Are you a visionary leader ready to revolutionise learning in the social care sector?
At Community Integrated Care, we’re on a mission to deliver the Best Life Possible—and we believe that starts with exceptional learning. We’re looking for a strategic, innovative, and people-focused Head of Learning and Development to lead our national L&D function and shape the future of workforce development.
This is a full-time, permanent post and you will be ideally based within commuting distance from our head office in Widnes with the need for national travel.
What is The Deal for you?
* Flexibility! You can work your full-time hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend or work over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments.
* Hybrid Working! Expect to be in our North West office one or two days a week, with the remainder working from home or visiting services around the country.
* Benefits: Retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app.
* Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
* Dare to Learn: Access to our amazing online training platform where you can upskill taking a variety of courses and qualifications.
* Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life.
You’ll lead the design and delivery of our L&D strategy for our 6,500 colleagues through a team of over 50 L&D professionals and a budget of more than £2m. This is more than a leadership role—it’s an opportunity to transform how learning empowers people while embracing innovation, digital transformation, and sector-leading practices to achieve our organisational goals.
Day to Day (list not exhaustive see attached job description)
* Collaborate across the charities leadership teams to ensure our learning delivers the very best outcomes for the people we support D
* eliver the L&D 2 year plan ensuring completion of our sector-leading capability framework (GROW), with impactful learner journeys and competency assessments; D
* rive leadership development, talent growth, and performance across apprenticeships, qualifications, coaching, and more L
* ead the commercialisation of L&D offerings to generate income and amplify impact both within the charity and across the sector B
* uild external partnerships and influence sector standards O
* versee accreditation, compliance, and continuous improvement D
* rive quality, efficiency and productivity of the training provision to ensure we have a best in sector offering, driving exceptional utilisation and return on investment I
* nspire and lead a high-performing team to deliver exceptional service across the UK
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* IPD Level 7 or equivalent experience A
* proven track record of leading in-house L&D functions in regulated environments E
* xperience with LMS platforms (ideally Cornerstone), accreditation, and coaching S
* trategic thinking, stakeholder influence, and a passion for innovation A
* collaborative, resilient, and visionary mindset Y
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u’ll be part of a values-driven organisation that champions inclusion, innovation, and impact. You’ll have the platform to shape sector-leading learning solutions and make a real difference in people’s lives. P
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’re really proud to be a Hive HR Employee Voice Certified organisation, a recognition that confirms our commitment to creating a culture where our colleagues are not only encouraged to share their thoughts, but where this feedback is actively sought and acted upon to drive positive change at every level. I
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our 2025 Colleague Engagement Survey, 59% (nearly 3,800) of our people shared their feedback and insights, giving us an incredible Employee Net Promoter Score of +34. This is a measure of how positively our colleagues talk about us – and +34 is an excellent score compared to other organisations!