Learning Disability Skills Specialist 22 hours

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

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Journey Enterprises Ltd in the North East is seeking a Learning Disability Skills Specialist to deliver two timetabled training sessions daily for adults with learning disabilities. The role focuses on developing work and independent living skills and promoting activity, with a view to enabling paid part-time work.

The post is 22 hours per week, on-site in NE3 3RY, permanent contract. Applicants should come from an adult training background and have experience across a range of sectors.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult training or youth training.
• Background across sectors such as Education, Emergency Services, Catering, Hospitality, Leisure and Sport, or Retail.
• No Regulated Care background and no personal care duties.

Responsibilities

• Deliver two timetabled training sessions daily for adults with learning disabilities.
• Help attendees develop work and independent living skills and stay active.
• Support progression to paid part-time work where possible.

Skills

Adult training background

Sector experience

Job description

Learning Disability Skills Specialist 22 hours

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.

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

Company: Journey Enterprises
Salary: from £24,935 a year, pro rata
Hours: Part-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

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