Training Officer — Flexible Health & Social Care Learning

Perth & Kinross Co.; Perth; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

PVG Scheme Membership

Wellbeing Framework

Job summary

Perth & Kinross Council is seeking a dedicated Training Officer to support the Home Assessment Recovery Team (HART) across Perth and Kinross. You will plan, deliver and evaluate training, coordinate inductions, manage records and promote safe, person-centred practice.

The role requires experience in health and social care training, with independence and collaborative skills to work with managers and partners to drive learning and improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering training, coaching, mentoring or practice-development activities.
• The ability to explain information clearly and make learning relevant, accessible and engaging.
• Strong presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to motivate, encourage and constructively support colleagues.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to plan ahead, manage competing priorities and respond to changes at short notice.
• Confidence in working independently and using your professional judgement, while remaining connected to the wider service.
• The ability to develop positive working relationships with frontline staff, managers and partner organisations.
• An understanding of safe, person-centred practice and the operational demands affecting health and social care services.
• Experience of maintaining accurate training records and monitoring staff progress.
• Good digital skills and the ability to prepare training resources, manage information and produce clear reports.
• A commitment to equality, continuous learning, quality improvement and positive outcomes for people who receive support.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, deliver and evaluate engaging training for individuals and groups.
• Coordinate and support the induction of new employees, helping them to progress confidently into their roles.
• Identify learning needs and adapt training in response to changing service priorities, practice developments and feedback.
• Support mandatory and refresher training, including the annual coordination of moving and handling requirements.
• Manage training records, course bookings, invitations, learning materials and associated administrative arrangements.
• Review and mark work completed following training, providing constructive guidance and ongoing learning support.
• Coordinate medication competency and sign-off arrangements, working with colleagues to promote safe and consistent practice.
• Support staff with shadowing plans, lone-working preparation and other practice-based learning.
• Contribute to the development and review of guidance, training resources and learning sessions relating to areas such as medication practice, record keeping, incident reporting, reablement, falls, frailty and mobility.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to share learning, strengthen practice and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Training delivery

Coaching

Mentoring

Presentation skills

Organisational skills

Digital skills

Equality & quality improvement

Team collaboration

Education

SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

PDA Level 6 in Planning and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups

Learning & development qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Perth & Kinross Council is seeking a dedicated Training Officer to support the Home Assessment Recovery Team (HART) across Perth and Kinross. You will plan, deliver and evaluate training, coordinate inductions, manage records and promote safe, person-centred practice.

The role requires experience in health and social care training, with independence and collaborative skills to work with managers and partners to drive learning and improvements.