Early applications are encouraged as we may close the advert ahead of the stated closing date.
As a registered Social Worker, joining our Learning & Development Team as a Learning and Development Officer, you’ll play a key role in developing our Children’s Services workforce. You’ll help deliver priority programmes such as Social Work Apprenticeships, Practice Learning, and our Graduate Entry Training Scheme (ASYE), embedding our strength‑based Hampshire Approach to practice.
You will design and deliver engaging, high‑quality training that builds professional capability across the workforce. The role offers a rewarding opportunity, with your experience as a Practice Educator, to support and assess social work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs) as they grow and develop their skills, while ensuring learning supports achievement of professional standards and success in practice.
What you’ll do:
* Design, deliver, and evaluate training that builds capability and confidence across the children’s services workforce.
* Support and assess social work students and NQSWs, ensuring successful completion of programmes such as ASYE.
* Provide reflective and peer supervision, direct observations, and quality assurance processes.
* Facilitate group learning and blended learning approaches to enhance professional development.
* Act as a link between frontline services and Learning & Development, promoting evidence-informed practice.
* Champion knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across Children’s Services.
What we’re looking for:
* Social Work England (SWE) registration and a Social Work degree.
* Practice Education Standards of Proficiency (PEPS) accreditation.
* Significant experience in Children’s Services social work practice.
* Proven ability to support and assess Social Work Degree students/apprentices and NQSWs in gaining their ASYE certificate.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Knowledge of adult learning styles, the Social Work Professional Capability Framework (PCF) and Post Qualifying Standards (PQS) for Child and Family Social Workers.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Learning and Development Officer role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
For more details around this role, including full job description and person specification, please visit our jobs portal by clicking on the "Apply" button above.
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