At Cheshire East we’re offering a rare opportunity to help shape the strategic direction of a system in transformation and to play a defining role in the next chapter for children and families in Cheshire East as we build something special, to last.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development Lead, based at Delamere House, Crewe, responsible for ensuring that Children’s Social Care staff have high-quality learning and development opportunities. This includes identifying training needs, planning and managing the training budget, and leading the annual workforce development strategy and plan.
About the Role:
The postholder will design, deliver, and evaluate a wide range of learning and development interventions, using innovative approaches such as e-learning and blended learning.
In this role you will analyse service priorities to align workforce development with organisational improvement goals, support the development of a Social Work Learning and Development Academy, and lead the annual social work health check.
The role works collaboratively with practitioners, managers, and partners to promote a restorative learning culture and support continuous improvement across the service.
In this role you will lead on:
- Workforce Planning & Strategy
- Learning Needs Analysis & Consultation
- Learning & Development Programme Management
- Training Delivery & Quality Assurance
- Funding & Resource Generation
- Performance, Evaluation & Impact
- Data, Reporting & Workforce Intelligence
- Partnership & Multi Agency Collaboration
The successful candidate will bring:
- Advanced education qualification or equivalent professional experience in Social Work or related area.
- A1/V1 accredited NVQ assessor / verifier qualification.
- Relevant experience at operational management or senior professional level in setting delivering learning and development to staff / teams / services.
- Experience of people management and providing effective leadership.
- Experience of performance monitoring and management.
- Advanced knowledge of the children’s social care environment and operational service demands.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge of National Occupational Standards.
- Detailed understanding of legislation, guidance and wider implications of children’s social care policy.
- Demonstrable knowledge to ensure Equal Opportunities, anti-discriminatory practice and corporate policy requirements.
- Effective communication skills.
To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.
In return we are able to offer:
- Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
- Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
- Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
- White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
- Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
- Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
- Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
- Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
- Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
- Off-Peak Racket Sports
- Athletics Tracks
- Sauna/Steam/Spa
Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Job Category
Children and Young People Services
Salary Min
£41,771 per annum
Salary Max
£48.072 per annum
Employment Type
Permanent
Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
Applicants should ensure all sections of the application form are completed as failure to do so will result in their application being rejected. Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however, please do not be discouraged from applying again.
For any technical enquiries please email [email protected]
Please quote job reference number in all correspondence.
To arrange a confidential conversation about this post prior to application, please contact [email protected].
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
