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Permanent, Full time – 37 hours per week
Closing: 02/03/2023
About the role
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and core service within Bath Spa University, which focuses on enabling students and contributing to the delivery of an inclusive learning and teaching environment. Accessibility Advisors provide professional and specialist advice and guidance to disabled applicants, current students and their supporters, work across the University and with Academic staff to ensure reasonable adjustments are effective and embedded within the curriculum. The post holder will identify reasonable adjustments and prepare Academic Access Plans to ensure that disabled students are able to access all aspects of their studies and academic life. The role will include signposting support within the Student Wellbeing Service about independent living and other issues that may arise from student life. The role will work across all BSU Bath campuses and a hybrid working pattern is offered.
About you (requirements)
You will be an experienced disability practitioner, ideally in an education or public sector setting and have a commitment to enabling disabled people to realise their potential. You are a highly motivated professional with excellent interpersonal, administrative and IT skills. You are able to build and maintain constructive working relationships with a diverse range of people at all levels, both internal and external to the University. You will have knowledge of inclusive practice and disability legislation, competency in assessment of complex information and problem solving, and demonstrable experience of managing the implementation of reasonable adjustments.
About us
Bath Spa University is focused on creative enterprise and guided by our four values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration and sustainability. We teach around 8,000 students on a set of campuses around Bath, with most being located at Newton Park, or Locksbrook Road, our new city-centre art and design campus. Our research centres focus on creative industries and humanities. Our purpose is to challenge our students and staff to realise their talent and thrive, for their own benefit and for the wider good. By doing this we will think and make the world better.
The Accessibility Service is based within Student Wellbeing Services, a large multi-disciplinary team of professional practitioners, advisors and administrators. Our aim is to deliver modern and agile services to all members of the Bath Spa University community and we are committed to enabling access and inclusion.
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Kitty Eve, [email protected]
Interview Date: 15th March 2023
How to apply
For further information or to apply on-line please visit the Bath Spa University jobs page at https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/current-vacancies-at-bath-spa/. Any queries regarding the application process or our website should be emailed to [email protected]
Please note that we use anonymous shortlisting therefore request that you do not include any personal details or reference to protected characteristics (such as gender, age or race) when completing your supporting statement.
We offer excellent facilities and benefits to our staff. These include a pension scheme, flexible working practices, an employee assistance programme, and family-friendly policies. Please use the link below to see our full facilities and benefits package:
https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/
