Training Officer

About The Role

To design and deliver high quality sector specific training as part of the Kisimul Group Learning and Development offer, playing a key role in the induction of new starters alongside developing the knowledge and skills of existing colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deliver and evaluate in-house training sessions deploying a wide variety of training methodologies and creating engaging and effective training materials.
• Undertake learner assessments against required subject knowledge and competency standards, using a variety of methods.
• Maintain accurate training and assessment records via the learning management system.
• Work collaboratively with operational services, quality assurance leads, therapy services and other subject matter experts as required.
• Maintain currency, accuracy and quality of training materials in line with industry standards and regulations, organisational policies and procedures, and responding to Operational, Regulatory and Local Authority feedback.
• Ensure standards for training delivery are met and maintained.
• Maintain individual Continuing Professional Development ensuring occupational and professional competence.
• Maintain a safe and professional training environment.
• Provide assessment support if required for learners undertaking the Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (where qualified).
• Undertake any other reasonable activity suited to your qualifications and experience as requested by the Learning and Development Manager.

About You

Essential Experience Skills & Qualifications

• Level 3 Trainer/ Learning and Development Qualification.
• Sector relevant qualification e.g. Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare.
• Relevant work-based experience within residential childcare and/or supporting children/adults with complex needs and behaviours of concern.
• Experience of working in a learning and development environment with responsibility for development, delivery and evaluation of face to face/Online training programmes.
• Experience working at a supervisory level.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory regulations and frameworks within health and social care.
• In depth knowledge of training requirements and standards in the Social Care sector for both Adults and Children.
• Ability to problem solve and provide workable solutions.
• Knowledge and application of adult learning theories.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to work to tight deadlines and manage own workload.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and across services and departments building effective working relationships.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Self-motivated and able to use own initiative.
• Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Office/365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Understanding of and commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion.
• A valid driving licence and access to a car is required with the ability to travel to various service locations.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of learners within care and education services which may require working outside of typical office hours at times.

Desirable Experience

• Assessor Award.
• Supporting learners to achieve vocational qualifications.
• Understanding of vocational qualifications and quality frameworks.

About Kisimul Group

At Kisimul we’re dedicated to helping the people we support expand their life skills, abilities and experiences as part of our therapeutic community and meaningful life delivery model. Our ethos is to put individual needs, values, aspirations and outcomes at the centre of everything we do providing holistic care and lifelong learning in a nurturing, supportive environment that encourages personal growth and development.