National Programmes Training Specialist (6036)

Permanent with funding until 31/03/2028

28 hours per week (with option for additional hours as required by The Children's Society).

£35,100 per annum (£28,080 actual salary)

Home based with occasional travel across England

The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

This role sits within our Youth Impact Domain, which works to provide support for children and young people. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.

We are currently looking for a motivated and innovative individual to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to develop and oversee a portfolio of training packages in relation to our areas of subject matter expertise (e.g. young carers, exploitation, emotional health and wellbeing and challenging gender stereotypes).

The key responsibilities for this role are:

1. Identify training needs: Collaborate and use data to inform training and understand intended outcome/measures.
2. Design training: Using a variety of methods to ensure it is accessible and relevant for the audience.
3. Promote training: Identify and recruit key stake holders to engage in training programmes.
4. Deliver training: Support others in delivery, or personally deliver training to wide range of target audiences.
5. Evaluate training: Capture feedback and data to consistently review if training requires adjustments and provide detailed reports and statistical data. 

The required skills and competencies are:

• Sound knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting children, young people and families
• Strong training and facilitation skills both in person and online
• Exceptional IT skills with an ability to adapt to new programmes and technology
• Highly effective project management skills

The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.

Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, which includes the disclosure of criminal records, vetting checks, and the provision of appropriate references. The number and type of references required may vary depending on the nature and responsibilities of the role, ensuring that each appointment is carefully assessed. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 20th March 2025.

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