Job Title: Practice Learning & Development Manager

Pay: £46,464 - £49,498 per annum PO5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time – 37 Hours Per Week

Benefits:

·       Generous Employer Contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme

·       Competitive salary and pay progression structure.

·       Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay

·       Supportive carer and parental policies

·       Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

·       Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services

·       Supportive staff networks

·       Access to Blue Light Card Discounts

·       Professional development/support

·       Career Progression

·       Enhanced annual leave entitlement

·       Social Worker Registration Fees paid

·       Flexible Working/Hybrid options subject to service need

Location: Sir Henry Mitchell House, Bradford

Hybrid Working Option: Yes

About Us

Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.

So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!

About The Role

The Learning and Development Manager role holder will lead and develop high quality training programmes for practice within the Trust to support the delivery of a good service for our children and families in Bradford. Post holder will also lead and create a culture of continuous learning and development, and lead and oversee the student and ASYE programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and manage a team of experienced learning and development officers to deliver an extensive range of training to support good service delivery for our children  and families for all practice roles as well as:

• Promote the use of restorative and relational working throughout the teams via all training that if offered to all of the workforce.
• Work in partnership with the Teaching Partnerships to support learning opportunities that will provide the future workforce with the required skills and knowledge’ this includes being part of skills day at university to drive the learning opportunities available to students.
• To work alongside the Safeguarding Partnership, being part of learning and development planning and opportunities with partners in health, education, police and the voluntary sector.
• To work alongside the service managers for Safeguarding and Reviewing, providing support, feedback and identifying learning opportunities including cover arrangements when required.
• Manager and oversee the ASYE programme to ensure that NQSWs are supported in the first year as a social worker.
• Support progression panels for social workers, level 2 to level 3.

About You

·       Experience of managing teams in Children’s Social Care and has offered specialist consultation and advice on cases and circumstances across Children’s Services.

·       Experience of development, design and delivery of blended learning solutions that address identified need.

·       Comprehensive knowledge of social work practice and legislation, including safeguarding.

·       Experiencing of supervising staff.

·       Experience of building effective relationships and communicating with stakeholders at all levels locally, regionally, and nationally.

·       Professional social work qualification

·       Advanced IT skills – Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel are required as well as excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.

·       Registration with Social Work England

Next Steps

For any queries or an Informal Discussion regarding the role please contact Helen Cliffe on helen.cliffe@bradfordcft.org.uk

Closing date: 7^th July 2024

Shortlisting Date: 8^th July 2024

Job Spec Job Profile.pdf

Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.