Learning and Development Officer (Health and Social Care Trainer)
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
16/03/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 17/04/2023 12:00
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Integrated Commissioning, South Tyneside Care Academy
Further Information
Learning and Development Officer (Health and Social Care Trainer)
(Integrated Commissioning, South Tyneside Care Academy)
£43,516 pa
Fixed Term contact for 3 years
South Tyneside Council is looking for two charismatic, proactive and creative Learning and Development Officers to support the wider development and delivery of our South Tyneside Care Academy, which is scheduled to launch in April 2023.
Reporting to the Care Academy Manager, you’ll be part of a brand-new team committed to raising standards through building a strong, sustainable social care workforce and learning culture across South Tyneside.
By providing the support to develop the skills and capabilities to deliver high quality services, the postholders will work with a range of colleagues across the system to develop the Academy’s learning and development offer. With substantial experience of working as a trainer in health and social care, you will be an advocate for best practice and enjoy getting the best out of people and have a passion for it.
The Academy will work in partnership with our social care partners, community and voluntary sector, education providers and local people. Together we will lead the way to promote social care careers across the borough and by pooling our collective expertise, creativity, and reach, we will place social care at the forefront of thinking when individuals are making decisions about their future career aspirations.
We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported to develop, which is why we want to invest in them, listen to them and make sure we are representative of our local population and that we foster their health and wellbeing.
Opportunities like this don’t come around very often, so if you want to take advantage and feel you have a wide range of skills and experiences that will allow you to bring new ideas and knowledge to further this work, we want to hear from you. The successful applicant will share our enthusiasm, contributing to and influencing improved performance at an individual, team and service level.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kathryn Lamb, Care Academy Manager on (0191) 4247630, kathryn.lamb@southtyneside.gov.uk
About Us: Adult Social Care and Commissioning is changing in South Tyneside. We are a forward-thinking Council that is developing innovative approaches to meet our challenges. Focusing on People, Place and Partnerships, this is a great time to join us. With our new Council Leadership, and a recent service review, we are developing our new 5-year Vision and Strategy for Adult Social Care and Commissioning to help support the next stage of our journey. Working closely with all our partners our vision for the future is to see every person in South Tyneside with care and support needs “Living Better Lives”, to fully utilise their strengths and assets, to remain safe and well; in the neighbourhoods and communities they call home. We want to work with all our partners to ensure the person only need tell their story once and that they have equal voice in co-ordinating their care and support. We understand promoting the importance of social justice and inclusion, respecting people’s rights, citizenship and participation.
Joining us at this time will ensure you are at the forefront of helping to develop and embed co-production and co-delivery, delivering new models of working through our Adult Social Care and Commissioning framework and contributing to our ambitious plans to fully embed our strengths-based practice, improve services and deliver better outcomes for the people of South Tyneside. We remain fully committed to supporting our staff to grow and develop, and we will provide you with the opportunity to use your skills and learn new ones. Through the development of our new Values and Behaviour Framework we will fully support staff to become Curious, Accountable, Responsive and Empowered (CARE).
We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here - www.southtyneside.gov.uk/workinghere
South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
For those posts where there is a requirement to either work in or enter a Care Quality Commission Regulated Care Home (CQC) it would be preferred but optional, that you have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (unless medical exempt) as a condition of employment.
Closing date: Noon, 17 April 2023
Interviews will take place week commencing 8 May 2023
Please note
This job is closed for applications.