Learning & Development Officer (perm/full time) REF: HSCP/82427 - INV05172

Location:
Princes Street House 19 29 Princes Street Port Glasgow, PA14 5JH
Salary:
£41,439 - £43,870 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
37 hours per week
Work From Home:
Hybrid
Job DescriptionLearning & Development Officer (perm/full time) REF: HSCP/82427Location: Princes St House, Port GlasgowHours: 37 hours per weekQuality & Learning is an innovative department within Inverclyde HSCP that works to support learners in addressing the learning and quality agenda at the HSCP.We are now looking to recruit a Learning & Development Officer to take forward this agenda, at a time at one of the busiest times in health and social care.If you were in the role today, some of the things you may be doing are –Design, commission, deliver and oversee learning programmes across the HSCP and to all staff grades.Participate in the running of the HSCP SVQ and Training Centres on a day-to-day basisParticipate in the design, delivery and evaluation of inter-professional and multi-agency learning programmes.Assess the competence of staff in health and social care against national standards. To quality assure the work of other assessors through undertaking internal verificationSupervise and develop the practice learning of students undertaking professional social work qualifications. To further provide a professional judgement on the practice competence of students within reports to internal and external bodies.Co-ordinate, develop and support practice learning across the HSCP.What you will bring to us –Applicants should be self-motivated and able to work as part of a team.An enthusiastic approach is required with a clear commitment to providing positive learning for learners.Professional qualification in social work with at least 2 years post qualifying experience.Have worked within a social work, social care or NHS setting for a period of at least 5 years,Experience of designing and delivering training and supervising practice.SVQ Assessor and Internal verifier awards L&D 9D1 and L&D 11 or a willingness to undertake these awards.Professional Development Award in Practice Learning or a willingness to work towards this qualification.Current registration with a relevant professional bodyInverclyde Council offers a wide range of benefits to employees including flexible working opportunities, attractive pension schemes, a Buy and Bank Annual Leave Scheme, career development and health and wellbeing support.Please note that if you apply via this website it is important that you regularly check your emails following your application submission. All further communication regarding your application, including any invite to interview and, if relevant, details of any formal offer/contract, will be done by email. You should ensure that your email is set up to receive emails from MYJOBSCOTLAND and Inverclyde Council, and that they are not filtered into any JUNK/SPAM folders.Inverclyde Council is an accredited Living Wage Employer paying the Living Wage Rate where required. Please click the link to `Essential Applicant Information’ above for more information.Inverclyde Council is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups including women, LGBT people, Black and minority ethnic people and disabled people.Interviews for non-teaching posts with Inverclyde Council will be based on the Councils' competency model which is reflected in our performance appraisal scheme. Details of this can be found at the link below and clicking the Performance Overview document on the left hand side:If you work in regulated work (children and/or protected adults) you will be subject to obtaining a satisfactory PVG. A small number of posts require a Standard or Basic Disclosure check and the majority of all other posts will complete a Criminal Convictions Form. All disclosure checks are obtained via Disclosure Scotland. If you are the successful candidate you will be required to pay the cost of the disclosure check required for your post.Regulatory BodiesIf your post requires registration with a Regulatory Body such as HCPC or SSSC etc., you are required to obtain and maintain registration including paying any fees for HCPC. As part of the local government pay deal, local authority staff are no longer required to pay SSSC fees. Further AssistanceAlternative application packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille and Audio. To request an alternative application pack or require further assistance to attend and/or participate in an interview, please contact the HR Recruitment Team on 01475 712740 or email Human Resources at: ##### .Inverclyde Council welcomes applications from former armed forces personnel / reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.Disability ConfidentWe are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and who meet the essential criteria for the job.Flexible WorkingInverclyde Council recognises the mutual benefits of having a flexible, effective workforce to deliver the best services to our community, whilst enabling employees to balance their personal, home and work responsibilities more effectively, with a view to achieving greater job satisfaction, motivation, morale and productivity. Employees are able to apply for a range of options including Part-Time Working, Job share, Compressed Hours, Homeworker, Hybrid Working and Flexible Retirement. More detail can be found in the Flexible Working Policy, linked in the download section of our Employee Benefits
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