Multi Agency Child Protection Learning & Development Coordinator - ABC12290

Aberdeen City Council; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeen City Council is seeking a qualified professional to develop and deliver child protection training programs. This permanent, full-time role is situated at Marischal College and requires a degree level education along with excellent training and collaboration skills. The successful candidate will work with various agencies to ensure effective training for children’s workforce professionals.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or professional equivalent.
• Experience in delivering training to professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs and develop child protection training programs.
• Identify training needs related to policy and legislation.
• Collaborate with agencies to deliver training initiatives.

Skills

Training delivery

Autonomy

Collaboration

Policy analysis

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Marischal College
Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Roles that require PVG Membership

Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)

The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee's first FULL month's salary payment.

Job Purpose:
To assess need, design, develop, deliver, commission, quality assure and evaluate child protection training programmes and other learning and development initiatives to a range of staff from various agencies, services and organisations in Aberdeen City.

Requirements

Educated to degree level or professional equivalent
Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG)

Responsibilities

The post holder is expected to demonstrate:

• The ability to deliver training and share knowledge over a number of subjects to a range of children's workforce professionals
• The ability to identify training needs in relation to policy and legislative requirements and developments
• The ability to develop and deliver a Learning & Development Strategy
• The ability to work autonomously and in partnership with other agencies, including those in neighbouring Child Protection Committee areas, to develop and deliver training programmes and other learning and development initiatives
• The ability to assist in the development of systems for organising (and statistically recording) child protection training activity, quality assuring and evaluation of same

The Individual

Please see the Job Profile for further details.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talkflexible workingand offerflexible workingfor most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail] .

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Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:

• have a disability as defined by theEquality Act2010 (all jobs)
• looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

Please note that eligibility to work in the UK is dependent on legal status and all applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs