Oliver McGowan Tier 2 Facilitating Trainer
JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE OF JOB: Oliver McGowan Tier 2 Facilitating Trainer
JOB REFERENCE: LETT2/May26
LOCATION: Hampshire
SERVICE: Lived Experience Training
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Open until vacancy is filled - early application is advised
INTERVIEW DATES: Late May - Early June 2026
PERMANENT/TEMPORARY: 1 year
HOURS PER WEEK: 15 hours (over 2 days)
BASED: Training sessions will be delivered across Hampshire
SALARY: Band 4 / Scale Point 21 / £31,105 FTE, pro rata (i.e. £12,610 actual).
HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT: Starting 27 days pro rata per annum, plus 3 extra days at Christmas and the usual statutory holidays.
ABOUT: Lived Experience Training is a project which supports autistic trainers and trainers with learning disabilities to design and deliver autism training with the aim of improving services and communities for autistic people and people with learning disabilities as well as empowering our trainers to improve their confidence and work skills.
LINE MANAGED BY: Lived Experience Training Service Manager
Summary of the role: Lived Experience Training are looking for a bank Oliver McGowan Tier 2 Facilitating Trainer to support sessions across Fareham, Portsmouth and Southampton.
For an informal chat, please call James Parmenter on 07787 250627 or email LET@impactinitiatives.org.uk
The successful applicant will be subject to a Basic DBS check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar someone from working with us and any disclosures will be considered in relation to the duties of the role.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS OF PROJECT
Impact Initiatives was set up over 40 years ago through a partnership including Brighton Borough Council and Sussex University. These people came together as they all wanted to support local people in need and knew this could be most effectively done through pooling resources and skills. Our original remit of ‘filling the gaps in statutory services’ is as relevant today as it has always been.
The Lived Experience Training project has been operating since 2014 following research by local autism self-advocacy groups which found a need among mental health professionals expressed for autism training delivered from a first-person perspective. The project has 2 key aims:
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To improve services, communities and general support for the autistic community. We serve this aim by providing excellent training developed from a combination of our trainers’ lived experience and up to date research.
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To support our trainers in developing confidence and work skills which will benefit them in seeking further work by providing the service in a flexible, inclusive working environment which celebrates their skills and experience.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism programme is named after Oliver McGowan, a young autistic man with learning disabilities who tragically died in a hospital in 2016 following repeated failures of staff to take account of his needs. The training was developed following the Health and Care Act 2022, which introduced a requirement for all CQC registered services to ensure that their employees receive learning disability and autism training. The training recognises and places a focus on ensuring the voices of trainers with lived experience of autism and learning disabilities.
MAIN TASKS
Service Development and Delivery
• To facilitate Oliver McGowan tier 2 training on Learning Disability and Autism sessions across the Fareham / Portsmouth / Southampton area
• To support trainers with lived experience of autism and learning disabilities to attend and engage with Oliver McGowan tier 2 trainer training sessions
• To support trainers with lived experience of autism and learning disabilities to prepare for Oliver McGowan tier 2 training sessions
• To support trainers with lived experience of autism and learning disabilities to deliver Oliver McGowan tier 2 training sessions
• To support the project administration by ensuring prompt collection and returning of registers and feedback forms on completion of sessions
• To liaise with the service manager to help monitor the progress and developing or changing support needs of trainers with lived experience
To support trainers with lived experience to ‘debrief’ following training sessions in a timely manner where necessary and as agreed with the service manager. Aiding expert co-trainers to discuss and address any issues arising from recently delivered sessions to support their continued wellbeing and participation in the project.
To encourage the development and confidence of your co-trainers, supporting them to contribute and where possible lead training sessions as much as they are able to
• On occasion to support with delivery of Oliver McGowan tier 1 training where necessary
To liaise when required with other LET team members including facilitators, expert cotrainers and the service manager to develop and improve training sessions, within the set guidelines, through discussion of areas of success and areas for improvement from sessions as well as learner and booker feedback.
People
• To provide support for a team of trainers with lived experience of learning disabilities and/or autism. This is to include:
o supporting trainers to prepare to deliver OM training
o supporting trainers to deliver OM training
• To ensure that OM trainers receive support to participate in the project which reflects their varying and diverse strengths and reasonable adjustment needs
• To support trainers as necessary to access training, support with additional work skills and confidence including interview practice and work coaching where appropriate
Person Specification
| Qualifications, knowledge and experience | |
| Good standard of education - equivalent of 5 GCSEs including Maths and English | Essential |
| Oliver McGowan tier 2 facilitator qualification | Essential |
| Oliver McGowan tier 1 facilitator qualification | Desirable |
| A relevant training qualification (level 3) or teaching qualification such as Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS), Multi-professional support oflearning and assessment in practice or an equivalent. | Desirable |
| Clear experience of successful delivery of face-to-face training in health andsocial care or similar environment, demonstrating an ability to persuade and influence learners' aitudes at a range of levels and supporting others to developquality practice. | Essential |
| Experience of building rapport and working collaboratively with people with alearning disability and autistic people. This could be demonstrated throughformal and informal experiences. | Essential |
| An up-to-date working knowledge of the fields of autism and learning disabilityand is familiar with current issues. | Essential |
| Knowledge of health and social care sectors and current and emerging trendsthat constitute best practice in delivering health and social care support. Ability togive objective, accurate, consistent and timely advice in relation to health andsocial care learning and development, within the scope of this role. | Essential |
| Robust knowledge and understanding of legislation relevant to Oliver McGowantraining, including: the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998, theAutism Act 2009, The Equality Act 2010, UK legal valid consent laws and DNACPRcase law | Essential |
| Skills and values | |
| An understanding of the value of the skills, experiences and views of autisticpeople and people with learning disabilities and a commitment to supporting theempowerment of individuals from these communities and the centering of theirvoices in training sessions about them. | Essential |
| Excellent communication and presentation skils including the ability to developand deliver presentations collaboratively with others | Essential |
| Robust time management and facilitation skills to ensure the training is deliveredon time, with all learning outcomes adequately addressed. | Essential |
| A passion for teamwork and supporting the development of others | Essential |
| Skilled in the facilitation of learning through a variety of means related to a deep | Essential |
| understanding of differing learning styles and support needs. | |
| Ability to work in a self-directed manner as part of a distance-managed team,utilising initiative and good organisational skills to prioritise and manageworkload. | Essential |
| Able to competently use Microsoft packages: Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel;and Teams and Zoom | Essential |
| Drivers license or demonstratable ability to travel regularly to potentially dificultto reach venues across Hampshire | Essential |