Operational Trainer
About this role
Job Title: Operational Trainer
Client Location: Stoneham Grove Care Home, Stoneham Farm, Reading, RG31 5UG (Covering ~4 Regional Homes: Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell)
Agency: Supportive Bridge Staffing
Salary: £32,000.00 per annum + £6,000 per annum Car Allowance
Hours: 40.00 hours per week (Permanent)
Shift: Day Shifts
Drive Clinical & Operational Excellence. Shape the Future of Social Care Training.
At Supportive Bridge Staffing, we specialize in connecting exceptional training and operational leadership talent with top-tier healthcare providers across the UK. On behalf of our client, Barchester Healthcare—a market leader operating over 260 care homes and independent hospitals—we are seeking a dynamic and passionate Operational Trainer to join the regional learning and development team based around Reading, Wokingham, and Bracknell.
If you are a certified trainer with strong health and social care expertise who thrives on coaching staff, delivering hands-on induction programs, and driving Good and Outstanding CQC standards across multiple homes, this home-based regional role offers an empowering platform to advance your career.
About the Role
As an Operational Trainer, you will serve as a crucial first point of contact for new employees, delivering comprehensive induction and ongoing development training across approximately four care homes in the Reading, Wokingham, and Bracknell regions.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Training Delivery & Facilitation: Delivering high-quality, practical, hands-on induction and development training aligned with legislative frameworks and Barchester training objectives.
New Starter Onboarding: Organizing induction paperwork, assigning workplace buddies in advance, and maintaining regular contact with new hires through 1-on-1 coaching and support.
Regional Travel & Compliance: Managing your schedule across designated homes, observing workplace practices, maintaining detailed training files, and updating regional training statistics.
Planning & Collaboration: Publishing regular training calendars, promoting internal development opportunities, and collaborating with Home Managers to implement personal development plans.
About You
We are seeking a warm, articulate, and driven trainer with a strong passion for person-centred care and staff development.
Key Requirements & Qualifications:
Qualifications: City & Guilds 7300 (or equivalent teaching/training qualification) alongside a Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (or equivalent sector experience).
Training Experience: Minimum of 2 years' proven experience delivering training within the health, social care, or residential care sectors.
Regulatory Knowledge: Working knowledge of current legislative, regulatory, and safety requirements across the care sector.
Mobility: Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across regional care home locations (Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell).
Rewards Package & Benefits
Attractive Remuneration: £32,000.00 annual salary + £6,000.00 annual Car Allowance.
Role Equipment: Provided with a company laptop and mobile phone to support home-based and regional working.
Financial Security: Workplace pension contributions and life cover.
Career Impact: Empower workforce skills and drive high-quality care across award-winning care facilities backed by Supportive Bridge Staffing.