more about disability support jobs
Randstad is the UK’s leading supplier of student disability support workers and non-medical helpers in the higher education sector. If you’re familiar with what the work involves, and you’re looking for a specific role, then go straight to the jobs listings and pick out your specialism, and if you find a post you like the look of, get in touch with the relevant Randstad branch as soon as possible to speak to a consultant.
If this is a new area to you and you want to know more, in general terms a student disability support worker is someone who provides assistance to a student at university or college which enables him or her to have equal access to educational opportunities. Types of work on offer are diverse. Some roles require specialist experience and qualifications, and others are more generalist. Most of the roles are university or college based.
You could be providing support to your student in a variety of areas: there are roles as notetakers, personal support/mobility support workers, library support helpers, dyslexia/study tutors, mentors, and transcription facilitators. To give you an idea of what the posts involve and the skills required:
Note takers take, review and write up notes for students. Good comprehension, clear handwriting, and excellent spelling and grammar are pre-requisites. Library support workers collect, return, research, copy and source materials on the student’s behalf. In general, candidates for this kind of role would require a degree. Transcription support is another area in which education to degree level is essential: the job involves converting material from one format to another (usually audio files or handwritten notes onto a PC).
Roles such as dyslexia/study support tutor require specific qualifications in the relevant learning disability area, and people electing to work as mentors will need to have both a degree and a postgraduate qualification.
For the basic non-medical helper roles (note taker, library assistant, mobility support), you will ideally have some previous experience of working in the field of disability, but it is essential you have a good understanding of university life and the higher education system.
If you’re familiar with what the work involves, and you’re looking for a specific role, then go straight to the jobs listings and pick out your specialism, and if you find a post you like the look of, get in touch with the relevant Randstad branch as soon as possible to speak to a consultant.
If any of these kinds of posts, whatever the level, sound like they might be of interest to you – get in touch to enquire about opportunities now.