Learning and Development Trainer - Residential

Compass Children's Homes; Whitstable, Tetford; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MediCash lifestyle benefits

Service awards

25 days annual leave + holidays

Birthday and wellbeing days

Life Assurance

Salary sacrifice schemes

Job summary

Compass Community is seeking a motivated trainer to deliver learning and development for our residential services. You will develop materials, lead inductions, and ensure compliance with government standards while collaborating with multiple stakeholders to help children and young people reach their full potential.

The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and willingness to travel nationally across regions.

Qualifications

• Deliver training to residential workers and other staff.
• Develop and maintain learning materials and resources.
• Lead induction programs in designated regions.
• Ensure services align with legislation, regulations, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Represent Compass Community’s vision and values in learning initiatives.
• Understand residential regulations, safeguarding, and child care law.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication; attend meetings.
• Travel nationally to deliver training across regions; work with stakeholders.

Skills

Training delivery

Curriculum development

Induction training

Communication

MS Word

PowerPoint

Travel

Team collaboration

Education

Residential Childcare Level 3

AET qualification

Tools

Learning management

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, Courage and 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.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person to join our learning and development training team to support and deliver learning, skills and training to our residential services. We are looking for someone that is reflective and creative in practice. Working collaboratively with all stakeholders you will strive to ensure that the children and young people in our care reach their full potential through providing effective support and training to our residential workers.

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

This role will predominantly be covering areas around Whitstable and Thetford.

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.