Learning and Development Officer

Cheshire West and Chester; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent learning and development

Employee discounts and wellbeing

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester is seeking a passionate Learning and Development Officer; Practice Model to shape how practitioners learn, develop and practice. The role sits within Children’s Services and blends design, delivery and evaluation of learning that supports a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach.

You’ll work with partners to design engaging programmes, evaluate impact and anticipate future learning needs, ensuring the Practice Model is applied consistently across services.

Qualifications

• Experience in learning and development, training, workforce development or a related field.
• Knowledge of how adults learn and how to create engaging learning experiences.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience identifying learning needs and evaluating impact.
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence across teams and organisations.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver engaging learning and development programmes.
• Create evidence-informed training content through a trauma-informed and systemic lens.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.
• Analyse feedback, learning outcomes and workforce development needs.
• Support practice development events, forums and networking opportunities.
• Help drive continuous improvement and innovation across children’s services.

Skills

Learning and development

Adult learning

Communication skills

Facilitation

Influence across teams

Job description

Help shape practice. Inspire learning. Make a difference for children and families.

Behind every confident practitioner is great learning, great support, and a shared vision of what outstanding practice looks like.

Cheshire West and Chester are looking for a passionate and creative Learning and Development Officer; Practice Model to help bring our children's services practice model to life. This is an exciting opportunity to influence how professionals learn, develop and practice, ensuring children and families receive the very best support at every stage of their journey.

This isn't a typical training role.

It's about creating meaningful learning experiences, championing professional development, and working with colleagues and partners to embed a strengths-based, trauma-informed and relationship-focused approach across our workforce.

What you'll be doing

You’ll work closely with our Practice Model Lead and a wide range of partners to design, coordinate and deliver engaging learning opportunities that help our workforce grow and thrive.

From developing innovative training programmes and facilitating workshops, to evaluating impact and identifying future learning needs, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our practice model is understood, valued and consistently applied across children’s services.

You’ll also:

• Design and deliver engaging learning and development programmes.
• Create evidence-informed training content through a trauma-informed and systemic lens.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.
• Analyse feedback, learning outcomes and workforce development needs.
• Support practice development events, forums and networking opportunities.
• Help drive continuous improvement and innovation across children’s services.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic about learning and passionate about helping others develop.

You’ll be someone who can make complex ideas easy to understand, build positive relationships with a wide range of people, and inspire confidence in others. You're equally comfortable facilitating a training session, analysing feedback data, or developing new ideas to improve learning outcomes.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience in learning and development, training, workforce development or a related field.
• Knowledge of how adults learn and how to create engaging learning experiences.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Experience identifying learning needs and evaluating impact.
• The ability to work collaboratively and influence across teams and organisations.
• A commitment to improving outcomes for children and families.
• Knowledge of trauma informed practice and systemic practice.

Why join us?

You’ll become part of a service that is committed to continuous improvement, innovation and investing in its people.

In return we offer:

• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Employee discounts and wellbeing support
• Family-friendly policies and flexible benefit

Ready to make an impact?

If you're passionate about learning, development and helping professionals deliver outstanding support to children and families, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary: Grade 9 SCP 27-31 (£39,481 - £43,149)

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Anna Johnson on 0151 356 6550 / [e-mail]