Disability and Accessibility Team Leader

£40,000 - £43,000 pa plus Excellent Benefits

Hybrid working with regular travel to our campuses**

(Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and London)

Permanent - Full Time

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About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

Student Experience:

This role sits within the broader Student Experience department, dedicated to ensuring an excellent student journey throughout the student lifecycle at Arden, from application and admission though to graduation.

This role sits within Wellbeing Services, a key area of the Student Experience department. Wellbeing Services includes Disability and Accessibility and Mental Health and Wellbeing support for Arden Students.

Disability and Accessibility Team Leader - The Role

As a Disability and Accessibility Team Leader, your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and lead on Arden’s Disability and Accessibility strategy
• Lead a team of Disability and Accessibility advisers, based across our campuses and remotely
• Oversee disability support at Arden including appointment and caseload management, reasonable adjustments, support re Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), screenings and diagnostic referrals, NMH support, overseeing the disability section of Arden’s online wellbeing portal
• Work closely with the Wellbeing Services Manager, a second Team Leader, and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team to develop the service, ensuring holistic and streamlined support for students
• Anticipate and address evolving needs with innovative solutions as Arden grows.

**Travel is not expected to be more than once a month

About You:

The right Disability and Accessibility Team Leader will have the following:

• Experience of managing a team of disability advisors in a Higher Education setting
• Experience of creating and implementing disability strategies, policies and processes in Higher Education
• Experience in reviewing systems and processes with a view to growing and developing a service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work cross-departmentally (admissions/library/academics etc)
• Taking initiative and a pro-active approach to problem-solving in identifying and implementing improved ways of working

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
• A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%
• PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)
• Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
• Plus, other competitive benefits!
  

Our Values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date: Sunday 5 January

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.