Mental Health and Disability Adviser (276858)
 

Salary range:  £32,817 - £40,322
FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)
Term: Open Contract 
Closing date: 19 January 2020

Based within the Disability & Wellbeing Service and working 35 hours per week, you will assist the University to meet the needs of its applicants and students with disabilities and mental health issues by carrying out needs assessments, wellbeing assessments, managing a student caseload, providing on-going support to students and advising colleagues across the University on inclusive teaching practices and other matters pertaining to students with disabilities and mental health issues.

Educated to degree level, or equivalent, you will have experience of assisting people with disabilities to participate effectively in an education or comparable setting and demonstrate a solution focused approach to the challenges involved in enabling disabled people actively participate and achieve in higher education. With excellent communication and advocacy skills, you will be able to act on your initiative to ensure students’ needs are empathetically met. Experience of working in a higher education setting and an awareness of assistive technology is desirable.

Formal interviews for this post will be held on 28/01/2020.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Chris McKenzie, Disability & Inclusion Manager (chris.g.mckenzie@strath.ac.uk/0141 548 3402).

The Disability & Wellbeing Service opens four evenings per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) until 8pm during term time. The successful candidate will be required to work one afternoon shift (12pm to 8pm) to cover this provision.

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Faculty
Professional Services (Information Services, Compliance, Commercial, etc.)
Department/School
Student Experience
Staff Category
Administrative and Professional Services
Type of Employment
Open-ended
Working Hours
Full-time
Vacancy Description
 
Salary range:  £32,817 - £40,322
FTE: 1 (35 hours/week)
Term: Open Contract 
Closing date: 19 January 2020

Based within the Disability & Wellbeing Service and working 35 hours per week, you will assist the University to meet the needs of its applicants and students with disabilities and mental health issues by carrying out needs assessments, wellbeing assessments, managing a student caseload, providing on-going support to students and advising colleagues across the University on inclusive teaching practices and other matters pertaining to students with disabilities and mental health issues.

Educated to degree level, or equivalent, you will have experience of assisting people with disabilities to participate effectively in an education or comparable setting and demonstrate a solution focused approach to the challenges involved in enabling disabled people actively participate and achieve in higher education. With excellent communication and advocacy skills, you will be able to act on your initiative to ensure students’ needs are empathetically met. Experience of working in a higher education setting and an awareness of assistive technology is desirable.

Formal interviews for this post will be held on 28/01/2020.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Chris McKenzie, Disability & Inclusion Manager (chris.g.mckenzie@strath.ac.uk/0141 548 3402).

The Disability & Wellbeing Service opens four evenings per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) until 8pm during term time. The successful candidate will be required to work one afternoon shift (12pm to 8pm) to cover this provision.

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