Learning Disability Skills Specialist 30 hrs

Contract Type: Permanent Role Type: Employment Hours: Part time Application deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026 - 16:00 Based: Northumberland Salary: £24,931 Pro Rata Salary Type: Fixed Salary Location: Northumberland Outline of the Role Journey’s team of Learning Disability Skills Specialists plans and delivers activities sessions for groups of 8-10 adults with learning disabilities. Activities enable Clients to develop work and life skills, supporting Clients to lead active, inclusive and fulfilling lives in their home community. Sessions take place both at our Day Centres and off-site, making the most of our landscape, local facilities and services. This role is initially for 30 hours/week but additional hours can be offered both to cover planned/unplanned Staff absences at Acomb and our wider Hubs. Please note that these roles are not suitable for workers from 'care' settings: we do not deliver any personal care, CQC-regulated services. 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 also 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. Client 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. Opportunities for career progression at Journey allow Staff to either progress to team leadership and middle management roles or to specialize further within our Projects Team. Our Projects are funded on short cycles, from 1 - 3 years, enabling us to provide innovation and extended opportunities. Contracts are offered on a permanent basis. Employees are provided with 36 days leave/annum pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, a healthcare package, holiday buy-back scheme, length of service holiday accrual scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme (after probationary period), Salary and a Journey promotional items welcome pack. Staff are also offered discounted lunches and free refreshments. The Charity operates between 08.30 – 16.30 from Monday – Thursdays and 08.30 – 16.00 on Fridays. All Staff who work for six hours continuously must take half an hour for lunch daily Apply for this job Back to jobs