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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title of Post: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Salary: NJC PTS 35-37 £28,947-£30,546 per annum
Location: Initially based in Uttoxeter with planned relocation to Stafford or
Hanley (negotiable)
Accountable: To the Chief Executive Officer
Conditions of A statement of conditions of service based on the NJC Local Authorities
Service: APT conditions is available
Hours: 37 hrs per week with an expectation of some flexible working
Employment: Is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced CRB disclosure and
a probationary period of 6 months
Pension: Adsis contribute 5% of salary (with a minimum staff contribution of
3%) towards a group personal pension scheme which all staff are
invited to join
Car Allowance: This is an essential car user allowance post
The Post: Adsis prides itself on delivering a professional service to our client
group, high quality training therefore is an essential element within our
provision.
We are seeking a dynamic individual who can develop an effective
training strategy for the service, enhance staff and volunteer training
programmes and develop productive links with the business
community. The individual will hold a key responsibility for ensuring
that high quality training translates into effective service provision.
The Service: Adsis is countywide information, advice and support services for all
people affected by their own or someone else’s misuse of alcohol or
wider dependencies. As employers Adsis provides a programme of
relevant training.
We are working towards full implementation of an effective Equal
Opportunities policy and would positively welcome applications from all
sections of the community.
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
JOB DESCRIPTION
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
• To participate as a key member of the Adsis Management Team and share
responsibility within the decision making process for service development.
• To hold a lead responsibility for overseeing monitoring and evaluation of all training
within Adsis and ensure that effective systems are in place to support this (including
observed practice).
• To hold responsibility within Adsis for the management of training provision to new
and established volunteers, paid staff and outside organisations including the private
sector.
• To design and develop innovative external and internal training programmes which
meet or exceed recognised models of best practice.
• To identify and incorporate appropriate accreditation for training.
• To co-ordinate the delivery of training within Adsis utilising skilled staff and external
trainers as appropriate in addition to personal skills.
• To take on line management responsibility for any sessional staff or paid assistants
within the Training Department.
• To take a lead responsibility for developing and delivering the training arm of the
Workplace Policy initiative within Adsis and to actively develop productive links with
the private sector.
• To take a lead responsibility within the Management Team for the recruitment and
selection of volunteers in line with service needs.
• To recommend plans for the continual development of training services to the
Management Team and Board of Trustees.
• To explore new opportunities to generate training income.
• To develop and maintain a training policy and strategy to include a full training
needs analysis for the service that can sit alongside the Adsis Business Plan.
• To identify funding sources for training initiatives and participate fully in the
monitoring of budgetary spending.
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JOB DESCRIPTION
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES
• To ensure that efficient systems are in place for the effective administration of
training programmes and materials, in consultation with the administrative team.
• To represent Adsis at national, regional and local meetings and forums as
appropriate.
• To provide regular reports and information as required by the organisation,
particularly to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees.
• To keep up-to-date with new developments in the substance misuse and training
fields
• To operate within the framework of Adsis, its policies and procedures.
• To operate within anti-discriminatory and equal opportunities policies of Adsis.
• To carry out additional duties as may from time to time be required in the post.
This is a senior position within the organisation and flexibility will be one of the
characteristics of the successful applicant.
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KEY NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
1 AC3 Contribute to the development of the knowledge and practice of others
Develop and disseminate information and advice about substance use, health
2 AD4
and social well-being
3 BA3 Contribute to the development of organisational policy and practice
4 BC1 Develop, negotiate and agree proposals to offer services and products
5 BC4 Assure your organisation delivers quality services
6 CJH D8 Support and challenge workers on specific aspects of their practice
7 GEN 35 Provide supervision to other individuals
8 GEN36 Make use of supervision
9 HSC33 Reflect on and develop your practice
Develop joint working agreements and practices and review their
10 HSC433
effectiveness
11 HSC3111 Promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals
12 HSC3115 Receive, analyse, process, use and store information
13 LLUK L2 Identify the learning and development needs of the organisation
14 LLUK L4 Design learning programmes
15 LLUK L5 Agree learning programmes with learners
16 LLUK L7 Prepare and develop resources to support learning
17 LLUK L10 Enable learning through presentations
18 LLUK L11 Enable learning through demonstrations and instruction
19 LLUK L13 Enable group learning
20 M&L D1 Develop productive working relationships with colleagues
21 M&L D3 Recruit, select and keep colleagues
22 M&L D7 Providing learning opportunities for colleagues
23 M&L F12 Improve organisational performance
24 M&L F11 Manage the achievement of customer satisfaction
25 M&L F10 Develop a customer focused organisation
VSNTO
26 Develop organisational structures and systems to support volunteering
MVA2
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JOB DESCRIPTION
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Desirable How / Tested
When (A/I)
Essential Desirable
Education / • Relevant training qualification and experience • First degree level qualification or equivalent A A
Qualifications professional qualification in a relevant field
Experience • Experience of identifying training needs • Managing resources (people/time/money) A/I A/I
• Experience of developing training programmes and • Experience of inter-agency work A/I A/I
materials • Experience of developing online training A/I
• Experience of delivering training programmes A/I
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation A/I
• Experience of working within a team setting A/I
Knowledge • Knowledge of the principles and practice of training adults A/I
in vocational courses
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of management A/I
• Knowledge and understanding of alcohol and wider A/I
dependency related issues
• Knowledge and understanding of quality assurance A/I
systems
• Commitment to and understanding of the voluntary sector A/I
• An understanding of partnership working A/I
• An understanding of child protection issues A/i
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JOB DESCRIPTION
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Desirable Essential Desirable
Aptitude and • Ability to work as part of a management team A/I
Skills • Project management skills A/I
• Ability to develop and deliver training programmes A/I
• Good organisational and time management skills A/I
• Facilitating and network skills A/I
• Evaluation and monitoring skills A/I
• Ability to motivate and support others A/I
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise own A/I
workload
• Ability to organise and monitor the work of others A/I
• Ability to effectively utilise computer software, A/I
including Powerpoint, Internet, Word etc
• A commitment to delivering quality services A/I
• A commitment to multi agency working A/I
• Ability to work flexibly including some A/I
evening/weekend work
• Abiility and commitment to integrate an Equal A/I
Opportunities approach in all aspects of work
• Have access to a car and current driving licence A/I
A = Application I = Interview. NB: As part of the interview process you may be asked to participate in a skills based test. Further
details on this will be provided if successfully invited for interview
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