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The Alternative Formats Officer will engage with a wide range of key stakeholders to ensure that the service meets the needs of disabled students, supporting best practice and ensuring the promotion and implementation of inclusive practice across the University.
The postholder will deliver support to disabled students and ensure that the service provision of accessible physical and digital materials meet and exceed, where possible, statutory requirements. They will ensure that required teaching materials, texts and assessment materials are made available in an accessible format to meet individual requirements.
This post is full time (35 hours per week) and is offered on a fixed term basis until 31 July 2025 in the first instance.
Closing Date: 26 March 2024
We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity /.
We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.
We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.
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