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This is an exciting time to join We Care Group as we implement a new Learning & Development strategy that sees the introduction of Regional Trainers being integral to our success. You will be working across the Yorkshire region with the L&D Manager to develop our approach and course materials for critical areas of training such as safer people handling, basic life support and first aid, induction and fire safety. You will bring your expertise in these areas to set standards, train new and existing team members and support home managers to develop a learning culture that will become the fabric of how we work together.

About The Role

We Care Group are a family owned company., founded on the tradition of healthcare excellence. We bring a combination of the highest quality health care services and experienced, compassionate and dedicated staff to all of our nursing and care homes.

We offer a warm, supportive and uplifting environment, where our residents are able to maintain their own individuality and feel at home. We take pride in being both small enough to care and large enough to be able to care. After all, we believe in ‘caring for our loved ones, like they cared for us!’

This position will cover our homes in the Yorkshire and surrounding region.

About You:

Are you passionate about excellence in care and supporting team members to deliver high quality care? Are you an experienced, qualified regional trainer with expertise in safer people handling, first aid, safeguarding & person-centred care? Do you thrive on building relationships, engaging with teams and being part of a team to deliver service excellence? Do you have access to a car and are happy to travel to a designated area of care homes? If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Deliver face to face mandatory training to new and existing team members, including but not limited to Safer People Handling; Basic Life Support & Emergency First Aid.
• Deliver virtual webinars in subjects such as person centred care & safeguarding.
• Deliver Safer People Handling Train the Trainer courses and provide ongoing support and expertise to your network of in home trainers.
• Provide Safer People Handling expertise and assurance for the homes in your area, by carrying out observations of practice, monitoring training standards and putting in place any corrective action as required.
• Deliver bespoke training, where required for the needs of each home and its residents.
• Support the design and delivery of learning and development programmes within our new career development framework.
• Work closely with home managers to drive standards in training and induction and support homes to achieve high levels of compliance.
• Provide an exemplar service to our homes and team members, setting high standards and acting as a role model as to how we should treat our fellow team members and care for our residents.

Essential Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Considerable experience of working in health & social care
• Considerable experience of working in a similar role
• Experience of designing and developing training content
• A good understanding of the mandatory and statutory training requirements in health and social care and the CQC framework
• Level 3 Certificate in Education and Training (or equivalent)
• Level 4 Certified in Safer People Handling
• First Aid at Work certified
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Driving licence and access to a car / willingness to travel within the region (with occasional travel further afield)

Required Criteria

• Right to live and work in the UK
• Considerable experience of working in a similar role
• Considerable experience of working in health & social care
• A good understanding of the mandatory and statutory training requirements in health and social care and the CQC framework
• Level 3 Certificate in Education and Training (or equivalent)
• Level 4 Certified in Safer People Handling
Driving licence and access to a car / willingness to travel within the region (with occasional travel further afield)

Skills Needed

About The Company

We treat all of our residents as individuals. We care about their unique needs as well as their likes and dislikes, hobbies and past times. We make sure every one of our residents is provided with a completely personalised care plan; giving them dignity, choice and independence in a home from home environment.

Our reputation is built on more than 15 years of experience in care and we work hard to make sure that all of our homes provide a safe, homely and happy setting for residents – we want our homes to be their homes. This also means that all of our 30 homes are completely unique, designed to meet the individual needs of our residents and make the most of the home environment and its surroundings.

Each home has a dedicated team delivering round-the-clock care to meet the varying and often complex needs of our residents. We continually invest in our homes and this, as well as our rigorous quality and safety standards, enables us to ensure our homes meet our exceptionally high standards and deliver the best support and care to residents.

Company Culture

As a family run business, we treat our people like they deserve to be treated; with dignity, compassion and respect. The principles of equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we are committed to creating a workplace community where everyone is treated fairly and which is representative of the people that we support.

We work hard to create a caring and welcoming environment for our residents based on our core values of privacy, independence, dignity and choice. We do the same for our people; nurturing their talents and celebrating their uniqueness to create a diverse, inclusive workplace where there are opportunities for everyone to grow and thrive.

We want our people to be themselves; bringing their best self to work so that they can provide the best care. That’s why we have a dedicated training course in equality and inclusion for our teams and operate a fair and open recruitment process. We also offer competitive rates of pay, flexible working hours, free uniforms and a range of benefits.

And we want you to be part of our future, helping us to grow as a family and put our residents and team members at the heart of everything we do.

Company Benefits

We Care Group is a family of people passionate about delivering the very best care. As well as caring for our residents, we care for our teams.

We invest in their learning and development, support them in their career progression and put their health and wellbeing at the heart of our approach. And we want our people to love what they do. So in addition to ongoing training and support, we offer savings on everyday expenditure to all our home teams through the online platform, Staff Treats; the leading employee benefits and discounts provider in the UK.

Each month team members will have access to discounts at over 3,000 brands such as Vue, Apple, M&S, Zara and Starbucks plus savings in dining, movies, vacations, technology and groceries as well as e-vouchers and cashback.

All team members have the opportunity to receive monthly and annual performance-related bonuses and we also provide free uniform and DBS checks. But we don’t stop there. We think our people are the best at what they do and we celebrate this through our monthly recognition scheme and our annual celebratory recognition event.

Vacation, Paid time off, Retirement plan and/or pension, Flexible schedule, Employee development programs, Free parking, Referral bonus, Open office, Company retreats, Competitive salary, Long service recognition, Perks Card, Wellbeing Scheme, Shopping Cashback, Social Opportunities, Employee of the Month, Employee Recognition Scheme

Salary

£35,000.00 per year