Training Manager

Kara Healthcare is a quality care provider devoted to delivering first-class dementia, nursing, residential, and respite care to residents living in our homes. We believe our residents deserve choice, dignity, and independence.

Our main focus is to create a friendly, safe, and warm environment for everyone in our homes. Tailored care plans and 24-hour personal support for each resident help us achieve this. We offer a wide variety of care options from short and long-term residential to person-centred nursing care.

Kara Healthcare are continuously looking to recruit talented individuals to join our caring, enthusiastic, and supportive team. Everyone here has a fundamental part to play in our continued success and growth. Follow our CEO Nitesh Somani or Kara Healthcare LinkedIn to find out more about us.

We are currently seeking a focused and dynamic Training Manager to join our friendly people team. You will be responsible for managing the Kara Training Academy alongside the health and Social Care training developments required across the group, from overseeing online and face to face mandatory compliance, to ensuring we have development opportunities and clear career pathways to support and encourage career progression.

About the role:

This is an in-house recruitment role supporting end-to-end hiring across our care home network. You will work closely with home managers, operational leaders, and the wider People and Culture team to fill a high volume of roles across care, nursing, and support functions, as well as specialist and leadership positions. You will be the first point of contact for candidates and a trusted partner for hiring managers, ensuring a consistent, values-driven, and legally compliant recruitment process throughout.

Role Purpose:

You will be responsible for ensuring that the learning & development experiences we offer our staff, from day one and throughout the employment lifespan, is exceptional. Equipping our homes to deliver exemplary care and support. You will be expected to manage, lead, and plan the training and professional development of each staff member, across all care homes, ensuring everyone is supported to their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• E-Learning: Manage an effective online learning platform, ensuring full compliance and the necessary courses are fit for purpose and meet the needs of our staff learning.
• Face to Face Training: Develop and roll out a relevant, captivating, and purposeful induction programme. Create and implement training content relevant to our business with the intention of elevating our staff skills, knowledge, and competency to an outstanding level.
• Have experience in Health & Social Care and delivering training courses such as (moving and handling, Fire training, First Aid, Dementia, Inductions for new starters.
• Training Compliance: Ensure all staff receive the necessary training to enable them to meet the expectations of their role and to ensure any regulatory/legal requirements are adhered to at all times.
• Staff Development: Create and roll out specific role workshops. Develop and implement career pathways for all levels of learning, based on role requirements and future development opportunities.

Requirements:

• It is essential that the post holder has previous experience in creating and implementing a successful and proven learning and development fun.
• Have Train the Trainer and Manual Training qualification.
• Experience managing and maintaining Learning Management Systems (LMS) or e-learning platforms.
• Strong understanding of Health & Social Care regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and coaching skills.
• Strong instructional design and content development skills.
• Ability to create engaging and interactive learning experiences.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyse training data and produce compliance and performance reports.

The successful post holder will also be able to demonstrate knowledge of managing effective training programmes through e- learning and face to face/classroom sessions.

The opportunity to make a real difference in a values-led organisation that puts residents and colleagues at the heart of everything we do.

Kara Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.