Health and Social Care Trainer
Maidstone
Salary up to £25k - dependent upon experience
Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm
Do you have a passion for health and social care and delivering outstanding training? If so, then we would really love to hear from you! We have a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced Health and Social Care Trainer to join our fantastic team within a thriving, forward-thinking Healthcare Recruitment Agency.
Role:
You will be a passionate and enthusiastic Trainer that delivers mandatory Health and Social Care modules for new and existing in-house care staff. As a Trainer for SaferHandCare, you will be working for a company that encourages, recognises and rewards the growth of their colleagues.
You will be working with a variety of healthcare professionals to ensure we deliver the highest standards of care to our clients. There will also be the opportunity to deliver training externally to clients in their own settings and so some travel may be involved.
You will be expected to:
* Deliver mandatory health and social care training modules in an engaging and informative manner.
* Complete relevant marking, follow-up administration, compiling training paperwork.
* Collaborate with other branch trainers to ensure all training modules are up to date with any changes in legislation
* Help nurture and form long term relationships with new and existing staff and supporting with their continuing professional development and training.
* Ability to adapt your communication and training style depending on the trainees, and naturally build rapport with new people.
* Liaising with existing and potential clients regarding their training needs
Your role is truly considered as one of significant value within the company, and as a SaferHandCare Trainer, you will essentially ensure that our high standards, core values and commitment to quality is embedded in every member of staff you develop.
Requirements:
As a Health and Social Care Trainer you will have at least 2 years’ experience, and more specifically would ideally have come from a care/support worker background that has since progressed into training and tutoring. You will be motivated, driven and thrive in a learner/trainer environment.
You will be expected to have:
* A strong background in the care sector.
* At least 2 years’ experience in Health and Social Care training.
* Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral are required, as well as excellent organisational skills and to be able to work on your own initiative.
* The ability to demonstrate empathy when communicating with existing/potential care staff
* RQF/PTLLS certification desirable.
* Qualifications in Basic Food Hygiene; Health & Safety; COSHH; Mental Capacity/DOLs; Dementia; Moving and Handling (Theory & Practical), First Aid/BLS; Medication.
Further Information:
As well as a strong basic salary, you will also expect to receive commission based on branch performance, as well as on any paid for external training you deliver. You will also benefit from:
* Annual Leave rising with service (upto 25 days)
* Additional day off for your Birthday
* Christmas Shutdown
* Nest pension scheme
* Regular Incentives including annual trips abroad, company wide competitions etc.
* Opportunity for career progression and development
* Opportunity for valuable input into the training department and growth of business
* Regular Social Events
* Additional training and qualifications