Skills for People

20/10/2026

📣 We're looking for someone to join our team!

Job: Support Worker (Access to Work)
Hours: 14 per week
Pay: £24,415 pa pro rata

We are recruiting a Support Worker (Access to Work) to work with a colleague in our team, based at our office in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 4th November 2026 at 12 noon.

Find out more and apply: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/vacancies/support-worker-access-to-work/

20/10/2026

💙 Making a difference through better understanding! 💙

Great to see our team delivering Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training – Tier 2 to health and social care professionals! 🙌

🌟 Why choose Skills for People?

✅ 43 years of experience supporting people across the North East.

✅ Training that champions lived experience, inclusion and person-centred care.

✅ A passionate team dedicated to improving understanding of learning disabilities and autism.

✅ Helping professionals build confidence, knowledge and skills to deliver better support.

💙 43 years of experience. A passion for inclusion. A commitment to change.

📩 Looking for a trusted training provider? Get in touch with Skills for People to discuss training for your team!
0191 2818737
[email protected]

19/10/2026

📣 Coming next week...
Be Screening Aware Workshop - Bowel Screening

A workshop for men and women. The session is for people with a learning disability, family members, carers and support workers.

Date: Monday 26th October
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm

We will talk about:
👍🏼 Why we are offered screening.
👍🏼 What is bowel screening?
👍🏼 Who can be invited?
👍🏼 What happens in an appointment?
👍🏼 We will use activities to learn in a fun way.

To book your FREE place, text or call Donna Johnston on: 07841 462 780

15/10/2026

🚨 Last chance to apply!

👉🏽 We're looking for someone to join our team, as a Parent Carer Project Worker.

Hours: 28 per week
Pay: £28,410 pa pro rata

Find out more and apply: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/vacancies/parent-carer-project-worker/

We are looking for someone who is a good listener, organised, supportive and able to build positive relationships with people.

They will work alongside parents and carers of children and young people with SEND, helping them get the information, support and opportunities they need.

Closing date: 4pm, 16th October 2026
Interviews will be held: Monday, 2nd November 2026

Parent Carer Project Worker Hours: 28 per week Pay: £28,410 pa pro rata Location: Newcastle Duration: We are looking for a friendly and approachable Parent Carer Project Worker to join our Family Advice and Support Team. You will work alongside parents and carers of children and young people with S...

12/10/2026

Be Screening Aware Workshop - Cervical Screening
Book your place today!

A workshop for women only. The workshop is for People with a learning disability, family members, carers and support workers.

Date: Monday 19th October
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm

We will talk about:
👉🏾 Why we are offered screening.
👉🏾 What is cervical screening?
👉🏾 Who can be invited?
👉🏾 What happens in an appointment?
👉🏾 We will use activities to learn in a fun way.

11/10/2026

👉🏽 We're looking for someone to join our team, as a Parent Carer Project Worker.

Hours: 28 per week
Pay: £28,410 pa pro rata

Find out more and apply: https://skillsforpeople.org.uk/vacancies/parent-carer-project-worker/

We are looking for someone who is a good listener, organised, supportive and able to build positive relationships with people.

They will work alongside parents and carers of children and young people with SEND, helping them get the information, support and opportunities they need.

Closing date: 4pm, 16th October 2026
Interviews will be held: Monday, 2nd November 2026

Parent Carer Project Worker Hours: 28 per week Pay: £28,410 pa pro rata Location: Newcastle Duration: We are looking for a friendly and approachable Parent Carer Project Worker to join our Family Advice and Support Team. You will work alongside parents and carers of children and young people with S...

05/10/2026

Coming next week..

Be Screening Aware Workshop - Breast Screening

A workshop for women only. The workshop is for people with a learning disability, family members, carers and support workers.

Date: Monday 12th October
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm

We will talk about:
✅ Why we are offered screening.
✅ What is Breast Screening?
✅ Who can be invited?
✅ What happens in an appointment?
✅ We will use activities to learn in a fun way.

To book your FREE place, text or call Donna Johnston on: 07841 462 780

01/10/2026

🌿 We were so pleased to go along to the Jean Cartman Wilder Communities Award Celebration event yesterday evening, with the Save the Planet group.

🌻 Our Mind, Body, Planet project received a grant from the fund earlier this year, which is being used to make the allotment space the Save the Planet group look after more accessible.

🍂 We enjoyed looking around Shieldfield Art Works and chatting to lots of nice people from Northumberland Wildlife Trust and local community gardens, as well as eating some delicious food!

30/09/2026

🎉 Four years ago!

In October 2022, Bryn, Sara and Stew delivered the very first Tier 2 Oliver McGowan Training event for Skills for People.

Four years on, we’re celebrating the incredible journey that followed — the people reached, conversations started, confidence built and, most importantly, the difference the training continues to make. 💜

A huge thank you to everyone who has been part of the journey. And a special thank you to Bryn, Sara and Stew for taking those first steps.

Here’s to four years — and to everything still to come! 🌟