Regional Training Manager (Children Residential Services) - #2076034

Home-based with regional travel
Salary: £45,000 per annum

Are you an experienced Learning & Development professional with a passion for quality, leadership, and making a real difference in children's services?

We're looking for a Regional Training Manager to join our Learning & Development team, playing a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality training across our services. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead, influence, and drive excellence in a values-led organisation.

As Regional Training Manager, you'll be responsible for leading and supporting a team of L&D Partners across your region. You'll ensure all training is engaging, compliant, and aligned with best practice, while also maintaining your own delivery to stay connected to the frontline.

This is a varied, impactful role with a 70/30 split between leadership and training delivery, offering the perfect balance of strategy and hands-on work.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of L&D Partners
• Manage performance, appraisals, and professional development
• Oversee regional planning, scheduling, and resource allocation

Quality & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct observations and provide coaching feedback
• Monitor training quality using evaluation data and insights
• Ensure compliance with key frameworks and standards (e.g. Ofsted, RRN, BILD)

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the regional point of contact for training
• Partner with operational and quality teams to deliver tailored learning solutions
• Build strong relationships across the business

Training Delivery

• Deliver high-quality training (~30% of your time)
• Support delivery gaps and champion best-practice facilitation

Data, Compliance & Reporting

• Analyse training data to identify trends and improvements
• Contribute to budgets and resource planning
• Support audits, inspections, and compliance activities

Essential:

• Strong experience in L&D, training, or education leadership (within care, education, or health)
• Proven experience managing and developing distributed teams
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes and regulatory frameworks (e.g. Ofsted, CQC)
• Excellent communication, organisation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to analyse data and drive improvement
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel

Desirable:

• Teaching or training qualification (e.g. AET, PGCE)
• Experience in children's residential services
• Knowledge of BILD, RRN, or accreditation standards
• Experience with LMS systems (e.g. Myrus)