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Training Officer – Social Care

Closing date: 26/07/2026

Reference: REQ106726

37 hours / Permanent

39,152 - 40,777 *

Aberaeron

*All salary values are pro-rata.

About the role

Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to the pending 2026/2027 national pay award. The final salary will be adjusted accordingly once this has been agreed.

Join the busy Learning & Development Team and help to ensure our social work and social care workforce has the right skills and knowledge to deliver excellent services for the citizens of Ceredigion. 

For the right person with the right skills, Hybrid Working/Part time working/Job Share would be considered. We are willing to be flexible and plan our on-line and face-to-face training delivery in a way that works for us and for you.  

Using your skills and experience as a qualified and registered social worker you will develop and deliver training for council staff and the external social care workforce. In addition, you will play a key role in supporting and coordinating our Trainee Social Work Scheme.   

This is an exciting position in an award-winning, ambitious, and innovative team that has incorporated Virtual Reality into training delivery. We are looking for enthusiasm, a flexible approach and a commitment and passion for learning and teamwork. An excellent communicator, you will work in partnership with other local authorities and social care training providers to offer development opportunities, qualifications and training that makes a positive difference to our social work/care workforce. 

Attending Train the Trainer events and subsequently planning and delivering the roll out of training programmes will be a key element of this role.

We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:

  • Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
  • Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.

Job Description and Person Specification

Team Ceredigion Information Pack

Get in touch

For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Vikkie Foale on Victoria.Foale@ceredigion.gov.uk

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

People and Organisation

We support the organisation in attracting, developing and retaining a workforce that will deliver services of the highest quality to the citizens of Ceredigion.   Our key responsibilities include:

  • Human Resources Advice and Administration:  Contracts, Absence; Appraisals; Contracts; Disciplinaries; Grievance; Job evaluation; Managing change; Recruitment and onboarding.
  • Health, Safety and Wellbeing: Advice; Compliance; Risk assessments.
  • Learning and Development: E-learning; Events; Qualifications panel; Training.
  • Engagement and Wellbeing:  Ceri+; Internal Communications; Recruitment Marketing.
  • Pay and Benefits:  Payroll; Pensions; Timesheets.
  • Systems:  Ceri System and Development; Data and Reporting.
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