Main area Training Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE3378

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Provide HQ Town Colchester Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/02/2025 23:59

Job Overview

The Talent and Learning team are responsible for the provision of training opportunities for colleagues across Provide Community.

The post holder will lead on the administration and project support function. This includes the below:

Be the first point of contact for the Talent and Learning team in relation to queries about mandatory and developmental training opportunities
To assist colleagues with upskilling on the soon to be introduced Learning Management System
To evaluate and audit training to ensure training is of the highest quality

Main duties of the job

Below are some of the main duties of this role:

Provide the Talent and Learning department with a comprehensive administrative service for all Talent and Learning events either delivered or co-ordinated by the department
Provide comprehensive administrative support for the apprenticeship stream by tracking apprentice progress, managing records on the Digital Apprentice Service (DAS) and co-ordinating with managers and training providers
Support Provide’s Corporate Induction programmes by scheduling sessions, managing resources and liaising with facilitators
Lead on all financial queries related to the Talent and Learning department and maintain financial records
Liaise with external suppliers to ensure an adequate training programme is arranged across the year to ensure all Directorates can maintain high compliance levels

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

This role is to lead on the administration and project support for the Talent and Learning team.

This includes being the first point of contact for queries from internal teams and external stakeholders into the Talent and Learning team, support the Learning and Apprenticeship lead by managing records on the Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS), create in-house training materials, evaluating and auditing training programmes and sessions.

The job description is attached for a full list of responsibilities for this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Minimum level 4 qualification in HR, Business or Adult Education

Desirable criteria

CIPD level 3 or equivalent experience
E-learning related qualification
Qualification in training and/or teaching experience
Educated to degree level

Experience

Essential criteria

Track record as a professional in Learning and Development
Ability to manage a number of projects with excellent attention to detail
Able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Experience of using Learning Management Systems, particularly Totara
Direct experience of supporting and monitoring progress of apprenticeships

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of apprenticeship funding models and apprenticeship standards
Experience of creating e-learning
Experience of financial processing and/or tracking budget spend

Skills

Essential criteria

An ability to innovate
Ability to act on own initiative
Ability to respond positively to changing environments
Dedication to keeping up to date with Learning and Development trends

Desirable criteria

Experience of working on and/or leading projects
Creative thinking
Ability to establish credibility and rapport with line managers

Further Information

How will we contact you?

All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via provide.recruitment1@nhs.net
If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application?

To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.

Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or provide.recruitment1@nhs.net.

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.

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