Senior Workforce Development Officer

Vacancy Information

The salary advertised is full time (35 hours per week). Part-time hours will be pro-rated accordingly.

Hourly rate of pay: £25.21 - £28.15

Temporary secondment cover until 23rd February 2027.
Days and Hours of Work:
Working 4 days a week, 09:00-17:00
Days of working are negotiable, starting and finishing times are flexible, and flexi time is applicable.
To start asap.

East Lothian Children’s Services have an exciting opportunity for a temporary post of Senior Workforce Learning and Development Officer.

The successful candidate will have a varied remit within a team that delivers on workforce development, learning strategy, quality assurance, and service improvement activity. This is a key leadership role responsible for planning and delivering a workforce development plan that supports the priorities of Children’s Services and ensures compliance with Scottish Social Services Council registration requirements.

The post holder will lead on the strategic planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of learning and development opportunities across the service. This includes induction, mandatory training, supervision, leadership development, and specialist programmes that embed trauma-informed practice, Signs of Safety, and Safe and Together approaches.

The role will involve partnership working with service managers, social work teams, universities, and multi-agency partners including the third sector and national agencies. Candidates should be skilled in working collaboratively to lead and deliver varied workforce development projects to a high standard within agreed timescales.

The post holder will also lead on the coordination of practice education for social work students, ensuring the service maintains an active bank of link workers and practice educators, and liaising with universities and the new National Social Work Agency.

East Lothian Children’s Services are absolutely committed to keeping The Promise and ensuring the voice of children and their families remains at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to promoting an open and trusting culture at all levels of the organisation and prioritise continuous professional development and learning. Our staff are our greatest asset, and we strive to be supportive, inclusive, and trauma-informed in everything that we do.

Children’s Services is located within John Muir House, Haddington, with onsite parking.

If you wish to discuss this job vacancy. please feel free to contact the recruitment manager: Lisa Shine – 07929837319

Home / Hybrid Working Consideration
Applications for home or hybrid working will be considered for this post in accordance with East Lothian Council’s Home Working and Worksmart Policies which can be found here. Home or Hybrid working options can be discussed with candidates invited for interview.

Please Note:
All home/hybrid workers must live in the UK. Where an application for home-working is supported, it will be subject to a satisfactory trial period. Employees will be expected to attend Council offices for the duration of induction, and be on site in East Lothian workplaces, as required. Employees with a hybrid working arrangement in place will be office based and able to work from home, with permission, on an ad hoc basis.

Job Details

Responsible for the planning and provision of workforce development within Children’s Services, in line with the key service priorities. This involves leading on the strategic planning, co-ordination, implementation and evaluation of learning and development in accordance with Scottish Social Services Council registration requirements.

Lead on driving and maintaining a learning culture that promotes promoting resilience and lifelong learning to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children, young people and families in East Lothian

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The ‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications
Approved Social Work Qualification.
Social Work Practice Teacher accreditation or Certificate in Child Protection and commitment to work towards Practice Teacher accreditation.
SSSC Registration is an essential requirement of this role.

Driving Licence
As the duties of this role require you to effectively travel to successfully undertake the full remit of the role, you must hold a current driving licence and have access to a vehicle.*
(*Where a disability precludes you from obtaining a driving licence, ELC will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability.)

PVG Membership
This post is considered as a Regulated Role with vulnerable children and/or protected adults, as specified in the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020.

All preferred candidates for posts carrying out regulated work with these groups will be required to become a PVG Scheme member, or undergo a PVG Scheme update if they are already a member, prior to any formal offer of employment being made by East Lothian Council.

Please note: PVG member’s records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG membership or update check, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant and investigated prior to any formal offer being made.

Please note:
If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link: www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

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If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.