Disability Specialist - Study Skills (SpLD/ASC)
Job Type Permanent Curriculum / Service Area Student Support and Wellbeing Campus / Location University Centre Hours per week 22.2 Part-Year? No Post scale SIM / Disability Specialist Post Scale Range (FTE) £24, - £30, Closing Date 04/01/ Documents
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The Role
Blackpool and The Fylde College (B&FC) is seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Disability Specialist – Study Skills (SpLD/ASC) to join our Student Support and Wellbeing department. The Disability Specialist role involves managing a busy caseload of students who have declared a disability that affects their study requirements.
As a Specialist Study Skills Tutor, the majority of your time will be spent providing specialist 1:1 study sessions for students disclosing Neurodiversity, Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD), and/or Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC). As part of this support, you will discuss and implement appropriate reasonable adjustments for students.
You will also be responsible for associated administrative tasks such as supporting students to progress their Disabled Students’ Allowances’ applications and will need to establish good working relationships with a range of staff to ensure effective support for disabled students.
To apply for this role you must meet the Department for Education mandatory qualification and professional body membership requirements to deliver Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) fundable Non-Medical Help (NMH) Rewards and Benefits
Blackpool and The Fylde College is proud to be Great Place To Work® Certified™
2. Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
3. Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
4. Competitive pension scheme:
5. Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) - 28.68% employer contribution
6. Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) - 15.4% employer contribution
7. Extensive professional development opportunities for all, with B&FC choosing to invest circa. £1.8m annually in colleague development and professional qualifications
8. Agile working opportunities
9. Enhanced Family friendly policies
10. Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
11. Access to funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available 24/7, days a year
12. Occupational Health
13. FREE Flu Vouchers for those not entitled through the NHS
14. FREE eye tests
15. Dedicated Wellbeing Hub available to all colleagues containing rich and varied content with resources relating to emotional, physical, financial and social wellbeing
16. FREE healthy breakfast
17. Sports facilities including fully equipped gym and discounted memberships
18. Health and beauty salon
19. Trim Trails on Campus (guided routes for walks)
20. Onsite food outlets and Starbucks at subsidised rates
21. FREE car parking
22. Car lease scheme
23. Cycle to work scheme
24. Onsite kids ‘Sports Camp’ 8am – 5pm during selected half-term breaks
Our Safeguarding Responsibilities
B&FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all colleagues to share in this commitment. All colleagues are required to complete safeguarding training and uphold the College’s policies and procedures to ensure a safe and supportive environment for learners.
All roles at B&FC are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order (as amended), and employment is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, verification of qualifications and references, and the right to work in the UK. The amendments to the Act ( and ) mean that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the
For further information on DBS, please click If you would like a copy of our Safeguarding Policy, please email .