 30 weeks a year, Monday to Friday.
To provide advice, guidance and support to disabled students with a range of disabilities throughout their studies.
To assess the level of support required by students, make recommendations and put in place support arrangements that are appropriate and individual to the student.
To liaise with relevant parties regarding funding for support required.
To act as an advocate in communication with University staff and external agencies as appropriate and agreed with the student.
To liaise with Wellbeing support staff, academic departments and other University staff to offer guidance on student support requirements and reasonable adjustments in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
To support and oversee with the Disability Coordinator the non-medical helper support network and arrangements including recruitments, training, allocations, communications, quality assurance, monitoring and review.
To keep confidential records in accordance with University policy.
To promote the work of the Disability Team, raise disability awareness and encourage a culture of inclusion and accessibility across the University.
To undertake specific duties and responsibilities as defined by the Disability Coordinator.
To understand obligations under the Equality Act.
This role will require a enhanced DBS check with Child's Barred List.
About You
We are looking to recruit an experienced Disability Adviser to join the existing Disability team and the wider Wellbeing Support Services. The Disability team offers advice, guidance and support to students with disabilities (including mental health disabilities) and works as part of the wider support network within Wellbeing Support Services and across the University.
About The Department
The Disability Team is part of Wellbeing and Student Support (WSS) at the University of Warwick. We provide advice, information and support to disabled students and those staff supporting them, helping students to learn effectively.
The University of Warwick and WSS as a whole are committed to equality, diversity and to promoting an inclusive teaching and learning environment for all.
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
QS World University Rankings 2024
Research Excellence Framework 2021
To find out more about us visit our website.
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 11.55pm
To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).
Please attach a CV and cover letter.
Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).
Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.
To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.
Interview Date: W/C 05 August 2024.
Start Date: TBC
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.
We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.
If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.
The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.
Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.
Job Description
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