Technical Learning Specialist (GDMS) - Leamington

Posted on 19/05/2025

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Vacancy ID:
306
Closing Date:
Not Specified
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Leamington
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Academy
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Contract Type:
Secondment
Directorate:
Operations
Hours Per Week:
35
Contract Duration:
2 years

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Technical Learning Specialist (GDMS) - Leamington

About The Role
**To apply for this role you must be or previously worked as a Guide Dog Mobility Specialist**

As a Technical Leaning Specialist (TLS) your role is to train, coach and mentor our next generation of Guide Dog Trainers and Guide Dog Mobility Specialists.

If you are looking to take the next step in your Guide Dogs career and want to inspire others through your knowledge, experience and passion then becoming a TLS allows you to make a bigger difference than ever before. We now have an opportunity at our Leamington site for a TLS (GDMS) to train our next set of Academy Guide Dog Mobility Specialists.

We'd also love to hear from you if you have previously worked as a GDMS, are looking to return to Guide Dogs and feel like this might be the right role for you!

Once you have been fully inducted and trained as a TLS you will receive your first cohort of around three learners. You will use a blended learning approach to train your learners with a mixture of classroom and practical lessons. And you'll be supported in doing this by our industry-leading learning experience platform 'Guide Dogs Learning' as well from our highly experienced, collaborative wider Academy Team who will also help you further your own professional and technical expertise.

Think this may be the role for you?

Hear more from Emma, one of our current TLSs: 

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Salary

Internal candidates - your current salary + 10% up to £3500

External candidates - £34,805 to £38,388 dependent on experience + 10% up to £3500

Duration of Secondment

2 years

Some of the essential criteria include:

GDMS qualified (including active practice within the last 5 years). 

Proven success in mentoring & coaching people in technical skills and theoretical knowledge.

 For the complete list of criteria for this role please see the Job Description below which includes a full Person Specification attached.

Relocation

A relocation package for this role is also an option if you are potentially interested and live outside the Leamington area. To find out more please contact [email protected]

If you have any questions at all you can contact your Regional Academy Manager, Allison Rowles, via email on [email protected].
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About Us
If you want to know more about the teams who work at Guide Dogs, you can find it on our Careers Page
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.

We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK via our digital ID checking supplier; in addition, we cannot offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

At Guide Dogs, we believe in fair and equitable hiring practices. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an applicant from consideration for a position. Each case will be evaluated individually, taking into account the nature of the offense, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the incident. We encourage all candidates to disclose relevant information, and we assure you that it will be handled confidentially and fairly.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If you are applying for a disclosure role, please note that you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and sign up to the DBS update service.

How to apply

You may have particular needs to be able to complete your application, If you would like support please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or [email protected]

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.