Department: Students, Support and Information Services
Part Time: 22.2 hours per week (0.6fte)
Salary range: £35,116 to £37,174 per annum pro rata, £21,069 to £22,304 per annum
Based at Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester and the University’s coastal campus at Bognor Regis, West Sussex
About this role
The Disability Advisor will provide information, advice and guidance to students and prospective students with physical disabilities, enduring health conditions and autistic spectrum conditions to best support the student to achieve their student journey, enabling them to thrive during their time at the University. You will work closely with others in the team and across the University to ensure that students have the relevant support plans and specialist equipment that may be needed whilst on their course and within University accommodation. In addition, you will support students in making DSA applications and accessing DSA funded support.
About you
The appointed post holder will have a knowledge and understanding of the HE sector, the current relevant legislation and range of support that may be available to students who have physical disabilities, health conditions and autism spectrum conditions. You will be organised and empathetic, working collaboratively across the team and wider University to best meet the needs of individual students.
About the team
The Students, Support and Information Services department provides a wide range of services including a comprehensive and confidential welfare and support service for all students at the University of Chichester, ranging from practical advice to financial assistance. Support for students with disabilities and/or learning difficulties is provided by the Disability and Dyslexia service, with international support being offered by the International Student Advisory service. The Wellbeing team also offers a wider range of support services such as Student Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing triage appointments (via Student Wellbeing Advisers) and Counselling.
We are a University that prides itself on our sense of community, including an excellent staff experience.
In addition to your salary we offer a competitive reward package with a range of staff benefits and discounts which include:
• Defined Benefit pension schemes via the Local Government Pension Scheme. Your own monthly contributions are enhanced with employer contributions and a substantial automatic lump sum life cover scheme enhancement.
• A paid closure period over the Christmas break is in addition to our generous holiday allowance with bank holidays too and an occupational sickness scheme.
• There’s also an on-site gym at our Chichester campus; a cycle purchase salary sacrifice scheme; subsidised bus travel between our Bognor and Chichester campuses and Chichester town centre; 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme to support our staff and extensive personal / professional training opportunities throughout the year.
Enquiries are welcomed by Clare Marczak, Student Wellbeing and Disability and Dyslexia Service Manager via email at C.Marczak@chi.ac.uk.
• Closing Date: Sunday 13 April 2025 (midnight)
• Interview Date: Thursday 1 May 2025
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level because we believe a diverse workforce benefits us all.
For full details of the post and to apply, please visit our website. We look forward to hearing from you.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .