Student Disability and Inclusion Support Coordinator

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and proactive person to join the Student Disability and Inclusion Team as a Support Coordinator. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating and delivering specialist disability support for students to help them overcome any barriers they may face as a result of their disability and ensure they are able to access all aspects of university life.

Working closely with the Disabled Student Inclusion Team Leader and a team of Student Disability and Inclusive Support Coordinators, you will have responsibility for specific support areas but will also work as part of a team to ensure the timely delivery of all support. The support programmes include, but would not be limited to:

• Supporting students to access the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) and activities related to DSA and equivalent support for those not eligible for external funding.
• Supporting activities which relate to the transition of first year disabled students into university.
• Meeting with students to provide advice on how to access disabled student support.
• Responding to student queries related to disability and inclusion, via email and phone.
• Supporting students to access short term mentoring support.
• Supporting the Peer Mentor programme. This may include recruiting, training and overseeing student Peer Mentors to support new and current students who may benefit from peer support.
• Promoting and developing new initiatives and student support resources on appropriate communications channels.
• Have an oversight of the provision of Assistive Technology that is available to students across the university and accessible remotely.
• Other projects as required through identifying students’ needs.

Please note that occasional weekend working is required to support University events such as, Open Days, Welcome weekend, transition to university activities and graduation.

Working at the University of Southampton gives you access to a wide range of benefits in addition to our competitive rates of pay. Our core benefits include pension scheme membership; a generous annual leave allowance (supplemented by University closure days and public holidays) and excellent family leave arrangements (including maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave). All our benefits can be viewed here: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/hr/services/benefits-explained/index.page

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. We welcome applications from candidates who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities.

Committed to supporting our staff and students, we are open to a flexible working approach. We give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly and those who have taken a career break.

The salary for this post starts from £28,929 pro rata per annum (Please note that we would normally expect to recruit at the bottom of the scale).

• An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

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