Disability Support Worker

Job Description

To provide practical assistance to disabled students



This may include guiding visual impaired students and / or assisting them to access library reading materials. It may also include joining lecture sessions and taking notes. We may also need scribes to write exams scripts dictated by disabled students.



Full information to be provided to suitable applicants.



Other aspects:



Some roles may be carried out remotely via online communications. You will be expected to be willing to use your own computer equipment for such work.



Other roles may involve direct human contact (such as guiding visually impaired students around campus).



We are recruiting a pool of workers and so you will have the choice to accept a job offered or turn down any job offers if not suitable for you.





 



To apply:



If you are interested in joining the Disability Support Worker pool, please send an email to disability@kcl.ac.uk with the following information:




  1. Name:

  2. Email address:

  3. Current role at King’s (please state your current course and level eg undergraduate, PGT or PGR):

  4. When are you available to work for us? Please give as much details as possible (you could state times you are not available if that is easier):

  5. Please state your reasons for wanting to work with disabled students and provide brief details of any relevant experience:

  6. Please state if you have any detailed academic subject knowledge (eg to at least to degree level):




Qualifications

None specified



Skills

Member of the King's community



Supportive of disability equality



Reliable

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At King’s College London, we believe in harnessing the power of technology to enhance the student experience. Our King’s Student App is the heartbeat of our digital campus, connecting students, faculty, and staff with the resources they need to succeed. We're looking for enthusiastic and energetic King’s Student App Promoters to spread the word about our innovative app across different King’s campuses. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with the King’s students and support them with trying the app, which ultimately will improve their student experience.  



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We are looking to hire 4-6 King’s Student App Promoters as soon as possible to work until Friday 29th September 2023. The hours will be mostly full-time (excluding weekends).  



 



Key Responsibilities 





  • Face of the app: Be the driving force behind promoting the King’s Student App on various campuses, creating excitement and buzz 







  • Engage with Students: Interact with students, explain the different benefits of the app and how this can enhance their student experience 




  • Event Logistics: Set-up and pack down promotion stalls, help with moving, storing and organising app merchandise 




  • Promotional Content: There may be a chance to get involved with content creation for various King’s channels to promote the app 






Qualifications

Must be a King’s student or King’s Alumni 



Skills


  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 







  • Enthusiastic and energetic 




  • Able to work collaboratively in a team 




  • A willingness to learn more about the King’s Student App 




  • Comfortable with technology 



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The research assistants will assist with both online and offline research, including extracting online information and corroborating it with offline interview/survey data collected from KBS academics. They will also be responsible for producing research reports. 



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