Learning & Development Advisor- LSCDG ASC

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: Grade 11 £39,939 - £42,699 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 year (with possibility of extension for an additional year)

Closing Date: Sunday 14th June 2026

Interview Date(s): Week commencing 22nd June 2026 (please state in your covering letter if you are unavailable on any dates of this week)

Would you like to join a dynamic learning and development service where you can share your skills and knowledge with others, and help develop a confident adult social care workforce across Leicester and Leicestershire?

About the Role

As Learning and Development Advisor in Leicestershire Social Care Development Group (LSCDG), your key duties and responsibilities will be:

• Working with Commissioning & Quality colleagues in Leicester City and Leicestershire County Councils to provide sound and professional learning and development advice, guidance and opportunities, including formal and informal approaches and methods of learning, design, delivery and evaluation of learning and development activities, coaching, advice and support.
• Keeping up-to-date with changes in adult social care legislation, case law and best practice and use this to inform effective, high-quality learning and development activities.
• Develop and deliver a range of high-quality training opportunities (digital, online and face-to-face) to support the adult social care sector to provide safe, effective and high-quality care to the people of Leicester and Leicestershire.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have a relevant degree or professional/management qualification (eg. Social Work qualification, Registered Manager award) or relevant and significant operational experience at the level equivalent to the above qualification.
• Have demonstrable experience of having successfully delivered learning and development within a complex organisation, and specifically within the private/independent adult social care sector, on time and within budget.
• Have experience of having provided learning and development advice to managers on learning and development issues.
• Manage your time effectively, make adjustments to your own practice and process to deliver improved results, and take measured risks and responsibility for outcomes.
• Be able to work as part of a project team, or on your own, and develop good and appropriate relationships with all partners
• Have knowledge of relevant adult social care legislation
• Be able to design, construct, structure and deliver training to meet a variety of needs, delivered face-to-face, online or in a blended format.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Enter name and job title: Nazir Hussein, Business & Development Manager, LSCDG

Telephone: 0116 3057363

Email: nazir.hussein@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
Working for Us