Learning Disability Skills Specialist 30 hours

Journey Enterprises; Hexham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Journey Enterprises Ltd in Hexham is seeking a part-time Learning Disability Skills Specialist (30 hours per week) to deliver two daily training sessions for adults with learning disabilities. The role focuses on work skills, independent living, and staying fit and active.

Applicants from adult training backgrounds, with experience in Education, Catering, Hospitality, Military or Retail are welcome. The job is on-site with pro rata pay and the Disability Confident employer scheme.

Qualifications

• Background in adult training; not Regulated Care.
• Experience across sectors such as Education, Catering, Hospitality, Military, Retail.
• Wider interests like arts, IT and sports may be relevant.

Responsibilities

• Deliver two timetabled training sessions daily to adults with learning disabilities.
• Focus on work skills, independent living, and staying fit and active.
• Support Day Service participants to live as independently as possible.

Skills

Adult training background

sectors experience: Education, C thg

Work in Education/Catering/Hospitality

Interests in arts, IT, sports

Job description

Learning Disability Skills Specialist 30 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, Catering, Hospitality, 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: Hexham, NE46 4SA 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, Catering, Hospitality, 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.