"Disability Adviser"

About us:

The King’s community is dedicated to the service of society. King’s Strategic Vision 2029 sets out our vision for the future, shaped around five priority areas: educate to inspire and improve; research to inform and innovate; serve to shape and transform; a civic university at the heart of London; and an international community that services the world. Our ambitious Education Strategy sets out the actions that we must take to transform how we teach, how and where our students learn and how we support them during their time with us.

Disability Support & Inclusion works to remove barriers faced by disabled students so that they can participate within the King’s community on an equal level to their peers. We offer information, advice and guidance to disabled students (both prospective and current students) as part of the Student Services department. Through offering practical and professional advice and guidance, we aim to enhance the support provided within academic faculties and tailor it to ensure the bespoke needs of individuals are considered and met. In addition, Disability Support & Inclusion plays a crucial role in embedding inclusive practices as standard across the university.

We are part of the Students & Education Directorate, a collection of wide-ranging professional services in place to support King’s students and their education. As a directorate we manage the student lifecycle from application to graduation and beyond, to ensure a coherent and seamless student experience and effective administrative processes, working closely with King’s faculties to do so.

About the role:

Disability Advisers are responsible for providing accurate and relevant information, advice, and guidance, impartially and confidentially to disabled applicants and students.

They work collaboratively within DS&I and across King’s College London’s faculties, departments, and professional services, as well as with external agencies to provide a high-quality disability support service to facilitate disabled students’ full participation in their studies.

Disability Advisers liaise with colleagues within the university to review, develop and implement policies, practices, and procedures to enhance access and inclusion of disabled students. They also work to support initiatives that raise awareness of the needs of disabled students throughout King’s, and to develop and deliver associated training.

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with a developed understanding of disability to demonstrate your skills in working with a diverse client population within a valued service.

We encourage applications from candidates who have experience from both within and outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this role.

This is a part time post (21 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

Please note that as the role is part time, the salary listed will be amended accordingly (pro rata).

We may also close the advert early if we receive a high number of applications.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include work in an advisory capacity where disabled people formed part of the caseload, or work in educational settings relating to disability. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training.
2. Competent at operating appropriate IT systems, including experience in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams and Excel, and ideally including a case management system.
3. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal; ability to deal effectively and sensitively with people making varied and complex enquiries, providing accurate and clear guidance.
4. Experience of providing information, advice and guidance and/or experience of providing disability-related support.
5. Understanding of disability support issues for students in Higher Education and knowledge of funding and support available to disabled students.
6. Good working knowledge of the Equality Act and how this applies to students in an HEI environment.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of contributing to publications, websites, annual reports and guidance (such as factsheets.
2. Experience of providing training in disability awareness, and ideally in embedding inclusive practices within education.
3. Experience of contributing to the development and improvement of systems and procedures.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Grade and Salary: £45,031 - £52,514 per annum pro rata, including London Weighting Allowance

Job ID: 127425

Close Date: 17-Nov-2025

Contact Person: Barry Hayward, Head of Disability Support & Inclusion

Contact Details: barry.hayward@kcl.ac.uk