Training Development Officer
Training Development Officer
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Job Description
Children and Families Department
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary per annum (prorata for parttime)
Working Hours:37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 12th May 2025
Interview Date(s): W/c 28th May 2025
About the Role
An exciting opportunity to join our fantastic Fostering service. We are looking for an
enthusiastic and committed worker to apply for the role as Training Development Officer. It would be helpful to have an understanding of the training and support needs of foster carers caring for vulnerable and sometimes challenging children in care. of all ages. You will have experienced in working in a collaborative professional and respectful manner. You will have good IT skills and an ability to collate information and data in order to inform future practice. You will be aspirational for LCC Foster Service and our reputation.
The role is FULL TIME PERMANENT POST GRADE 10 though applications will be considered on a job share basis.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of exoffenders please see our policy statement.
About You
To apply for this post you must:
- Identify the training and development needs of Foster carers and Supported Lodgings hosts through regular consultation with the carers trainers internal departments and agencies.
- Commission suitable and appropriate training within the budget.
- Create ways to encourage carers to engage and access training to develop their skills including 1 to 1 support locality group meetings and home visits where required.
- Monitor the quality and effectiveness of training packages and produce the annual training program
- Maintain accurate electronic records of training and ensure training activity is recorded on mosaic and provide data for the annual report.
- Complete actions within timescales problemsolving and liaising with management social workers carers and independent fostering agencies to ensure efficient and timely delivery of project objectives.
- Participate in meetings with staff and other professionals to respond appropriately and flexibly to national regional and local drivers that meet the needs of vulnerable children young people and families.
You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for termtime working parttime hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Heather Hughes Assistant Service Manager
Telephone:
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2 or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
