Learning and Development Partner – Children’s Residential Services

Title: Learning & Development Partner - Children's Residential Services

Location: West and South West Scotland (Regional)

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week)

Do you have experience working within Children's Residential services?

Would you be interested in pursuing a career in Learning & Development?

Overview:

Compass Associates are proud to be working with a leading provider of children's residential care services, supporting them in the appointment of a Learning & Development Partner to join their growing L&D team.

Our client is committed to delivering outstanding, trauma-informed care to children and young people, and invests heavily in ensuring their workforce is equipped with high-quality, engaging training that reflects current best practice and regulatory standards.

The Role:

As a Learning & Development Partner, you'll play a crucial role in delivering and enhancing training programmes across children's residential services. Drawing on your own experience within residential children's services, you'll train, educate, and upskill both new and existing staff, ensuring they're fully prepared to meet the high standards expected in their roles.

This is a predominantly in-person delivery role, based across services in Scotland, with some training also delivered remotely using interactive tools. Full training and support will be given. Around 80% of your time will be spent delivering training.

Training will cover areas including (but not limited to) induction, safeguarding, positive approaches to behaviour, CSE and missing from home, emergency first aid, medication, and ligature awareness.

You'll report into a Regional Training Manager and work closely with the wider L&D team, including L&D Coordinators, to ensure training is well-organised, impactful, and continuously improving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the L&D team to design and deliver training that is practical and aligned with current standards
• Ensure all training sessions are organised, well-presented, and run smoothly, coordinating with the L&D Coordinator as needed
• Manage the assessment and evaluation of training programmes, providing feedback to enhance future sessions
• Stay informed of new legislation and best practice, ensuring training content remains current and compliant with Scottish regulatory standards
• Act as a Subject Lead in a specific area of expertise, working with services to promote safe and effective practice
• Uphold high standards of personal and professional conduct, including health and safety compliance
• Reinforce organisational values, promoting equality, diversity, and excellence in service provision throughout training delivery

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years' experience working within residential children's services
• Based in Scotland, with working knowledge of Scottish regulatory bodies and frameworks (Care Inspectorate, SSSC) and an understanding of The Promise and its application in practice
• In-depth understanding of good practice, current legislation, and policy trends in children's residential care
• Familiarity with a range of learning approaches and best practice in L&D
• Strong numeracy, literacy, and IT skills
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for regional travel across West and South West Scotland
• Confident and engaging delivering training face to face, with the ability to deliver remotely when needed
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to engage a range of audiences
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Flexible and adaptable, with a willingness to embrace new tasks and challenges

Desirable:

Previous experience as a trainer

Training or teaching qualification

Experience managing and allocating resources

Please note that this role does not offer sponsorship, and candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

Working Pattern:

Full-time (40 hours per week), predominantly in-person delivery with some remote training, and regional travel across West and South West Scotland required. Overnight stays may be required.

Contact Details:

Andy at Compass Associates

0161 527 9632

[email protected]

Recommendations & Referrals:

Compass Associates Ltd acts as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy. Successful referrals receive £500 in vouchers or a £500 charity donation.

About Compass Associates:

Established in 2009, Compass Associates is an award winning, UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.