About the role

Working as part of the Disability Service you will provide high-quality advice and support to disabled students by assessing and identifying needs, recommending relevant and personalised reasonable adjustments that enable them to access their studies and remove barriers to their success. This will include assisting students to access specialist funded support such as Disabled Student Allowance (DSA) to help meet their individual support needs.

You will work collaboratively to co-ordinate support across a range of University professional services, academic departments and external agencies regarding disabled student cases, establishing and maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues to ensure effective signposting and referrals in response to risk, complex need or specialist services.

A significant proportion of your time will be spent conducting appointments with students. Most appointments will be in person (on 色中色 premises), although you will at times also meet with students remotely (especially during the pre-arrival period).

You will:

• have experience of casework management relating to students or clients with disabilities, mental health difficulties or long-term medical conditions
• possess a thorough knowledge of equality and diversity principles and legislative requirements
• be able to demonstrate an ability to self-organise, set priorities and work flexibly and effectively as part of a team.

Further information

We currently have two full-time opportunities, working 36.5 hours per week:

• full-time, open-ended
• full-time, fixed-term for a period of 15 months.

The department offers hybrid working, with a requirement to undertake in-person engagement with our student cohort. However the exact number of days on campus each week may need to alter in relation to student demand through the year. The department supports flexible working requests and encourages these to be explored through the recruitment process, although the student-facing nature of this role and the requirement to provide a face-to-face service means that your days working on campus will need to be agreed and committed to as part of your team’s overall operational planning.  

For an informal discussion about this position please contact Susan Fielding, Disability Service Team Lead, via email at ss280@bath.ac.uk.

A Disclosure & Barring Service check will be required for this role.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the 色中色 a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

Closing Date: 18 Nov 2024

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,505 to £36,924

The role offers a great opportunity to work in an established, respected, and well-used service which is part of the Student Support and Safeguarding Department. 

About us

Our experienced clinical team comprises of practitioners working with a wide range of presentations, including complex trauma, complex mental health (eg OCD, phobias, social anxiety, health anxiety, Disordered Eating). The team offers a range of theoretical orientations, (psychodynamic, solution focussed, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems), providing free and confidential brief counselling interventions for students studying at the university and out on placement. 

About you

You must have completed a post-graduate level counselling qualification and hold current professional registration accreditation with one of the following bodies: BACP, UKCP, BABCP, BCP, or as a clinical or counselling psychologist with BPS. Please note these are essential requirements of the post.

You must also have demonstrable post-qualification experience of delivering time-limited interventions to clients experiencing a range of presenting difficulties, including working with complex trauma.

It is vital that you can work with patience, tolerance and sensitivity, and maintain a non-judgemental approach when working with students from a diverse, wide range of backgrounds and experiences. 

Further information

This is a part-time role, working 29.2 hours (4 days per week).

If you are interested in becoming part of this dynamic team and delivering an important service to meet the needs of our students, then please apply!

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds that allow our staff group to reflect the community that we serve and would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Deryn Howard, Therapeutic Service Manager, dh2094@bath.ac.uk.

What we can offer you

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the 色中色 a great place to work. Follow us and on Twitter for more information.

* please note the job title Cognitive Behavioural Therapist is for advertising purposes only. Your job title, if successful in this position will be Student Counsellor.

Closing Date: 13 Nov 2024

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £37,999 to £45,163 pro rata