Learning and Development Trainer - Residential

Compass Community Ltd; Tetford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MediCash cashback for medical expenses

Service awards: £200/£400/£600

Annual leave 25 days, rising to 28

Birthday/Wellbeing/ Shopping days

Life Assurance Scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Compass Community Ltd is seeking a committed trainer to deliver and develop training for residential workers across regions, driving onboarding and regulatory compliance.

You will work across offices and travel nationally, using Word/PowerPoint and learning databases, with a focus on safeguarding and child welfare standards. This role emphasizes teamwork and resilience in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Deliver training to residential workers and, on occasion, to other staff.
• Develop and maintain learning and training materials.
• Lead induction of new staff in designated regions.
• Ensure the service complies with government legislation, regulations and standards.
• Represent Compass Community’s vision and values and foster a learning ethos.
• Understand and discuss residential regulations and safeguarding issues.
• Attend meetings as required and travel nationally.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; learn in-house databases.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload calmly.
• Previous training and facilitation experience is preferred.
• Level 3 Residential Childcare Qualification is advantageous.
• AET qualification or willingness to work towards.

Responsibilities

• To deliver training to residential workers and other staff as needed.
• To develop and maintain learning materials and resources.
• To lead staff inductions in defined regions.
• To support regulatory compliance and safeguarding within the service.
• To participate in meetings and national travel as required.

Job description

About The Role

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?

Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach.Integrity,Courageand Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fixing what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we’d like you to be part of it.

You will be comfortable to work across a wide range of offices and venues with travel across regions expected allowing for significant collaborative working.

We are looking for a committed trainer who would like to work within a children’s service offering fostering, residential and education services to children and young people. Key aspects to the role are:

• To deliver training to all residential workers along with on occasion to other employees
• To develop and maintain learning and training materials
• To lead the induction of new staff in designed regions
• Support the organisation in ensuring that the service is run in line with the Government Legislation, Regulations and Standards, together with the Inspecting Body.
• Represent Compass Community’s Vision and Values, whilst developing and providing a comprehensive learning ethos to the Compass Community.
• Have a willingness to understand and discuss residential regulations, child care law and safeguarding issues.
• Be a strong team player and be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Attend meetings as required
• Travel nationally
• Be proficient in using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and have a willingness to learn the use of our in-house databases.
• Have an ability to work under pressure and priorities your workload whilst remaining calm and professional.
• Previous training and facilitation experience is preferred for this role.
• Level 3 Residential Childcare Qualification is advantageous for this role

AET qualification or equivalent or willingness to work towards.

The benefits of joining Compass

• Cashback for various medical appointments & treatments with MediCash.
• Receive £200 (2 years), £400 (5 years) and £600 (10 years) service awards, plus up to £500 special recognition award for outstanding practice.
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 28 days within 4 years, plus all bank holidays.
• Additional 2.5 days each year for your birthday, a health and wellbeing day and a half day festive shopping day.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers, technology and cycle to work.

The recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be appointed subject to satisfactory references. Please note that Compass reserves the right to close this vacancy early upon receipt of sufficient applications

Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.