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Falkirk Council and Health and Social Care Partnership aspire to be recognised as Learning Organisations. We have a Social Work Training and Workforce Development team responsible for the provision of comprehensive programmes of learning and development for our Adult, Children’s and Justice Social Work Service workforce.
As a dynamic and forward-thinking Training and Workforce Development Team we are offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate and skilled individual to join our well-established team
We seek to fill a permanent, full-time Training Officer position focused on Social Work Adult Services workforce development. Priority tasks include the delivery of learning and development programmes for Locality and Older People Social Work Services which includes a focus on Outcomes Focused Assessment, Reablement, Self-Directed Support and Introduction to Liquid Logic, our Social Work Service Information Management Adults System (LAS). The postholder is also required to contribute to the delivery of accredited Moving and Handling of People and Behavioural Support Strategies (BSS) training.
You will be expected to design, develop, deliver and evaluate training in collaboration with services and colleagues within the training and workforce development team.
There is a requirement to facilitate multi-agency Public Protection informed and skilled training and opportunities to support our ambitions towards having a Trauma Informed workforce.
You will be based in The Foundry, Larbert. They will require to deliver training in various locations across the Falkirk Council area.
It is essential the postholder has a degree or equivalent level qualification or experience in Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing and experience of working in care and community settings within Social Work Services. They will require to have knowledge of Community Care and Adult, Support and Protection legislation.
You should ideally hold recognised Moving and Handling of people and Behavioural Support Strategies Instructor qualifications or be willing to achieve these once in post.
If you are the successful candidate, you will be required to gain/maintain PVG scheme membership.
For an informal discussion please contact: Harry Brown- h.brown@falkirk.gov.uk or Tel: 07576677092
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