Adviser (Autism)

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Updated: about 2 months ago
Location: City of Leicester, ENGLAND

About the role
We have an exciting new opportunity for an Adviser to join us at AccessAbility, providing specialist support for students with autistic spectrum conditions. This will include students both on course and in transition into and out of higher education.
As an Adviser, you will be responsible for understanding and explaining the impact of Autism on all aspects of student life, including study skills, sensory and anxiety management and wider aspects of University life. This will also include supporting students with co-occurring conditions such as SpLD, ADD, ADHD and mental health issues with their impacts on study.
About you
The ideal candidate for this role will be degree-educated (or equivalent) with experience of working in a Further or Higher Education environment, utilising excellent interpersonal skills to demonstrate an understanding of and an appropriate response to autism and other disabilities in higher education. This will include teaching qualifications or equivalent which meet the DfE’s mandatory qualifications framework for both Specialist Mentoring (Autism Spectrum Conditions) and Specialist one to one study skills and strategy support (Autism Spectrum Conditions).
In terms of knowledge, you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of disability and equality and data protection legislation. On a daily basis, you will be required to demonstrate excellent communication skills in written, oral, remote and face to face contexts as well as patience, pragmatism, problem-solving and understanding.

Additional information


For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Paula Dobrowolski, Head, AccessAbility on 0116 252 5626 or [email protected]
We anticipate that interviews will take place on 22 March 2024.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 because the appointee will have substantial access to young people and/or vulnerable adults. Therefore, an appointment to this post will be subject to checking and appropriate clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The successful applicant for this post will, therefore, be required to give consent for the University to check with the DBS for the existence and content of any criminal record in the form of an Enhanced with adult barred list Disclosure. Information received from the DBS and the police will be kept in strict confidence and will be destroyed once the University is satisfied in this regard.
The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change , which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.
As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.
We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.


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