Learning & Development Officer

Description

Learning & Development Officer

Hull, East Yorkshire

About Us

We are Dove House Hospice, a local hospice that have been providing end-of-life care for people in Hull and East Yorkshire for over 40 years.

Dedicated to our patients and their families, our unique person-centred care focuses on the needs of the person we are caring for, not just their illness, and our staff are committed to making staying at Dove House a home from home experience.

We are now looking for a Learning & Development Officer to join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week.

The Benefits

- Salary of £27,673 - £31,175 per annum

- 22 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays

- Group Personal Pension scheme

- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave pay

- Death in service insurance cover of 3 x annual salary

- Up to 6 months’ full occupational sick pay

- Free onsite parking at Dove House Hospice, Chamberlain Road

- Access to Health Services Discounts

- Access to a Christmas savings club

This is a rewarding opportunity for a compassionate teacher or training professional with experience in developing insightful learning activities to join our dedicated People and Development team.

You’ll enjoy the scope to be creative and innovative, while strengthening your expertise within a culture where your work will be truly valued.

What’s more, you’ll discover a supportive, collaborative environment that celebrates your contribution to our shared mission and enables your growth and professional development.

So, if you want to use your skills to support exciting L&D initiatives within a professional environment, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Learning & Development Officer, you will design and deliver engaging non-clinical training programmes to strengthen the skills and capabilities of hospice staff, volunteers and placement staff.

Working alongside the Head of People and Development, you will create insightful development initiatives, ensuring engagement and successful completion of each course.

You will lead the induction process for new staff, providing a welcoming introduction to our values and culture, support the delivery of mandatory training, and develop training materials and learning resources.

Beyond this, you will shape an impactful external education programme to raise awareness and build confidence in sensitive topics such as death, dying and grief for the friends and family of those in our hospice.

About You

To be considered as a Learning & Development Officer, you will need:

- Demonstrable experience of teaching, including delivering training to individuals and groups

- Experience in designing effective and inclusive learning activities

- Strong data entry skills and the ability to interpret results

- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

- A sound understanding of digital literacy

- The ability to use social media in an educational and training context

- The ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends

- A full, valid driving licence with access to a car or other means of transport

- A teaching qualification (or a willingness to work towards one)

Please note, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check.

The closing date for this role is 22nd August 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Teacher, Trainer, L&D Officer, Training & Development Officer, Education & Training Officer, People Development Officer, or Training Officer.

Webrecruit and Dove House Hospice are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking for an impactful role as a Learning & Development Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency

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