Part Time Learning Disability Skills Specialist 29.5 hours

North East Combined Authority; Kenton; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Healthcare package

Cycle2Work Scheme

Holiday leave pro rata

Staff discounts

Job summary

Journey is seeking an Experienced Learning Disability Skills practitioner to deliver part-time training at our Newcastle Hub. Sessions occur on site and in the wider community, focusing on independent living and employment skills for adults with intellectual disabilities.

Roles involve planning differentiated instruction and ASDAN accreditation processes. Essential qualifications include a teaching/coaching qualification and enhanced DBS with an adult services check; safeguarding training is

Qualifications

• Qualified to teach or coach adults in community settings.
• Demonstrates ability to plan differentiated sessions.
• Awareness of Easy Read formats and accessibility needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training sessions to small groups in community settings.
• Plan differentiation and teach independent living and employment skills.
• Deliver travel training sessions and support health and wellbeing.

Skills

Adult education delivery

Travel training

Differentiation planning

Easy Read formats

Education

Teaching/coaching/education qualification

Enhanced DBS with adult services barring check

Safeguarding Adults Level 1/2 training

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.

Essential 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

Essential 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

Prior Experience Considered or Excluded

• 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.

Opportunities for career progression at Journey allow Staff to either progress to team leadership and middle management roles or to specialize further within our Projects Team. Our Projects are funded on short cycles, from 1 - 3 years, enabling us to provide innovation and extended opportunities.

Contracts are offered on a permanent basis.

Employees are provided with 36 days leave/annum pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, a healthcare package, holiday buy-back scheme, length of service holiday accrual scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Salary and a Journey promotional items welcome pack. Staff are also offered discounted lunches and free refreshments.