Job Description

Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC622597
Salary Range: 33,178-36,369 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Glen House, Swanwick
Hours per week: 22.5 or 30
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 9 November 2025
Do you enjoy delivering training? Can you apply your knowledge and skills to deliver exceptional training and learning programmes, as well as informative and interactive learning experiences for our prospective adopters and adoptive families?
The Role:
Join our Adopt South Training Team and help us deliver high-quality training to support prospective adopters and adoptive parents, before and after they adopt, in understanding and meeting the needs of children who have experienced trauma.
As a Training Facilitator, you'll play a key role in coordinating and supporting the delivery of training sessions for those interested in becoming an adoptive parent and those who have adopted child(ren). You'll work closely with trainers and colleagues to ensure sessions run smoothly and that participants have a positive and productive experience.
What you'll do:

• Support the planning and delivery of training sessions
• Prepare and distribute training materials and resources
• Coordinate logistics, including scheduling and communication with attendees
• Gather and collate feedback to help improve future training
• Collaborate with Parenting Support Workers and provide direct support to individual children and families as needed.

What we're looking for:

• A wealth of knowledge and experience working with children and families
• Experience and understanding of child protection, safeguarding, and therapeutic parenting approaches
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Confident working with a range of professionals
• Can manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively
• Experience in training, events, in social care settings
• Proactive, flexible, and a team player

This is a great opportunity to be part of a supportive and committed team, contributing to a service that helps children find safe, permanent families.
Why join us?
Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.
Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and .
Additional Information:
Child and Family Support Worker (Training Team)
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children's Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Carol Beddow, Service Manager on or Anne Cooper, Service Manager on or 0370 779 4558
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

Skills Required