Lead Student Wellbeing & Disability Advisor

• Salary: From £44K to £54K per annum (depending on skills and experience)
• Grade: H
• Hours: 35 per week
• Contract type: Fixed-Term Contract up to August 2027
• Vacancy Reference: 26/71
• Closing date: Midnight, Thursday 29th October

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description). Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

At Regent’s, we’re committed to providing a peerless student experience. Recognising our diverse student body the Lead Student Wellbeing & Disability Advisor will lead and develop the student support and wellbeing provision at Regent’s, including support for students with disabilities and for vulnerable student groups.

You will have a focus on providing holistic and proactive support and wellbeing services; ensuring a student-centric, inclusive service that complies with relevant regulations and champions good practice. You will effectively manage complex and challenging situations, often with competing demands, applying judgement and initiative.

To be successful, you should have a background of working within a student support environment, and in advising students on a variety of issues, whilst maintaining confidentiality and discretion. You will have strong knowledge of student wellbeing and disability related support requirements and excellent interpersonal and active listening skills with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently to a variety of audiences, along with a strong interest in the student journey.

This is a fixed term contract to cover paternity leave from 4 January 2027 to 6 August 2027.

Whilst we offer flexible and hybrid working across the University, Iyou will be expected to work on campus a minimum of three days per week. There will, however, be periods where a higher on-campus presence is required to support key student-facing activities. This includes January Registration (week commencing 18 January 2027) and Graduation (28, 29 and 30 July 2027).

About Us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment
• Employee discount service
• £7 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role

Unfortunately, we will be unable to consider your application if you do not already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this post.

About Us

Galileo Global Education is a leading international group in independent higher education, driven by a strong commitment to social impact.

Our core mission is to empower everyone, regardless of their starting point, to realize their potential and develop long-term employability through a skills-based approach to learning.

At Galileo

• We believe deeply in the power of education to transform lives.

• We champion inclusive, future-oriented education that is closely aligned with the needs of local communities.

• We are driven by a constant search for new knowledge, hybrid learning models, and creative pathways to open up access and enhance learning experiences.

• We combine the agility of a startup with the scale and strength of a global group — because we know that the success of our students depends on our collective commitment.

• We are building an inclusive, innovative and globally connected educational experience that empowers every learner to succeed in a fast-changing world.

Key figures

• 350,000 students,

• 65 schools and universities

• +100 campuses across

• 20 countries

• +50,000 dedicated staff and teachers

Learn more at ggeedu.com