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Learning and Development Officer
20 Hours Per Week
Band 5 - £24,000 - £30,000
Ardgowan Hospice is looking to recruit a Learning and Development Officer.
One of our ambitions at Ardgowan Hospice is to be known as a great employer, who encourages all staff and volunteers to develop their potential. A key element in achieving this is the provision of an outstanding programme of training and education that is focused on the needs of the role and the postholder.
This is a new post for us and as such we are looking for a person with the vision, drive, and enthusiasm to make training and learning a core part of our offer to employees across a wide range of roles, including some medical roles with statutory training needs.
We are looking for someone who will work in close collaboration with the People & Culture Department, Liaise / interact with all staff and volunteers plus external partners and users of the hospice education service.
The post holder will lead the training and development of all staff and volunteers.
- Some of the key areas we are looking for you to excel in are:
- Ensure that all staff, clinical and non-clinical, have adequate ongoing training opportunities.
- Identify training and development needs of staff and volunteers and plan appropriate training.
- Assist HR Department in developing a training policy and strategy.
- Maintenance of secure databases of contacts, service users and other education providers
- Handling of telephone and email enquiries to the hospice education service
- Preparation and distribution of papers for formal meetings
- Taking and typing up of meeting minutes
This post holder will be required to develop good relationships with key people. The post holder will have excellent verbal and written communication skills. There will be an ongoing requirement to address a mixed audience of professional colleagues with a wide variety of media.
Educated to degree level and/or relevant experience.
Professional training qualification and/or relevant training experience
We invite you to join our friendly team. Informal enquiries for the above role can be made to Rebecca Morrison, Head of People and Culture. Tel: 01475-726830. Email: Rebecca.morrison@ardhosp.co.uk
If you have the attributes and commitment we are looking for and wish to apply, please contact our HR team for an application pack or Tel: 01475-726830/Email:
people@ardhosp.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 9th September 2022.