The Opportunity 

A fantastic opportunity to support disabled students to participate fully and succeed in their chosen courses of study. Your key role will be to provide specialist study skills support, advice and guidance to students with specific learning differences and neurodiverse conditions that impact their studies.

Full-time (35 hours per week) or Part-time opportunities are available, with a minimum of 0.6 FTE (Full Time Equivalent) which is the equivalent of 3 days or 21 hours per week.

Your skills and attributes for success 

• Educated to degree level in a professional relevant subject (e.g., Health, Inclusive Education, Neurodiversity)
• Must hold SpLD qualification (preferably with Associate Membership of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA) accreditation)
• Substantial knowledge of issues affecting students with neurodiverse conditions including AD(H)D, dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia undertaking studies in higher education. 
• Working knowledge of equality legislation and good practice including GDPR 
• IT literate
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Organisational skills: ability to manage priorities, workload and deliver case notes and funding body paperwork timeously.
• Ability to remain calm and professional within a busy and, at times, challenging environment

Full job description

As a valued member of our team, you can expect

• A competitive salary of Grade UE07 £39,347 - £46,974 per annum (pro-rata for part time)
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. 
• The Disability and Learning Support Service are engaged in hybrid working with most team members working a balance of campus and remote working.  Due to the nature of this role, please note that it cannot be entirely fulfilled by remote working.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

Your application

As part of your application please upload an up-to-date CV as well as a supporting statement outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

For further information on the role, contact the recruiting manager, Gael Campbell at gael.campbell@ed.ac.uk 

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone. 

Interviews will be held on 23 May 2024.