Learning & Development Manager

As our Learning & Development Manager at Athena Care Homes, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding training to all team across our 7 care homes.

About Athena Care Homes:
Athena Care Homes is an award winning, family-owned business operating seven residential nursing homes in East Anglia where care and compassion runs through to our very core. There is a shared vision across all of our specialist care homes: we strive to provide happy, safe and comfortable care to every resident.

At Athena we celebrate everyone as an individual. Whether that’s delivering authentic care, supporting our team to make moments for our residents and their loved ones, or whether that’s learning and growing together.

About the role:
The Learning & Development Manager will be responsible for delivering comprehensive training programs to our care home staff in 7 locations across East Anglia. You will ensure that all staff are equipped with the necessary skills, knowledge, and confidence to provide outstanding care to our residents. 

Salary:
Up to £45,000 per annum

Shift Pattern:
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Location:
This is a regional role and you will be working from any one of our 7 locations, and will be expected to travel to all locations in accordance with your role.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Supporting our internal trainers to deliver clinical and non-clinical training to the teams within our Care Homes.
• Ensuring statutory and mandatory training levels meet compliance requirements at all times.
• Collaborating with General Managers and Regional Team to ensure training needs are identified and delivered effectively.
• Reporting to the Head of Learning & Development regarding training provided, striving for continuous improvement of the material and ensuring training meets up to date legislation.

Training, Skills & Experience Required:

• Previous experience of delivering training, coaching and mentoring in a healthcare environment.
• Good knowledge around care home regulations and best practices.
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage your own time whilst delivering training across multiple sites
• Excellent IT skills, utilising training systems such as YourHippo and Microsoft Office packages.

What we can offer:

• Fully comprehensive induction.
• Competitive salary, plus enhancements on bank holidays.
• 28 days of holiday per year.
• Free Blue Light Card & access to the Blue Light discount platform.
• Annual recognition awards ceremony – The AFTAS.
• Refer a friend scheme.

About Athena:
Athena Care Homes are a family run business with seven homes across East Anglia. We have care homes in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, Kings Lynn (West Norfolk) & Ipswich (Suffolk).

Our aim is to be the provider of choice for our residents and the employer of choice for our team members.

Our purpose is to create excellent quality homely environments with the highest standards of care, catering, housekeeping and activities.

We aim to enhance the lives of our residents and enable them to enjoy life to the full as individuals in happy, comfortable and safe surroundings.