Learning & Development Manager

Bishopton, Renfrewshire
Good Shepherd Secure Unit

Are you passionate about helping vulnerable young people thrive and flourish?

Do you have the skills to engage with young people and support them to reach their maximum potential?

“Our purpose is to provide a positive, life-changing experience for young people through individual care, education and skills development focused on promoting young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing and longer-term positive outcomes.”

The Good Shepherd Centre (GSC) campus just outside Bishopton offers young people a safe, nurturing and caring environment set in fabulous grounds with a garden wildlife trail and outdoor sports facility. On-campus there are three secure care houses, a close support house & a semi-independent living cottage. Young people who live with us continue their education in our school, on campus, or attend further education out with the campus.

This is an exciting time to join Team GSC as we seek to build on our strong reputation for relational practice and through delivering ambitious strategic goals to The Promise.

Young people referred to us have experienced significant difficulties in their lives, and many will have faced traumatic and harmful situations and may be experiencing psychological distress; mental health problems; and problems coping with managing feelings and day to day life. We offer a place of safety and nurture where we support young people and their families, alongside the professionals involved in their lives, to make sense of these experiences and to build hope, coping skills and goals for the future.

The Learning and Development Manager will have overall responsibility for planning, prioritising, organising, delivering, and reviewing training and practice development opportunities throughout the centre. They will ensure an effective professional supervision, training and skills development and performance evaluation framework is in place and maintained for staff in all roles, from recruitment and selection in line with the relevant legislative, national standards and organisational frameworks, requirements, and best practice guidance. This role will also involve measuring the effectiveness of learning and development to ensure alignment to the business needs and ensuring we have a joined-up approach to supporting staff within the GSC.

The Learning and Development Manager will promote and uphold the vision of GSC as a place of care, safety and learning, promoting young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing and longer-term positive outcomes. They demonstrate the active values of the GSC in being rights respecting, kind, nurturing, resilient and hopeful. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about supporting both young people and colleagues to develop and achieve their potential. So, if you have excellent communication, relationship building and management skills, then this role could be ideal for you.

GSC offers employees a great benefits package and you will be joining an enthusiastic and dedicated team.

The successful candidate will have experience of management and leadership within a children and families’ care setting. If you are looking for a new and exciting role in the third sector and would welcome the opportunity to help young people achieve their potential, then working as part of our dedicated and experienced team may be a good move for you.

We are developing an innovative selection process to have a focus on values and engagement with young people.

Please note, as per our company policy, we are strictly unable to accept CV’s.

To apply, please complete our application form available to download on our website by the closing date.

Pre-Employment Medical Questionnaires will be undertaken prior to confirmation of employment. All convictions whether spent or unspent must be declared. These posts are regulated work with children under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory