Disability Support Coordinator

Job description

Closing date: 23.59 on 12th November 2026
Interviews will be held: on 24th November
This post is available is available on the following basis:
Permanent Full time, 36 hours per week, 1.0 FTE Or Permanent part time, 18 hours per week, 0.5 FTE

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. The successful candidate(s) will have to ensure that they have the right to work in the UK or be able to secure this through another means without the sponsorship of the University. Further information about sponsorship is available on the UK Visas and Immigration Website .

Are you passionate about supporting students with Disabilities ?

This role will provide essential support to the Disability Advisory Service (DAS) team ensuring excellent quality of service and swift support provisions. The post-holder will coordinate, monitor and arrange provisions ensuring a sustained service to those students who require specialist support resulting in improved access to learning. The postholder will further be responsible for reception duties, and being a first point of call for queries relating to the Disability Advisory Service. The role will also involve the coordination of several financial tasks within the service , including invoicing , processing of payments, & the administrative functions of financing different student support.

This role will require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

You will have :

• Awareness and experience of working with vulnerable adults- experience of disabilities
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong communication skills

Contact details for advert
Contact Name Matthew Ivey
Contact Job Title Team Leader Disability Support Coordination
Contact Email address [email protected]

Alternative Contact Name Ella Buckroyd
Alternative Contact Job Senior Disability Support Coordinator
Alternative Contact Email address [email protected]

We welcome applications from both external and internal candidates. As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role can be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Internal candidates should discuss this with their line manager prior to applying.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.