Trainer (Part Time)

Our mission is to brighten the lives of seniors giving them a sense of purpose, wellbeing & worth. This role will play a vital part ensuring that our clients receive the best in class quality care and support the growth of our business.

Job Purpose

Responsible for the implementation, overview, organisation, and delivery of training programmes to improve the knowledge, skills, and competence of Care Professionals.

The Role

• Deliver the Induction Training programme for all new Care Professionals, ensuring they attain the relevant level of competence to deliver their role.
• Complete on the job competency assessments to ensure Care Professionals have the right skills and knowledge.
• Work closely with the office team to ensure all new Care Professionals are fully supported in their first 3 months of employment.
• Responsible for delivering training as outlined in the Care Professional Development Journey for all Care Professionals, ensuring all relevant refresher training is completed within the correct timescales.
• Develop training and enhance the skills of the existing team through personal development plans.
• Identify and agree additional training or development needed to build competence and confidence of Care Professional.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of all training, identifying training gaps and recommending relevant training solutions to meet these needs.
• Work with Care Professionals and role model high quality care in the client’s home.
• Manage the Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring training records and the team's training compliance is up-to date at all time.
• To keep up to date with all new developments in the Health and Social Care Sector and ensure all training materials reflect current legislative requirements.
• Identify relevant funding opportunities for training.
• Ensure compliance with Home Instead’s Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, in respect of employment and service delivery.
• Carry out any other duties deemed necessary for the successful operation of the business.

Essential Criteria

• Must have relevant training experience.
• A good knowledge of health and social care.
• Must have experience in preparing and delivering training programmes.
• Must hold relevant up to date qualifications in line with training delivery requirements of the office.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to communicate and motivate others, helping them to achieve their potential.
• Good working knowledge of IT Systems with experience of Microsoft Office or Google Suite, working with databases and virtual communication platforms with the ability to learn and adopt new technologies where appropriate.

If you have a passion for caring and the motivation to help us achieve our ambitions, we would love to hear from you.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community as we want to reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work. Home Instead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This role is subject to DBS Access NI enhanced disclosure.