Learning & Development Officer

Our client, a fire & rescue service is seeking a permanent part-time Learning & Development Officer to join the Learning and Development Team.

Learning & Development Officer
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Grade 5 (£26,421 - £28,770 pro rata)
Hours: 1 x Part Time (0.4 FTE)
Work Pattern: Monday - Tuesday (Flexi Time)
Location: Agile Working - Sheffield, S1/ their other Sites and Stations / Home

This will be a job-share role to deliver effective training and support to internal staff in the areas of assessment, quality assurance, centre management activities and to deliver a range of other non-operational training input within the organisation. They are seeking individuals with a background in learning and development and experience in working as part of a qualifications centre. Successful applicants will have assisted in the development and delivery or training frameworks and have delivered effective face to face and digital training solutions. Part of the role will be the design and implementation of new development programmes and the monitoring and development support of apprentices within the organisation.

To enable you to carry out this role, you will have an Award in Education & Training (or equivalent) and have an appropriate learning and development related qualification. CIPD Associate membership and Qualified Assessor accreditation are both desirable.

The role will be agile. You will work be based at Headquarters and attend other sites and stations as well as home working.

They offer the opportunity to join a friendly and adaptive workforce with home life balance at the forefront of their Flexi Time, Flexible Working and Agile Working Policies. Employees have the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (which includes employer contributions), have access to a range of in house and app based personal and financial support via their Health and Wellbeing initiatives and Occupational Health department, and offers personal and professional learning and development support and a range of organisational benefits, discounts and memberships available as part of the service or wider fire sector.

Closing date for applications is 09:00am hours on Tuesday 7 May 2024.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

New starters will commence on the bottom of the salary grade and will receive increases to the top of the grade on an incremental basis. The employer offers 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. This employer also operates a generous flexi time attendance scheme.

Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.

All applications will be given equal consideration and this employer particularly welcomes applications from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Other (LGBT+) or are disabled as these groups are currently underrepresented within our client's workforce. This employer also offers a guaranteed interview scheme in relation to disability.

Applications from job share candidates will be considered and all applications will be given equal consideration.

Please note the appointment is subject to successful pre-employment screening i.e. asylum and immigration check, references, medical screening, substance misuse testing and Disclosure Scotland Criminal Records Check or Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) if applicable.

Our client's recruitment and selection procedures reflect their commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.

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No agencies please.