Care Trainer in Bodmin

Join our dynamic team as a Care Trainer, where you will deliver engaging training and support to vital health and social care workers.

Salary: £30,500

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Base: Chy Trevail, Bodmin, PL31 2FR. Travel to different sites across Cornwall will be required. Business travel will be reimbursed at 55p per mile.

Other: Hybrid role

About the role: Reporting into the Corserv Care Senior People Partner, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of high-quality training for all Corserv Care employees to ensure every employee is confident and competent in their ability to work in a person centred and compassionate manner. You will also support the delivery of the People Plan, with the overall aim of improving the employee journey for Corserv Care’s People.

Role Purpose: To design, deliver, and evaluate high-quality training programs that ensure our care workers have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to provide exceptional, compassionate care to individuals. The Care Trainer plays a key role in maintaining compliance with health and social care standards and fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

• Deliver high-quality training aligned with CQC standards, legislation, and good practice.
• Play a key part in ensuring the continued delivery of good care, to ensure every employee is confident and competent in their ability to work in a person centred and compassionate manner.
• With the Senior People Partner and service Managers design, plan and lead an engaging company induction to include role specific mandatory training.
• As one of the initial points of contact between Corserv Care and new employees, our trainer should demonstrate passion for their role and the Corserv Care mission, vision and values.
• Design, plan and lead refresher training sessions for staff.
• Work with Senior People Partner and People Advisors to deliver ad-hoc training on a variety of HR topics to include Safer Recruitment.
• Coordination and delivery of training against Corserv Cares objectives and training statistics.
• Provide practical, hands-on training across a variety of subjects.
• Develop and maintain the service training matrix to track and manage training compliance.
• Create and update course materials including presentations, e-learning modules, and workbooks.
• Adapt training methods to meet varied learning styles and maximise staff engagement.
• Working in partnership with the People Advisor (L&D) and People Advisor (Resourcing) to plan and publish training calendars.
• Ensure employee training files are up to date.
• Observe workplace practice.
• Maintain regular contact with new employees, coaching and supporting where appropriate.
• Attend external meetings and conferences where required.
• Promote learning and development opportunities that Corserv Care offer.
• Work with Registered Managers to ensure the implementation of individual personal development plans.

What you'll be doing:

• Design and Deliver Training: Work with the Professional Service Lead, Operational Managers and Managers of Services to determine training requirements. Develop and deliver engaging training sessions such as Oliver McGowan, safeguarding, manual handling, medication administration, dementia care, and emergency first aid. Tailor training to meet the needs of new and existing staff across various care settings. Review and adapt eLearning content as and when necessary.
• Assessment and Evaluation: Assess learners’ understanding and competence through practical and theoretical evaluations. Monitor and report on training effectiveness and staff progress.
• Compliance and Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate training records in line with regulatory requirements. Ensure all training meets contractual requirements and CQC and Skills for Care standards, and keep up to date with service, local and national policy changes.
• Support and Development: Provide one-on-one coaching and mentoring to employees. Support employees working towards qualifications such as NVQ Level 2/3 in Health and Social Care.

Qualifications & experience desirable criteria:

• Essential: Recognised training or teaching qualification (e.g., PTLLS, AET, or equivalent). Diploma level 3 in Health & Social Care or experience of working in the social care sector, and a working knowledge of legislative requirements in the care sector. Experience in delivering mandatory training. Strong communication and presentation skills. Knowledge of adult learning principles and training methodologies. Empathetic and patient. Full UK driving license. Highly organised and self-motivated. Passionate about improving care standards. Able to inspire and motivate others.
• Desirable: Assessor qualification (e.g., TAQA).

To apply: It’s really easy to apply for our roles – simply click on the link below where it says APPLY to create a candidate profile, answer the screening questions and upload a CV.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. This role is subject to a basic DBS check.

Closing date: midnight Sunday 16th August 2026. Due to the large number of applications, we will be viewing applicants on a daily basis, and we may contact you before the closing date to invite you to an interview. We may also close the advert early due to a high volume of interested applicants. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you soon.