£30,000-£35,000pa + £4,000 London Weighting +  Excellent Benefits 

Based on-site at our Holborn campus

Permanent / Full time

Read the full job description here

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.

About the Student Experience Department:

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.

Are you passionate about supporting disabled students? 

We are currently recruiting for Disability and Accessibility Advisors at all of our campuses to join our growing wellbeing team. 

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you. Please apply!

About the Opportunity:

We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting students with a broad range of needs, such as specific learning differences, medical conditions or physical disabilities.

You will be someone who aims to go ‘above and beyond’ to deliver an exceptional service, recognising that a personal, friendly, approachable interaction is always expected.

This role is based on campus.

About You:

To be successful as a Disability and Accessibility Advisor you must have:

- Considerable experience in supporting a range of students/customers with diverse needs, including disabled students.

- A passion for helping people to succeed, and a willingness to learn new skills and knowledge in order to do this.

- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

- The ability to work under pressure and prioritise and organise a varied workload.

- Experience and understanding of disabilities is important but full training and support will be given to candidates with exceptional relevant student support experience.

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: Monday 7 April

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system, however, applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.

If you are an existing Arden Student or due to start on a course with us, unfortunately, you are unable to apply for this role due to a conflict of interest with access to systems.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.

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.