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Disability Advisor (Student Focussed) @ The University of Manchester

ManchesterOnsiteFull-timePosted 135 days ago

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About this role

Job reference: PSX-030126 Salary: £32,080 - £36,636 per annum, depending on relevant experience Faculty/Organisational Unit: Professional Services Location: Oxford Road Employment type: Permanent Division/Team: Campus Life Hours Per Week: 35 Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 22/01/2026 Contract Duration: permanent School/Directorate: Directorate for the Student Experience

Overall, Purpose of the Job

To supervise the work of the Disability Support Assistants in the delivery of a high-quality disability advice and support service To carry out specialist and expert assessments of need to ensure the needs of disabled students are met To support colleagues to embed locally and University-wide a culture of excellent service provision and continuous improvement, placing the student experience at the heart of what we do, with support for a single PS team working flexibly across organisational boundaries To support senior colleagues in the delivery of excellent disability advice and support for students

What will you get in return:

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays Additional paid closure over the Christmas period Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunity employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our university is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to [email protected].

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Wendy Timperley

Email: [email protected]

General enquiries:

Email: [email protected]

Technical support: jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Skills

Health, Wellbeing & CareProfessional / Managerial / Support ServicesAcademicStudent ServicesHigher Education

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