Workforce Development and Training Manager
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Are you inspired by the opportunity to shape a confident, skilled, and future‑ready Adult Social Care workforce? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced, innovative environment where your leadership can drive meaningful change, influence practice, and create development opportunities that have a lasting impact across an entire system? If this sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.
We are seeking a passionate and forward‑thinking Workforce Development and Training Manager to take a leading role in transforming workforce capability across Buckinghamshire’s Adult Social Care sector. This is an exciting opportunity to champion high‑quality learning, design meaningful development pathways, and support a diverse workforce to thrive, ultimately enhancing outcomes for the residents we serve.
You’ll also be part of our local Health and Social Care Academy, collaborating with partners across the sector to drive excellence and innovation in workforce development.
If you’re ready to inspire, innovate, and shape the future of Adult Social Care workforce development, this is the role for you.
Contract: This is a 12 month fixed term contract/secondment opportunity (maternity cover)
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a dynamic and forward‑looking organisation, bringing together the strengths, expertise, and local knowledge of the county’s five former councils. By uniting as one, we are better placed to drive meaningful, positive change for our residents, communities, and businesses. With a strong focus on the future, we are committed to delivering improved services, enhancing outcomes, and providing stronger representation for Buckinghamshire both locally and on the national stage.
About the role
As a Workforce Development and Training Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering a comprehensive Workforce Development Programme for the Adult Social Care sector. You will contribute to the design, commissioning, delivery, and evaluation of high‑quality training and development initiatives that meet statutory requirements, align with national standards, and respond to local priorities. Your work will directly support a confident, capable, and future‑ready workforce across Buckinghamshire.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the full learning and development cycle through needs analysis, programme design, delivery and evaluation.
- Developing and implementing professional development and qualification programmes.
- Leading the development and rollout of the Career Progression Framework across the Adults & Health Directorate.
- Building strong partnerships with external learning providers, universities, colleges and national bodies.
- Commissioning and contract-managing training providers to ensure high‑quality, value‑for‑money delivery.
- Supporting and co‑ordinating key programmes including the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
- Managing and analysing workforce training data for local and national reporting.
- Representing Adult Social Care in regional and national workforce networks.
- Managing and supporting a small team of Workforce officers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape meaningful development pathways that strengthen recruitment, support retention, and promote high‑quality practice across the entire sector.
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
About you
As a Workforce Development and Training Manager, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering a comprehensive Workforce Development Programme for the Adult Social Care sector. You will contribute to the design, commissioning, delivery, and evaluation of high‑quality training and development initiatives that meet statutory requirements, align with national standards, and respond to local priorities. Your work will directly support a confident, capable, and future‑ready workforce across Buckinghamshire.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the full learning and development cycle through needs analysis, programme design, delivery and evaluation.
- Developing and implementing professional development and qualification programmes.
- Leading the development and rollout of the Career Progression Framework across the Adults & Health Directorate.
- Building strong partnerships with external learning providers, universities, colleges and national bodies.
- Commissioning and contract-managing training providers to ensure high‑quality, value‑for‑money delivery.
- Supporting and co‑ordinating key programmes including the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
- Managing and analysing workforce training data for local and national reporting.
- Representing Adult Social Care in regional and national workforce networks.
- Managing and supporting a small team of Workforce officers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape meaningful development pathways that strengthen recruitment, support retention, and promote high‑quality practice across the entire sector.
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
Other information
For further information about the role please contact Jennifer McAteer at [email protected]
Please note it is essential for this post that the successful candidate has a full driving licence and their own transport to travel across the county.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd April 2026.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
Our values
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
We recognise and reward you
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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