About the role

Empowering, educating and supporting our adult social care providers, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to fulfil their roles to the highest standards.

What will you be doing?

You will be working directly with adult social care provider teams to identify, develop and deliver learning and development opportunities that meet both the needs of the services and individual team members, as well as legislative, regulatory and current best practice guidance.
Creating a learning environment that supports engagement leading to successful learning outcomes for individuals and teams.
Offering advice and guidance to support service delivery and policy development in a number of subject areas including safeguarding and person centred working.

About you

Applicants will need to demonstrate a working knowledge and experience in adult social care, with the ability to connect and engage with a diverse audience, as well as being able to assess, understand and respond to the learning needs of groups being taught.

Previous experience of direct working within adult social care, including social work or related services, or learning and development in the Adult Social Care/Social Work Sector.

Ideally, you will have experience delivering training within adult social care environments. You will need to be able to translate your knowledge, current legislative and policy guidance into engaging, interactive training sessions for workers in adult social care teams.

We are looking for an individual who is suitably experienced and qualified to develop and deliver training in subjects such as:

Person-Centred Working
Safeguarding
Communication
Dignity
Infection Control

You'll possess a recognised learning and development qualification, e.g. Level 3 Award in Education and Training.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate, at our cost. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Apply now! As we may close the advert early, if we receive the desired response.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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Our benefits

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

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