Learning and Development Advisor Location: Home based - travel required across the region - including Colchester, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Birmingham, Cheshire Salary: £30,896 Are you passionate about developing people and helping teams achieve their full potential? This exciting opportunity, within the social care sector, involves working closely with managers and teams, identifying learning needs, delivering high-quality training, and helping to create a culture of continuous learning and professional development. About the Role Supporting a culture of continuous improvement, you'll work collaboratively to identify learning needs, plan, deliver and evaluate impactful training programmes, ensuring colleagues have access to the skills, knowledge and support they need to provide outstanding services. Key Responsibilities Build strong relationships with services to promote learning and development opportunities. Conduct training needs analyses and develop annual learning plans. Advise and guide managers and employees on learning and development opportunities. Support national learning initiatives and organisational change programmes. Work with internal stakeholders and external providers to ensure high-quality learning experiences. Review and update learning materials to keep content relevant and engaging Monitor learning outcomes and use data to drive continuous improvement. Support manual handling training programmes in partnership with specialist advisors. About You To be successful in this role, you will have: A relevant Learning & Development qualification or equivalent experience Experience in facilitating learning and development training programmes Experience working within a social care environment ideal but not essential Knowledge of adult learning principles and best practice preferred Strong presentation, facilitation and communication skills Experience delivering virtual and online learning Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities A proactive, collaborative and customer-focused approach About Leonard Cheshire We are one of the UKs most respected providers of care and supported living services. For over 75 years, weve been supporting disabled people to live, learn, and work as independently as possible. Our values guide everything we do: Positive warm and empathetic, always looking to improve Proud strong-willed and driven in our beliefs Pioneering confident, creative, and forward-thinking Why join us? Make a genuine impact on colleagues and the people we support. Be part of a values-led organisation. Opportunities for professional development and career growth. Supportive and collaborative working environment. Competitive salary and benefits package. Ready to apply? Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability and will support reasonable adjustments where possible. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals. Pre-employment checks and references will be required. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. TPBN1_UKTJ