Learning and Development Administrator (Fixed Term Contract)
Apply for the Learning and Development Administrator (Fixed Term Contract) role at Compass Community.
Do you want to work for a progressive children’s service with ambitious plans for the future? If so, we want to hear from you! We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate person to join our learning and development training team that is reflective and creative in practice. Working collaboratively with all stakeholders you will strive to ensure that the children, young people in our care and employees reach their full potential through providing administration support to our education and qualification services.
This centrally located learning and development administration role provides support to a wide range of fostering, residential foster carers, and educational settings but with a focus on employees and Social Workers.
Duties
* To administer, record and report on training events
* Support with managing, organising and updating relevant data using a mix of database applications
* Produce statistical information
* Research external training providers, venues and food caterers
* Support the organisation in ensuring that the service is run in line with the Government Legislation, Regulations and Standards, together with the Inspecting Body
* Represent Compass Community’s Vision and Values, whilst embracing a comprehensive learning ethos to the Compass Community
* Have a willingness to understand and discuss children’s services and qualification based information and topics
* Be a strong team player and be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Attend meetings as required
* Be proficient in using Microsoft Office suite including Excel and have a willingness to learn the use of our in-house databases
* Have an ability to work under pressure and prioritise your workload whilst remaining calm and professional
* Previous administration experience in a learning and development setting would be advantageous
The Benefits Of Joining Compass Fostering
* Career Development – We offer many career paths, recognising hard work & supporting you into senior roles
* Competitive Salary – using structured pay grades based on your training and experience
* Wellbeing – Access to therapeutic wellbeing sessions with our Therapeutic Services team
* Bonuses – receive £200 service award on your two‑year anniversary, plus up to £500 special recognition service for outstanding practice
* Discounts & Awards – Access to our health and wellbeing support platform. Receive cashback for various medical and wellbeing appointments and treatments with our MediCash scheme, as well as the chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our REACH Awards
* Life Assurance Scheme – 3 x annual salary after successful completion of your probation review
* Increased Holiday – 27 days increasing gradually to 30 days after 4 years’ service
Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
About You
Compass Fostering is a part of our wider community, providing fostering, residential, educational, and therapeutic services for the young people in our care. We are a progressive, child‑centred service, putting the wellbeing of our children and young people at the front and centre of everything we do. We pride ourselves on good and outstanding services in all of our regions across England and Wales, championing our staff teams who help us towards these outcomes. Compass are a values‑based children’s service, meaning that everything we do is underpinned by our REACH approach. It stands for Resilience, Education, Acceptance, Child‑centred and Holistic; it’s a framework based on resilience theory, attachment theory and aspects of social pedagogy. We believe that this helps us to provide bespoke, consistent therapeutic care for each child, whilst supporting our staff and foster carers to ensure every young person has the best possible future.
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