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Social Work Trainer

The post is a full time (37.5 hours per week) permanent position.
£38,000 p.a.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

The Role

As we embark on this new stage in the organisation’s development we are looking to recruit a full time trainer to strengthen and complement our existing team by appointing to this role.

If you are a social work practitioner with a solid background in working with children, adults and families, and ideally, who has experience of developing and delivering training courses which you would like to develop further, this role will be of interest to you. We would also like to hear from experienced social workers with a proven track record of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers.

Covering the whole of England, you will be home based with the ability and willingness to work flexibly. The role requires regular travel so ability to travel away 3 days each week and navigate either public transport or drive is essential.

We provide lap top (plus operating software, email etc.), phone, screen, desk, chair and printer and anything else it is reasonable for you to require to work from your home safely and effectively.

About you

Relevant qualifications and experience:

•  Social work degree
• Current social work practice experience
• Post-qualification period of 5 years min.
• Current registration with HCPC
• Experience in researching and writing (less important)
• Experience in teaching, training or facilitation (less important)

You will work alongside knowledgeable, talented and dedicated professionals to enhance their knowledge and skill base through creating safe spaces for them to reflect, think and challenge themselves.

• You will offer the latest knowledge and research in a work-based context so that learning is applicable and helpful in getting the job done.
• You will do your research thoroughly and present your teaching in an evidence informed, and inspiring manner that encourages participants to reflect upon their practice.
• You will always strive to keep up to date with the latest learning in several fields and be thinking about how what you deliver will support others to make good differences to the lives of children young people and their family.
• You will be a believer in the ability of social work to transform lives for the better.
• You will be calm curious, contained and helpful in environments which can seem overwhelming.
• You will be able to strategise, model resilience and support staff to explore the difficult contexts they work in without dismissing, patronizing, colluding or becoming part of the problem.
• You will always remember that your first role is to form relationships that are warm, containing and curious with participants so that they can go out and form relationships with people who need their effective help.
• You will attend to the environment into which you ask participants to think and feel by providing high quality materials, pens, pencils, flip chart and anything else they would need to help them participate creatively and positively.
• You will have great time keeping and always let people know how you plan to manage their time and yours, so they feel free to participate and learn.
•  You will be observant and able to write a concise report on the learning experience that supports the commissioners to understand how what you do contributes to the improvement and continued excellence of their delivery.
• You will be a good writer who is able to contribute to the development of new courses and materials and take on any number of development tasks as they arise.
• You will be part of a close-knit far-flung team that uses technology to stay in contact.
• You will bring energy and innovation to the business and come up with new ways to approach supporting and helping people who work with people (our core business).
• You will come to business development days, attend learning opportunities and be ready to grow yourself and knowledge.
• You will be flexible in your working approach – except for days on client sites you can manage your hours to suit your lifestyle as long as they are logged in advance.
• You will treat each member of our small team as your equal and feel that you have a responsibility and a right to contribute to the growth and health of the organisation. All your contributions will be welcome.
• You will be a self-starter that can solve problems on your feet but also know when to call for back up.