AMHP L&D Co-ordinator

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LEICS, LE3 8RA

Salary: £45,309 - £49,407 Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 14.8 hours a week

Contract Type: Fixed term/secondment, initially for one year with possibility of extension

Closing Date: Wednesday 14th October

Interview Date(s): w/c 26^th October

Would you like to join a dynamic, strong learning and development team? 

Would you like to use your Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) skills, experience and values to help colleagues build confidence, and support new AMHPs?

If so, please apply for this role as a AMHP Learning & Development Co-ordinator.

About the Role

As AMHP Learning & Development Co-ordinator, you will play a key role in providing meaningful and engaging CPD training for AMHPs within Leicestershire County Council, and you will identify and support Social Workers through their valuable AMHP qualification. 

You will work with the AMHP Team Manager and other colleagues in Adult Social Care to support strategic and operational AMHP needs, and work with colleagues in Learning & Development to develop and deliver learning that is accessible, effective and engaging. 

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

1. Have a full AMHP qualification, including Stage 3, and either be currently practicing as an AMHP or have practiced within the previous year.


2. Have relevant learning and development qualification or experience


3. Have experience of managing or supporting staff, including having difficult conversations and coaching


4. Have experience of representing your workplace, and working with partner agencies


5. Have experience of involvement in academic social work programmes, e.g. ASYE, PE, etc. 


6. Manage your time effectively, be self-motivated and organised. 

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Madeleine McNeil, L&D Team Manager

Telephone: 0116 3056400

Email: [email protected]

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

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