Learning & Development Advisor Adults & Communities

Leicestershire County Council; Glenfield; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional local authority is seeking a Learning and Development Advisor to deliver effective training solutions and advice across the organization. Key responsibilities include designing training programs and ensuring they meet diverse needs using a blended learning approach. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications and experience in the social care sector. Flexibility in working arrangements will be considered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in delivering learning and development in a complex organization.
• Experience advising managers on learning and development issues.
• Knowledge of adult social care and local authority legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide learning and development advice and opportunities.
• Ensure effective blended learning offers using technology.
• Support flexible working arrangements for employees.

Skills

Time management

Relationship building

Effective training design

Education

Relevant degree or professional qualification

Job description

Overview

As Learning and Development Advisor, you will be:

• Working with the Adults & Communities department to provide sound and professional learning and development advice, guidance and opportunities, including formal and informal approaches and methods of learning, design, delivery and evaluation of learning and development activities, coaching, advice and support.
• Keeping up-to-date with changes in adult social care and local authority legislation, case law and best practice and using this to inform effective, high-quality learning and development activities.
• Providing learning and development activities on a range of policies, procedures and practices to customers across the County Council, including partner organisations.
• Ensuring that a flexible approach is taken to deliver an effective, blended learning offer which maximises the use of technology (including the Leicestershire Learning Hub for planning, organising and delivering learning and development solutions) and makes the best return on investment and use of skills when deciding to directly deliver or commission services.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual\'s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Would you like to join a dynamic learning and development service where you can share your skills and knowledge with others, and help develop a confident workforce in Leicestershire County Council?

• Have a relevant degree or professional/management qualification (eg, Social Work qualification, Registered Manager award) OR relevant and significant operational experience at a level equivalent to the above qualification.

• Have demonstrable experience of having successfully delivered learning and development within a complex organisation, and specifically within the social care sector, on time and within budget.

• Have experience in providing learning and development advice to managers on learning and development issues.

• Manage your time effectively, make adjustments to your own practice and process to deliver improved results, and take measured risks and responsibility for outcomes

• Be able to work as part of a project team, or on your own, and develop good and appropriate relationships with all partners

• Have knowledge of relevant adult social care and local authority legislation

• Be able to design, construct, structure and deliver training to meet a variety of needs, delivered face-to-face, online or in a blended format.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .