Learning and Development Partner - Children's Residential Services

Compass Associates; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Associates are supporting a leading provider of children's residential care in recruiting a Learning & Development Partner to join their L&D team. You will deliver and enhance training programmes to upskill staff and ensure regulatory standards are met.

This is a delivery-focused role with online training and some in-person sessions, based in the West Midlands, Herefordshire or South/Mid Wales regions, with regional travel required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years' experience working within residential children's services.
• In-depth understanding of good practice, current legislation, and policy trends in children's residential care.
• Familiarity with a range of learning approaches and best practice in L&D.
• Strong numeracy, literacy, and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and enhance training programmes across children's residential services.
• Upskill staff to meet high standards and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver training online with some in-person sessions.
• Coordinate with L&D team and Regional Training Manager to ensure well-organised delivery.
• Assess and evaluate training programmes and provide feedback for improvement.
• Stay informed of new legislation and best practice to keep content current.

Skills

Communication

Teaching/Training

IT skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Teamwork

Independent working

Trainer experience

Education

Training or teaching qualification

Experience as trainer

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Title: Learning & Development Partner - Children's Residential Services

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

Do you have experience working within Children's Residential services?

Would you be interested in perusing a career in Learning & Development?

Overview:

Compass Associates are proud to be working with a leading provider of children's residential care services, supporting them in the appointment of a Learning & Development Partner to join their growing L&D team.

Our client is committed to delivering outstanding, trauma-informed care to children and young people, and invests heavily in ensuring their workforce is equipped with high-quality, engaging training that reflects current best practice and regulatory standards.

The Role

As a Learning & Development Partner, you'll play a crucial role in delivering and enhancing training programmes across children's residential services. Drawing on your own experience within residential children's services, you'll train, educate, and upskill both new and existing staff, ensuring they're fully prepared to meet the high standards expected in their roles.

This is a predominantly delivery role, with training carried out online, interactive tools rather than the passive remote delivery of the past full training and support will be given. You'll still deliver some in-person sessions where needed, so this role suits someone based within the West Midlands, Herefordshire, or South/Mid Wales regions. Training will cover areas including (but not limited to) induction, safeguarding, positive approaches to behaviour, CSE and missing from home, emergency first aid, medication, and ligature awareness. Around 80% of your time will be spent delivering training.

You'll report into a Regional Training Manager and work closely with the wider L&D team, including L&D Coordinators, to ensure training is well-organised, impactful, and continuously improving.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the L&D team to design and deliver training that is practical and aligned with current standards
• Ensure all training sessions are organised, well-presented, and run smoothly, coordinating with the L&D Coordinator as needed
• Manage the assessment and evaluation of training programmes, providing feedback to enhance future sessions
• Stay informed of new legislation and best practice, ensuring training content remains current and compliant
• Act as a Subject Lead in a specific area of expertise, working with services to promote safe and effective practice
• Uphold high standards of personal and professional conduct, including health and safety compliance
• Reinforce organisational values, promoting equality, diversity, and excellence in service provision throughout training delivery

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience working within residential children's services
• In-depth understanding of good practice, current legislation, and policy trends in children's residential care
• Familiarity with a range of learning approaches and best practice in L&D
• Strong numeracy, literacy, and IT skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for regional travel across the West Midlands, Herefordshire, and South/Mid Wales
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to engage a range of audiences
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable, with a willingness to embrace new tasks and challenges
• Previous experience as a trainer
• Training or teaching qualification
• Experience managing and allocating resources

Please note that this role does not offer sponsorship, and candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Working Pattern:

Full-time, (40 hours per week), remote & in-person delivery with occasional regional travel across the West Midlands and Wales and overnight stays required.

Andy at Compass Associates

0161 527 9632

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About Compass Associates:

Established in 2009, Compass Associates is an award winning, UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.