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Trainer with Lived Experience (Learning Disability / Autism)

Job details
Posting date: 02 December 2025
Salary: £15.88 per hour
Additional salary information: £15.88 PH
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 29 December 2025
Location: ME7 5AE
Company: The Kent Autistic Trust
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: 38169-124-12010504

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Summary

COTRAINER WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE (LEARNING DISABILITY / AUTISM)

Kent & Medway | £15.88/hr | Part-time

Do you have lived experience of Learning Disability / Autism?

Perhaps you've already been involved in co-delivering of OLIVER MCGOWAN?

Want to make a real difference in health and social care?

Join us to co-deliver our mandatory Autism and LD training, helping our staff to be better understand and support autistic people and people with learning disabilities.

Part time hours (6 hours per month) casual worker agreement (PAYE)

Travel to Gillingham and Ashford (alternative months)

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:

Lived experience of learning disability or autism

Good communication skills

Reliable, respectful, and ready to travel

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Co-deliver training sessions for our staff, in partnership with a Facilitating Trainer and other co-trainers. Share personal lived experience of having a learning disability and/or autism, to illustrate training content and provide real-life perspective. Support learners to engage with training material and reflect on best practice. Contribute to creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe learning environment. Travel to and deliver training at venues across Kent and Medway. Attend any required preparatory sessions, briefings, or team meetings. Follow organisational policies, including safeguarding, equality & diversity, and confidentiality.

PERSON SPECIFICATION (SUMMARY)

Lived experience of using health and social care services as a person with a learning disability or autism. Ability to communicate clearly to groups of learners. Respectful of colleagues and happy to work within a neurodiverse team Reliability, good timekeeping, and flexibility to travel. Commitment to promoting inclusion, respect, and positive attitudes towards neurodiversity and disability. Willingness to undergo standard checks (e.g., DBS) as required for working with health and social care services.

PLEASE NOTE

o We are unable to accept applications via recruitment agencies for this role.
o We are unable to accept applications from those requiring sponsorship visas.
o Employment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
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