Training and Development Officer

Location: UK

Salary: £30,082 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Closing Date:

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality training that changes lives? Do you want to play a key role in shaping the future of family-focused interventions across the UK?

We are looking for a dynamic, skilled Specialist Programmes Trainer to join our Family Support and Specialist Programmes team. In this varied and rewarding role, you will deliver accredited training, including the M-PACT Practitioner programme, to internal and external staff, supporting their development and ensuring excellence in practice.

Working closely with our Specialist Programmes Managers, you will help plan, deliver, and evaluate a growing suite of interventions. You will be comfortable training both online and in person, guiding learners with care and clarity, and ensuring our courses meet the highest quality standards.

You will also support programme development, help manage learning platforms like Moodle, assess student work, and maintain strong relationships with accrediting bodies and delivery partners. Alongside your training responsibilities, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our programmes, supporting business development, and helping increase the reach and impact of our work.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on variety, takes pride in delivering meaningful training, and is confident engaging with learners and professionals alike.

What we are looking for:

* Experience delivering training or group interventions, ideally in health, social care, or criminal justice settings * A confident, engaging presenter, with strong communication and organisational skills * Skilled in using digital learning platforms (e.g. Moodle) and remote delivery tools * Ability to support learners, assess work, and maintain high training standards * Flexibility to travel across the UK

Be part of something that really matters. Help us build stronger families, better services, and lasting change. Check out the JD for more information and apply today.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:

* Flexible working * Training and development opportunities * Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional) * Season Ticket Loan Scheme * Cycle to work scheme * Crisis Loan Scheme * Electric Car Scheme * 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees) * Access to Blue Light Card * 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays * Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter * Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) * Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with 'Lived Experience' of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the 'Eligibility to Work in the UK' requirements .

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/276/training-and-development-officer.html