Training and Development Officer INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: P02 £39,951 - £42,840
Contract Type: Full-time, Secondment up to 6 months
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 9th August 2024
Proposed Interview Date(s): week beginning 19th August 2024
Reference: 1343
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role:
This post is that of a Training and Development Officer within the Fostering Team within Children's social care.
Reporting to the team manager, the Training and Development Officer will work as part of the Fostering team to promote fostering across Waltham Forest in CSC and will provide a professional service to foster carers, children and young people. The role of the Training and Development Officer is to lead on planning, commissioning, coordinating and reviewing the delivery of training and development opportunities for the workforce and Foster carers; with particular reference to the requirements of the Children's Act 1989 and 2004, Children and Families Act 2014, The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010, London Child Protection Procedures, Working Together and the Local Safeguarding Children Board's priorities, including training that supports effective practice promoting the welfare of children as well as safeguarding children.
The post holder would need to ensure that foster carers have an annual programme that is re-viewable and maintained.
Salary rate is a range between From £39,951 - £42,840 depending on experience
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Knowledge, Skills and Experience P02:
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to proactively build relationships and influence positively.
- Ability to focus and record information whilst working in a hybrid model including working in an open plan office.
- Experience of planning, commissioning and coordinating training events
- Experience of creating and using databases to produce relevant information.
- Commitment to the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion, including a desire to work with others to promote diversity and to challenge anti discriminatory actions or practice.
- Understanding of the challenges faced by foster carers, and some of the complexities related to fostering.
- Experience of dealing with confidential issues discreetly and tactfully.
- Logical approach to planning and the ability to cope well under pressure coupled with good self-awareness and ability to be reflective and creative.
- Experience of setting up, maintaining and developing administrative systems and processes
- Good data collection and analytical skills as well as the ability to undertake quality assurance processes to establish positive outcomes in training activities.
- Experience of working on own initiative, organising own work effectively and meeting tight deadlines.
- Experience of event management and event planning.
- A keen interest in achieving best outcomes for children.
- A working knowledge of relevant national legislation and regulation requirements including safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Knowledge of the local area and community demographics (desirable)
- Previous experience working within a children's services setting or working with children cared for (desirable)
- Ability to undertake Foster Carer related projects (desirable)
Indicative Qualifications:
Educated to degree standard or equivalent
Continuing professional development
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory enhanced DBS check;
Suitable driver's license (desirable not essential)
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
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.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Ms Marilyn St Ange at marilyn.stange@walthamforest.gov.uk or 0208 496 5322
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
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