Peripatetic Learning Disability Specialists
| Posting date: | 27 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,940 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2026 |
| Location: | North East England, UK |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Journey Enterprises |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
About the Role
We are creating a new team of Peripatetic Learning Disability Specialists who will cover all of our sites and who are experienced practitioners from Day Services, Careers or Qualified Teachers (upper secondary SEND or FE) backgrounds. Our 'Peris' will provide sessional cover for both planned and unplanned Staff absences at any of our sites and will be part of our Volunteering and Projects Team which delivers sessions across the organisations.
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, cerebral palsy, Sotos and Williams.
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.
The Charity operates between 08.30 – 16.30 from Monday – Thursdays and 08.30 – 16.00 on Fridays. All Staff who work for six hours continuously must take half an hour for lunch daily.
Benefits:
Additional leave
Bereavement leave
Casual dress
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme (after completion of probation)
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Free parking
Private medical insurance
Sick pay
We are creating a new team of Peripatetic Learning Disability Specialists who will cover all of our sites and who are experienced practitioners from Day Services, Careers or Qualified Teachers (upper secondary SEND or FE) backgrounds. Our 'Peris' will provide sessional cover for both planned and unplanned Staff absences at any of our sites and will be part of our Volunteering and Projects Team which delivers sessions across the organisations.
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, cerebral palsy, Sotos and Williams.
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.
The Charity operates between 08.30 – 16.30 from Monday – Thursdays and 08.30 – 16.00 on Fridays. All Staff who work for six hours continuously must take half an hour for lunch daily.
Benefits:
Additional leave
Bereavement leave
Casual dress
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme (after completion of probation)
Discounted or free food
Employee discount
Free parking
Private medical insurance
Sick pay
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.