Disability Administrator

About this role: The UWE Disability Service provides advice, practical support and reasonable adjustments to enable disabled students to access and make the most of their studies. The Disability Administration Team provides support to a range of customers including applicants, students, parents, staff and external agencies from application stage through to graduation. The Admin Team are often the first point of contact for anyone engaging with the Disability Service.  About you: The Disability Service is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the Disability Admin team, working 37 hours per week. You will provide advice and support and a signposting service to students, parents and UWE colleagues. You will provide support by handling telephone calls, emails, appointment bookings and other routine admin tasks. You will be responsible for creating and maintaining student records and provide regular statistical reports as required.   You will be processing personal and sensitive information for disabled people including those who have an SpLD, a mental health condition or long term health condition. You should have experience working with Data Protection regulations. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and customer care skills and who can approach their work in a calm and positive manner. Where is this role based? This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed. Why UWE Bristol? We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UK’s most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected. We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability. Further information If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact Jackie Spring (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri) on 0117 328 5531 or email: jackie.spring@uwe.ac.uk or Jacqui Chapman on 0117 328 1694 or email: Jacqui.Chapman@uwe.ac.uk. Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay on Monday 22nd April 2024. This is a fixed-term post until April 2025, working 37 hours per week. UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for at least 60% of your time. To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.