National Learning and Development Lead

Skills for Care; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills for Care is seeking a National Learning and Development Lead to drive the learning strategy and expand The Training Hub platform. The role is home-based with national travel, requiring 36 hours per week and a fixed-term contract to 31 March 2027.

A strong L&D background and a training qualification are essential, with experience in designing and delivering learning for adult social care preferred. The role emphasizes remote-first delivery; we value inclusion and welcome applicants who can

Qualifications

• Strong L&D background with experience in designing and delivering learning.
• Experience in adult social care sector preferred.
• Training qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Support expansion of The Training Hub platform.
• Deliver facilitated workshops.
• Design and deliver learning programs for the social care sector.
• Work remotely with travel as required.

Skills

L&D background

Training qualification

Learning design

Delivering learning

Job description

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• Job Title: National Learning and Development Lead

Job Title: National Learning and Development Lead

Location: Home-based – with the expectation of travel within area and nationally where required

Hours: 36 hours

Job Status: Fixed Term until 31 March 2027

Interview Date(s): 29 October 2026 onwards

Skills for Care is the only national charity focussed on building a stronger workforce for the quality care we all need.

We work with employers, Government, and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills, and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support, now and in the future.

We respond and adapt to the emerging trends and needs within social care, using data and evidence to drive forward widescale change.

We provide best practice, tools, resources, and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture.

At Skills for Care we are continuing our work in delivering high-quality learning to the sector and this role is to support that aim. We are looking for someone to join us to not only support the further expansion of our new learning platform, The Training Hub, but also to deliver facilitated workshops.

This is a fixed term contract to the end of March 2027 and is a remote-first role. We are ideally looking for someone with a strong L&D background, with a training qualification and experience of designing and delivering learning, ideally in adult social care, or a significant understanding of the needs of the sector.

At Skills for Care, we are committed to creating a culture of Belonging, where all of our People are able to contribute to their full potential. All our People are expected to contribute towards the achievement of our aspirations for equality, equity, diversity and inclusion. To find out more please check our website (https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/About-us/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion/Equality-diversity-and-inclusion.aspx).

At Skills for Care, we want our People to be representative of the society we support, this includes all equality characteristics such as age, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief. This lived experience from a diverse group of people helps us with all the work that we do and ultimately supports the social care sector to provide the best quality care. We encourage applications from, but not limited to, people from minoritised ethnic backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities.

Candidates will always be selected based on experience and potential.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Information about reasonable adjustments

We want all applicants to be able to fully participate in our selection processes. We welcome requests for adjustments to our recruitment and selection processes from applicants with disabilities, impairments, or health conditions, and will always consider support available in the recruitment process.

Please contact our People Team via email ([e-mail]) to discuss any adjustments that you may need.