Learning Disability Skills Specialist (Part Time)

Contract Type: Permanent Role Type: Employment Hours: Part time Application deadline: Friday, October 30, 2026 - 16:30 Based: Newcastle Salary: £19,885 Per Annum 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, part-time 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. Apply for this job Back to jobs