Learning Disability Skills Specialist

Journey Enterprises; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Journey Enterprises Ltd is seeking a Learning Disability Skills Specialist to deliver two timetabled training sessions daily for adults with intellectual disability. The role focuses on work skills, independent living skills, and promoting fitness and activity.

Sessions occur on-site at NE3 3RY as part of our Day Service. The ideal candidate will have experience in adult or young adults training across sectors such as Education, Emergency Services, Catering, Hospitality, Leisure, and more.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult training background or young adults training background.

Responsibilities

• Deliver two timetabled training sessions daily focusing on work skills, independent living skills, and staying fit and active.

Job description

Our Learning Disability Skills Specialists deliver two timetabled training sessions daily to adults with intellectual (learning) disability. These sessions teach work skills, independent living skills and also focus on staying fit and active. Adults attending Journey's Day Service have conditions from birth impacting cognitive and adaptive ability such as Down's Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Fragile X and Prader-Willi. All of our Clients have mental capacity and want to live as independent lives as possible, ideally also undertaking some paid part-time working role.

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Learning Disability Skills Specialist

Company: Journey Enterprises
Salary: from £24,935 a year, pro rata
Hours: Full-time
Location: NE3 3RY
Working pattern: On-site
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 6 Nov 2026
Closing date: 6 Dec 2026

Summary

Our Learning Disability Skills Specialists deliver two timetabled training sessions daily to adults with intellectual (learning) disability. These sessions teach work skills, independent living skills and also focus on staying fit and active. Adults attending Journey's Day Service have conditions from birth impacting cognitive and adaptive ability such as Down's Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Fragile X and Prader-Willi. All of our Clients have mental capacity and want to live as independent lives as possible, ideally also undertaking some paid part-time working role.

Essential requirements

We are looking for applicants who are from an adult training background, or young adults training background. Your experience can be gained in a number of Sectors such as Education, Emergency Services, Catering, Hospitality, Leisure and Sport, Military, Retail, and you may have wider interests which are also areas we train Clients in. These include arts, catering, drama and music, environment, film and photography, horticulture, IT, sports, woodwork amongst others. We are not looking for applicants from a Regulated Care background such as Care Workers (domiciliary, residential, PAs). We do not provide any personal care or wider Regulated Services.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.