Learning & Development Partner

Compass Associates; West Wickham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Associates is recruiting for an in-house Learning and Development Coordinator to own the training matrix and mandatory programme for adults with learning disabilities and autism in West Wickham. This is a hands-on, frontline trainer role within care settings, not a classroom post.

The successful candidate will plan, deliver and assess training across services, ensure compliance, and work with managers to embed staff development across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, direct experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism in supported living or residential care.
• Experience delivering mandatory and specialist training to care staff.
• Knowledge of CQC expectations and mandatory training in adult social care.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the training matrix, mandatory training programme and staff development records.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver mandatory training including safeguarding, medication, moving and handling, and MCA/DoLS.
• Deliver specialist training where qualified, including diabetes, epilepsy and buccal midazolam.
• Deliver autism and learning disability awareness training that promotes person-centred, dignified practice.
• Assess staff competency following training and identify further learning needs.
• Coordinate external trainers where specialist qualifications or sign-off are required.
• Produce training compliance reports and support managers to maintain safe staffing competence.
• Support the staff induction programme and probation/supervision processes with training input.

Skills

Hands-on support

Staff training

CQC knowledge

Training delivery

Education

Train the Trainer qualification

Level 3 Award in Education and Training

Job description

Title: Care Trainer – Learning Disabilities & Autism

Location: West Wickham

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

This position does not offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK, with no requirement for employer sponsorship or visa support.

Please read carefully before applying: this role requires hands‑on, direct experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism within a supported living or residential care setting. This is essential and non‑negotiable.

Overview

Compass Associates is recruiting on behalf of a specialist provider of supported living services for adults with learning disabilities and autism, currently going through an exciting period of growth. This is a health and social care training role, not a classroom teaching position you will be training care staff, within care settings, on the skills needed to support adults with learning disabilities and autism.

This newly created role offers full ownership of the organisation's training matrix and mandatory training programme, having previously relied on outsourced provision. It is a fantastic opportunity for someone who already knows this client group inside out, and wants to move from delivering direct support into shaping how a whole staff team is trained to deliver it.

The Role

As the organisation's first in-house Learning and Development Coordinator, you will take ownership of the training matrix, mandatory training programme, and staff development records, working closely with the Registered Manager, Project Managers and Team Leaders based in West Wickham. You will plan, coordinate and deliver mandatory and specialist training, and assess staff competency following training.

You will deliver training directly within services wherever possible including care certificate competency sign‑off, moving and handling, and autism and learning disability awareness training reducing the need for staff to be taken off‑site. With a full staff team to bring up to standard, the first six months will be a busy and rewarding period of embedding training across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the training matrix, mandatory training programme and staff development records
• Plan, coordinate and deliver mandatory training, including safeguarding, medication, moving and handling, and Mental Capacity Act/DoLS
• Deliver specialist training where qualified, including diabetes, epilepsy and buccal midazolam
• Deliver autism and learning disability awareness training that promotes person‑centred, dignified practice
• Assess staff competency following training and identify further learning needs
• Coordinate external trainers where specialist qualifications or sign‑off are required
• Produce training compliance reports and support managers to maintain safe staffing competence
• Support the staff induction programme and probation/supervision processes with training input

Requirements

• Hands‑on, direct experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or autism, gained specifically within a supported living or residential care service
• Knowledge of CQC expectations and mandatory training requirements in adult social care
• Ability to manage a training matrix and monitor compliance
• Full UK driving licence, required for travel between services
• A genuine passion for imparting knowledge and developing others
• Previous experience working as a trainer within health and social care
• Train the Trainer qualification, or a Level 3 Award in Education and Training
• Moving and Handling Trainer, First Aid Instructor/EFAW, or specialist diabetes/epilepsy training qualifications
• Competitive salary of £38,000 – £42,000
• The opportunity to build and shape a brand new training function
• Full support from a close‑knitted senior leadership team

Working Pattern

• Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
• Based on‑site in West Wickham, with travel to services for training delivery

Commutable from:

West Wickham, Bromley, Beckenham, Croydon, Orpington, Sidcup, Bexleyheath, Eltham, Lewisham, Catford, Penge, Chislehurst, Dartford, Sevenoaks, Caterham, Purley, Oxted, Biggin Hill, Shirley, Hayes, Addington, Crystal Palace, Welling, Greenwich, Blackheath, Woolwich, Swanley, Westerham and surrounding areas.