Description
The Royal College of Music is seeking to engage a Disability Advisor to join its small, experienced Student Services team who provide counselling, disability support, pastoral care, wellbeing initiatives and a confidential and impartial advice service to all students on a range of matters.
Founded in 1882, The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a world leading music conservatoire with a prestigious history and contemporary outlook. Our excellence was recognised by the 2024 QS World University Rankings, in which we were ranked as the global No. 1 institution for both Music and Performing Arts.
The Royal College of Music is seeking to engage a Disability Advisor to join its small, experienced Student Services team who provide counselling, disability support, pastoral care, wellbeing initiatives and a confidential and impartial advice service to all students on a range of matters.
We are looking for candidates with the following attributes:
- You should be experienced in providing disability support and wellbeing advice in a professional capacity in a Higher Education context and in supporting people with a range of complex support requirements, including those with mental health problems.
- You should have the ability to prioritise competing demands, pay attention to detail and manage complex decisions in relation to the support requirements of disabled students, working to tight deadlines.
- You should be able to work independently, as well as part of a small Student Services team and in collaboration with other teams and colleagues across the College.
- You should have experience of handling sensitive data appropriately and maintaining confidentiality and a good understanding of the principles of safeguarding within a Higher Education environment.
The College is committed to advancing equality and inclusive practice in all areas including staff and student recruitment, our teaching and artistic programme, research activity, and our working environment. We especially welcome applicants from ethnically diverse backgrounds who are currently underrepresented within this level at the College.
This post is offered on a permanent, part-time (0.4 FTE, 21 Hours per week) basis and is immediately available.
- A higher education qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development in the areas of disability, autism awareness, specific learning differences, or neurodiversity.
- Experience in providing disability support and wellbeing advice in a professional capacity in a Higher Education context
- Up to date working knowledge and understanding of student disability issues including the Equality Act, Disabled Students Allowance and other relevant legislation and frameworks
- Experience of handling sensitive data appropriately and maintaining confidentiality
- Experience of collaborating effectively and building strong relationships with a wide range of staff
- Ability to prioritise competing demands, pay attention to detail and manage complex decisions in relation to the support requirements of disabled students, working to tight deadlines
- To coordinate a range of support for disabled students, using the social model of disability, including students experiencing mental health problems and performance related injuries.
- To agree reasonable adjustments and prepare Learning Agreements in consultation with disabled students and offer-holders and ensure secure, timely and accurate distribution of this information to relevant staff.
- To work closely with Programme Leaders, Heads of Faculties, professorial staff and the Registry team to ensure that reasonable adjustments are implemented.
- To coordinate support for auditionees who have informed us of a disability, agreeing any necessary reasonable adjustments, and for offer-holders including, where necessary, organising individual inductions/orientation.
For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website: www.rcm.ac.uk/jobs
To apply, please complete our 1) Application form and 2) Equal Opportunities form (available to download from the RCM website) and submit in Word or PDF format by email to [email protected]
CVs without an application form will not be accepted. Please ensure that you include the Job Reference Number when submitting your application.
The RCM is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment for all our staff, students and visitors.