Deputy Manager – Disability Service

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London is seeking a Deputy Manager – Disability Service to join our team on a full-time basis.

You will work closely with the Head of the Disability Service and its management team to coordinate the work of a large disability team that delivers advice and support to disabled students across the University.

 You will:

• Lead our team of Disability Advisers, being responsible for the delivery of high quality, consistent advice
• Oversee relationships with external disability support work providers
• Line-manage two Senior Disability Advisers who in turn manage four or more Disability Advisers
• Line Manage the Support Work coordinator
• Deputise for the Head of Service
• Provide information, advice and guidance to students, particularly those with complex access needs
• Provide consultancy and training on disability equality and inclusivity, including making adjustments in relation to teaching, learning and assessment
• Lead on specific aspects of the University’s disability provision, and manage cross-institution projects aimed at enhancing inclusivity.

About you

We are seeking someone who has experience of advice-giving and line management or staff supervision and hold a management qualification. You will also have a thorough knowledge of the social model of disability and the disability provisions of the Equality Act (2010).

Experience of working in Further or Higher Education is desirable but not essential, provided that you know how the legislation applies within Further- and Higher Education contexts.

You will have successful experience of collaborating and encouraging inclusive practices, as well as working in a team, project-management and problem-solving.  In addition, you will be educated to degree level.

Closing date for applications, 28th August at 23:55 pm

Interviews to take place on Wednesday 13th September 

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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