Vacancy Information
The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week). Part-time hours will be pro-rated accordingly.
Hourly rate of pay: £ - £
Temporary secondment cover until 23rd February 2027.
Days and Hours of Work:
Working 4 days a week, 09:00-17:00
Days of working are negotiable, starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start asap.
East Lothian Children’s Services have an exciting opportunity for a temporary post of Senior Workforce Learning and Development Officer.
The successful candidate will have a varied remit within a team that delivers on workforce development, learning strategy, quality assurance, and service improvement activity. This is a key leadership role responsible for planning and delivering a workforce development plan that supports the priorities of Children’s Services and ensures compliance with Scottish Social Services Council registration requirements.
The post holder will lead on the strategic planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of learning and development opportunities across the service. This includes induction, mandatory training, supervision, leadership development, and specialist programmes that embed trauma-informed practice, Signs of Safety, and Safe and Together approaches.
The role will involve partnership working with service managers, social work teams, universities, and multi-agency partners including the third sector and national agencies. Candidates should be skilled in working collaboratively to lead and deliver varied workforce development projects to a high standard within agreed timescales.
The post holder will also lead on the coordination of practice education for social work students, ensuring the service maintains an active bank of link workers and practice educators, and liaising with universities and the new National Social Work Agency.
East Lothian Children’s Services are absolutely committed to keeping The Promise and ensuring the voice of children and their families remains at the heart of everything we do.
We are committed to promoting an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation and prioritise continuous professional development and learning. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we strive to be supportive, inclusive, and trauma-informed in everything that we do.
Children’s Services is located within John Muir House, Haddington, with onsite parking.