Trainer – Domiciliary Care / Homecare

a fabulous opportunity to join the Domiciliary Care arm of a national care organisation with a great reputation

This is a role for an experienced Social Care Trainer or a manager looking to venture into the training side of the Industry.

This role is mobile based (car allowance paid) throughout the clients services in Surrey and Sussex

MAIN PURPOSE To design, develop and deliver courses for Domiciliary Care Services across the organisation and to keep up to date with best practice and legislation so that it can be cascaded throughout the organisation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Designs and delivers a thorough induction programme for staff joining the organisation. This should include all the relevant areas related to Domicilary Care to ensure that staff are competent when starting their roles.

2. Designs and delivers face to face courses to both large and small groups in a range of areas.

This will include:

a. Lone Working

b. H&S, Infection Control & Food Hygiene

c. Manual Handling of Objects and People (including working with Hoists)

d. Safe Handling of Medication

e. Skills for Care Common Induction Standards 1 – 8 The Care Certificate

f. Child Protection and safeguarding of adults at risk

g. Dementia Awareness

h. Person Centred Active Support

i. First Aid

j. Personal Care k. Mental Capacity Act

3. Identifies any changes to legislation that staff need to be trained in and designs and delivers courses around this to meet these needs.

4. Liaises with other trainers within to ensure that there is consistency in training.

5. Liaises with Care Coordinators to arrange training whilst ensuring home care service delivery is maintained.

6. Seeks feedback from courses and makes relevant changes based on feedback so that the courses are continually improved and developed.

7. Attends and contributes to Learning & Development team meetings and projects.

8. Designs and delivers training for Residential and Supported Living Services when asked where there is capacity.

9. Liaises with the clinical team to identify services that need relevant training input.

10. Ensures that learning and development activities are based upon current best practise advice from relevant bodies and that appropriate accreditation is sought where beneficial.