Central Services - Training and Staff Development Coordinator
We’re looking for a proactive and organised Training and Staff Development Coordinator to join our team. This flexible, part-time role (15 hours per week) is perfect for someone who values work–life balance while making a real impact. You’ll take the lead in coordinating our staff training programme — arranging both in-house sessions and external learning opportunities. Working closely with managers and the CEO, you’ll help ensure our team has the skills and confidence to grow and deliver their best. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing people and learning together, and who wants to contribute to a positive, supportive workplace culture.
Join our dynamic Central Services team, dedicated to creating an exceptional workplace. The Hamlet is an inclusive and supportive employer offering hybrid and flexible working patterns to help employees achieve a good work life balance. We are committed to supporting personal and professional development and employee health and wellbeing.
Please read the Job Description below for full details of the role.
Safeguarding Statement
The Hamlet is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and at-risk adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will find our full Safeguarding Policy as part of our application pack to read before completing your application. We are committed to ensuring that all aspects of recruitment reflect this. Short listed candidates will be invited to a two-part Warner and role related interview.
Role Details
Post : Training and Staff Development Coordinator
Hours : 15 hours per week, spread over 3 days (approximately 5 hours per day). Hours are flexible and negotiable, but must fall within standard office hours of 8:30am to 4:00pm, and one day must be a Friday.
Location : The Hamlet Children's Centre for at least one day a week, but can include home working.
Rate of pay : £9,656.40 per annum
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on the 31st October 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy before the stated closing date, therefore early applications are encouraged.
Interview date: Wednesday 5th November 2025
Purpose and Scope of the Role
The Training Coordinator is responsible for coordinating a programme of training, delivered in house and from external training providers in liaison with managers and the CEO.
Main Responsibilities
- To coordinate the training of staff and volunteers throughout The Hamlet to ensure high quality care and appropriate support of all Hamlet Users.
- To manage The Hamlet training programme to ensure it meets the needs of The Hamlet.
- To coordinate the training from booking to delivery for both internal and external training providers
- To coordinate the staff opportunities and experiences programme
- Identify training needed to be delivered by our tutors. Coordinate training / tutor meetings gaining dates from them for delivery.
- To ensure all tutors are refreshed in their individual fields and arrange the necessary refresher training with the appropriate training bodies.
- Maintain databases on the training and qualification status of all staff.
- Provide monthly reports to managers.
- Provider reports and statistics to inform funding bodies, local authorities and others on request.
- Managing Care Skills, our online training platform. Being the first point of contact when there are any changes / migration to their systems. Manging the credits we have and inform finance when more need to be purchased.
- Ensure that training equipment is available, maintained and fit for purpose.
- Undertake training and development to meet the demands of the job role.
Please read the Job description for the person specification and full details of the role.
Supporting our Safeguarding Commitment:
You will be required to hold a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and have supplied at least 2 satisfactory references before starting work. Any conviction or adverse report relating to care, children, at risk adults, or dishonesty would make a candidate unsuitable for this role.
To Apply:
We’d love it if you could submit your application online by downloading our application pack, completing the forms, and sending them to admin@thehamletcharity.org.uk
If you require an alternative method of applying, or documents in a different format, please give our HR Team a call on 01603 215193 or send an email to admin@thehamletcharity.org.uk
Please note that we do not accept CV's
Application Pack
