Learning Disability Skills Specialist 29.5 hours Newcastle

Connected Voice; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Connected Voice in Newcastle is seeking an Experienced Learning Disability Skills practitioner to deliver training to small groups of adults with learning disabilities on a part-time basis. Sessions run both on-site at the Newcastle Hub and in the wider community, focusing on independent living and employment skills with ASDAN accreditation.

Applicants should hold a teaching or training qualification, have an enhanced DBS and safeguarding training, and be able to work with Easy Read formats.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training sessions to adults with learning disabilities in community and on-site settings.
• Provide ASDAN-accredited training focused on independent living and employment skills.
• Plan and deliver differentiated sessions with Easy Read materials.

Skills

Small group training

Travel training

Differentiation

Easy Read format

Education

Teaching qualification

Enhanced DBS with update service

Safeguarding Adults Level 1 or 2

Job description

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

• 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

• 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.