Disability PractitionerUniversity

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

The Role

University Health and Wellbeing is seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Disability Practitioner, in a fixed-term post to cover a period of maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join the Disability team. This role provides specialist professional advice and guidance to students, applicants and colleagues and to work creatively to remove barriers for disabled students, to raise awareness and promote a positive, respectful and inclusive culture to enable access, progress and retention for disabled students.

University Health and Wellbeing provide information, advice and guidance on a wide range of support issues, to enable students to maximise their potential whilst at University. The service is free, confidential and available to all students.

The role is campus-based. There is opportunity for flexible hybrid working dependent on service need. The fixed working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident employer which means that we offer an interview to any applicant applying under the scheme that meets the essential criteria for a role.

Interviews to be held in October 2026.

If, having read the job description and person specification, you require information that is not covered, please contact Sandy Alden by email [email protected]. You can also find further information about the Student Wellbeing Service online.

To apply, please complete the 3 mandatory questions attached to this vacancy along with a copy of your CV and cover letter evidencing how your skills and experience align to the person specification as outlined in job description.

Successful candidates will require satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People Services colleagues will support you with this during onboarding.

£36,636 to £38,784 with progression to £46,049 per annum