Learning Disabilities Co-Trainer – Expert with Experience

SeeAbility; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A supporting charity is looking for a Learning Disabilities Co-Trainer. The role requires sharing personal experiences to improve colleagues' understanding of learning disabilities. Candidates should be comfortable in group settings, believe in fair treatment, and possess strong teamwork skills. The position is part-time with a pay rate of £13.20 per hour plus benefits, available across various regions in the UK including Bristol. Join a passionate team to make a difference in the lives of those with learning disabilities.

Benefits

Discounts and cashback at numerous shops

Employer contributory pension scheme

Paid DBS and renewals

Refer a friend and receive £600

Qualifications

• Experience presenting to groups about personal experiences.
• Understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities.
• Ability to facilitate respectful and inclusive training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training sessions sharing lived experiences.
• Collaborate with other trainers to enhance training quality.
• Engage participants by answering questions respectfully.

Skills

Personal experience of learning disability

Comfortable talking in groups

Belief in fair treatment

Friendly approach

Teamwork skills

Ability to travel

Capability to participate in sessions for 3 hours

Job description

Overview

Role Description

Join Our Team as a Learning Disabilities Co-Trainer - Expert with Experience. Location: Position available across all SeeAbility regions (Oxfordshire, Bristol, Devon, Hampshire, Surrey and Kent). Salary: £13.20 per hour + Benefits. Hours: Various - Part time. Contract: Bank.

SeeAbility is a charity that supports people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss in the UK. We are looking for someone to be part of our team as an Oliver McGowan mandatory training expert. You will have professional or lived experience of autism and be confident speaking in front of groups.

You will support the training of colleagues in health and social care so they better understand the needs of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. You will work closely with other trainers – for example, people with lived experience – to deliver sessions that are open, honest and easy to understand.

What you will do

• Share your lived experience of learning disability as part of training sessions
• Work with others to deliver the Oliver McGowan mandatory training
• Make sure the training is respectful, clear and includes different points of view
• Talk with people in the sessions and answer their questions
• Help others learn how to give better support to people with learning disabilities and autistic people

What Skills you will need

• Personal experience of learning disability
• To be comfortable talking in groups and sharing your story
• To believe that everyone should be treated fairly and with respect
• A friendly and open approach
• To work well with others as part of a team
• Ability to travel as part of your role
• Ability to be part of a training session for 3 hours at a time

About us

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK, having pioneered specialist support across multiple generations since 1799!

We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities, autism, complex needs, who may also have sight loss. Our support ranges from providing person-centred support across our many supported-living and residential care provisions. Furthermore, we provide specialist eye-care services to children and adults alike and assists people with a disability to find paid employment for the very first time.

SeeAbility provides the resources and expertise that make this possible, we support people to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible.

Benefits

• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants and activities
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Save 10% on monthly bus travel
• Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates
• Employer contributory pension scheme - Support and tools to help you make the right decisions about your future
• Refer a friend and receive £600
• Paid DBS and renewals
• Season ticket loans

Safer Recruitment

SeeAbility is committed to safe and fair recruitment practices, safeguarding and protecting those who we support. It is a condition of employment that prospective employees will be subject to the following:

• A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
• Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
• Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
• References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a start date at SeeAbility’s expense.

Diversity

SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.

In exceptional circumstances, the exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.