Learning Disability Skills Specialist

1 day ago

Bethany, Ontario, Canada VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East) Full-time

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026 - 16:30

Based: Newcastle

Salary: £24,935 Pro Rata

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Officer

Experienced Learning Disability Skills practitioner, with background in delivering training sessions to small groups of adults required. This is a permanent post based at our Newcastle Hub. Sessions are delivered both on site and in the wider community.

The sessions are designed to teach independent living and employment skills, health & wellbeing management to adults with intellectual (learning) disability and are ASDAN accredited. These are adults with conditions from birth impacting cognitive development with high associated sensory and physical co-morbidity. Conditions such as Down's, Prader-Willi cerebral palsy, Sotos and Williams Syndromes.

Experience And Qualifications Required

  • Experience teaching or training small groups of adults with additional needs within community (not home-based) settings.
  • Experience delivering travel training sessions.
  • Experience of planning and delivering differentiation, and strong understanding of Easy Read format
  • Qualifications: training, coaching or teaching qualification (upper secondary, FE/Adult Ed)
  • Enhanced DBS with full barring check for Adult Services: on the update service Recent Safeguarding Adults Level 1 or 2 training
  • We will consider applicants from military backgrounds where a significant element of responsibilities has involved coaching or training groups of service personnel.
  • Please note that these roles are not suitable for workers from 'care' settings: we do not deliver any personal care, CQC-regulated services.
  • Please note that these roles are not suitable for teachers/TAs trained and working at primary or lower secondary level. We deliver Adult Services, the majority of our Clients within the 25 - 45 age range.