Learning Disability Skills Specialist

VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East); Newcastle; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

VONNE (Voluntary Organisations' Network North East) in Newcastle is seeking an Experienced Learning Disability Skills practitioner to deliver training sessions to adults with intellectual disabilities. The post is permanent, based at our Newcastle Hub, with sessions delivered on site and in the wider community.

You will teach independent living and employment skills, health and wellbeing management, and ensure sessions align with ASDAN accreditation.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching or training small groups of adults with additional needs within community settings.
• Experience delivering travel training sessions.
• Experience 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: update service Safeguarding Adults Level 1 or 2.
• Military background considered where coaching or training groups was a primary element.
• Not suitable for workers from 'care' settings; no personal care or CQC-regulated services.
• Not suitable for teachers/TAs in primary or lower secondary levels; services target adults aged 25-45.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training sessions to adults with learning disabilities.
• Teach independent living and employment skills with ASDAN accreditation.

Skills

Adult teaching

Group training

Travel training

Differentiation

Easy Read

DBS checks

Education

Teaching qualification

DBS check (Enhanced)

Job description

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.