The London Borough of Hounslow and the Hounslow Safeguarding Children Partnership (HSCP) are seeking to recruit a Training and Development Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis, working 36 hours per week.
This is a brilliant opportunity for a professional with significant experience and expertise in safeguarding children practice with an interest and ideally some experience in learning and professional development to join a forward-thinking organisation and shape how professional development and practice is undertaken throughout the Children’s Social Care Department and across our multi-agency partners in Hounslow.
The extensive level of skills and experience you’ll bring to this role will be key to the success of our Training Strategy and development plan, ensuring professionals can develop and improve outcomes for children and young people in our Borough. You will develop and implement a training programme that meets individual, departmental, and organisational learning needs, with a focus on key strategic safeguarding priorities.
If you’re drawn to the idea of working in a creative, cross departmental and multi-agency environment alongside a dedicated and supportive team, developing your skillset while helping others to advance theirs, the role is for you.
1. To lead the process of commissioning and coordinating the interagency safeguarding training programme for Hounslow Children’s Specialist Services and HSCP.
2. To work proactively with all agencies to ensure that learning needs across the Department are identified for all relevant staff, especially in areas of skills development and good practice, and address via appropriate training.
3. To take a key role in the evaluation of all safeguarding training whether commissioned or delivered by member agencies, to ensure that safeguarding training is of the highest quality possible and in line with Government Guidance.
4. To lead on the development of interagency collaborative practice, noting current developments in good practice, including those identified by research, local or national case review. This may be through specific project development and may include an annual HSCP conference.
• You will be working in Safeguarding & Quality Assurance under the Workforce Development Team, collaborating with Hounslow Safeguarding Partnership. The primary focus is on building the knowledge and skills of our workforce, leading to provision of safe and high-level interventions with children, young people, and families. Hounslow is committed to our ‘Grow your own’ strategy with a strong focus on building on Hounslow talent to work alongside our career development and succession plan.
If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:
1. Ability to provide high quality, reflective, analytical, and evidence-based training to develop practice to the highest professional standards to achieve excellent outcomes with and for children, young people and their families.
2. Ability to demonstrate professional thinking and research skills in children’s safeguarding and care and to implement this across the service.
3. Ability to manage resources within budgetary constraints, securing best value and cost effectiveness.
4. Ability to analyse information from a range of quality assurance mechanisms including performance data and audits, producing reports of a high quality for HSCB and senior managers.
• Professional Social Work qualification: CQSW, DipSW, CCETSW approved equivalent, Social Work degree.
• Social Worker England registration and good standing with the registering body.
• Managerial experience.
Enhanced DBS
The London Borough of Hounslow is a vibrant, exciting place to visit, stay and explore, with many hidden gems. Miles of rivers – including the Thames, canals, nature reserves and parks, bustling town centres, and a fantastic leisure offer.
Children, young people and families are at the heart of all we do here in Hounslow. We listen to what children, young people and families have to say about what we do and how and where we do it because their say matters. Putting children, young people and families first is at the heart of our Family Friendly vision and we are committed to developing and supporting our workforce to deliver excellent services using resilience-based approaches.
We are looking for skilled, dynamic and motivated professionals who are aspirational for children and young people with the ability to drive change in the families and professional systems they work within. If you thrive in a child-centred and creative environment – Hounslow could be for you. We know that to recruit passionate, dedicated social workers - where there’s simply more demand than the available resource - we must show our appreciation in more tangible ways. That's why we have put together an attractive package for all our social workers.
In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, you will receive an appropriate starting salary and a friendly, kind, positive and supportive working culture. We also offer:
Annual leave – Generous annual leave entitlements starting from 22 days and rising to max 30 days.
Christmas closure – Up to 3 days, between Christmas and New Year, if your office is closed. This is at the discretion of the council.
Employee benefits –a range of discounts and benefits across a range of companies which you can access as an employee of Hounslow.
Enhanced maternity leave – Up to 52 weeks’ leave after the birth of the baby and the option of a phased return over 3 months.
Flexible working arrangements - our focus is on the outcomes you deliver and we are flexible about where and how this is best achieved.
Local Government Pension Scheme – Open to all employees, this is a tax approved, occupational pension scheme. Your contributions are based on a sliding scale according to your salary band.
Learning and development – we want you to learn everyday. We have a fantastic range of resources and opportunities and are committed to your development throughout your career with us.
Premature baby leave and pay – where a baby is born prematurely. We are proud to have The Smallest Things Charter mark.
Paternity Leave – Up to two weeks paid leave Parental Leave – Up to 18 weeks’ unpaid leave.
Parental Bereavement leave - two weeks’ paid leave following the death of a child or a stillbirth.
Pool cars –Pool bikes –available for our employees to use for work.
Shared parental leave – Up to 50 weeks’ shared parental leave.
Season ticket loans – Interest free loans for British Rail, Underground and Bus season tickets.
Staff wellbeing services - Including access to Occupational Health, an Osteopath/Chiropractor and Employee Assistance Programme.