Management and Systems Trainer (12M FTC)
- Partou
- Hybrid (Denton, Manchester, UK)
- 17/04/2026
Job Description
Purpose of the Role
Being a business that is multi-site means that we must have a focus on 2 vital areas that help us stay connected and truly live our brand values – systems and management/leadership capability. That’s why we dedicate this role to making sure that all of our leaders are trained and demonstrating great people and organisational leadership, whether you are a leader of people and/or a leader in your specialist field, and all of our employees are able to use the systems they are required to within their role, to help us create great experience for children, families and employees.
Key Responsibilities:
Management Development
- Collaborate with Operations Leadership and People team to identify learning needs through skill gap analysis and performance review analysis.
- Design and deliver targeted learning modules to Nursery management teams as required.
- Host management development curriculum sessions as required.
- Working with the People Operations team and Talent Acquisition, design and deliver the company induction for new starters in Nursery’s and the NSC
- Design and deliver management inductions specific to roles for nursery management and nursery support centre employees.
- Working with the Head of People Experience, Early Years Trainers and Apprenticeship and Qualifications Lead, design and deliver a High Potential ‘Career Progression’ Scheme at all levels in Nursery’s and at the NSC.
- Design and deliver training to potential regional based future nursery managers identified by Ops / NSC teams to complete relevant course ready for progression into new roles.
- Design and deliver in person and digital training to individuals and groups across nurseries and support centres to the agreed schedule and when a bespoke need is required.
- Evaluate learning programmes and link back to the learning needs of individuals and groups.
- Manage and develop effective resources in collaboration with the wider L&D team, for effective and innovative delivery.
- Ensure that programme content is regularly reviewed and updated to meet changes in legislation and company policies and procedures.
- In conjunction with Comms lead, design and execute specific communications that vary by channel and audience for each learning intervention.
Systems Training
- Identify, design and deliver a training curriculum that onboards and train new staff on the relevant systems to their role including MS Office in the NSC and settings.
- Adapt training methods and resources to meet needs of individuals with varying technical abilities.
- Ensure that curriculum is regularly reviewed and updated to meet system changes.
- Develop own knowledge and understanding of new systems in order to provide robust training to all parties on new systems and processes in readiness for roll out.
- Participate in evaluation, audit and action planning to develop training that meets changing needs.
- Produce monthly progress (RAG rated) reports and share with heads of nursery and support centre teams to track and support L&D activity and progress.
- Register employees onto identified IMS and LMS systems upon commencement of employment and remove employees when they leave the company.
- Integrate acquired nurseries and employees onto our systems.
- Issue user licences for agreed access level to systems
- Resolve access and user issues, liaising with system providers where necessary.
- Test updates to systems and escalate trouble shooting to correct department/external provider.
- Regularly check on compliance training records to ensure team members are completing their required training on time and identifying action plans for those who need it.
Key Skills & Experience
- End to end experience of the learning cycle from identifying learning needs, design, delivery and evaluation.
- Experience of design and delivering face-to-face and digital training and coaching to diverse audiences
- Experience of adapting and delivering training, catering for individual learning styles and technical capabilities
- Passionate, credible presentational capability
- Can demonstrate the ability to build strong partnerships and work collaboratively with leaders and people colleagues.
- Experience of working with nursery systems and processes preferred.
- Skilled in the production of reports and written materials
- End to end Project Management experience
- Certificate in Education and Training/CIPD Level 3 Learning and Development (or equivalent)
Safer Recruitment: All applicants will undergo Enhanced DBS checks and thorough vetting. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
What you'll earn (you won't find "competitive salary” written instead of a figure on our watch!)
£37,000.00
What you'll receive in return (Benefits)
Our Benefits;
🎓 Partou Academy – great training and development opportunities
👶 60% childcare discount for you and your immediate family
🤱 Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
💼 Pension scheme
🌴 Enhanced holiday leave
🎂 Your birthday off
💚 Health & wellbeing support
🛍️ Shopping discounts via our reward gateway EPIC
🤝 Buddy Bonus
🏆 Long service awards
CIPD Requirement
Email Contact for candidates
Closing Date
Become a Partou team member and join a supportive, caring community where you can enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career. With access to world-class childcare research, resources, and expertise, we help you develop skills, and empower you to create a positive impact on the development of the next generation, as they lead us into a better future.
Partou UK is one of the UK’s largest and fastest-growing childcare providers, formed through the acquisition of Just Childcare in June 2021 and All About Children in September 2022. Since then, the organisation has continued to grow with clear intent - balancing expansion with a deep commitment to the wellbeing, development and experience of children, families and teams. Our approach to growth is thoughtful and people centred. We recognise that behind every nursery are dedicated teams, trusted relationships with families and unique local communities. As we expand, we invest significantly in high-quality early years practice, professional development and reflective ways of working that support continuous improvement and shared learning across the organisation.
Partou is proud be a part of the National Partnership in Early Learning and Childcare (NPELC) - a group of 10 of the largest childcare providers across England. Together, we operate over 1,300 childcare settings, employ more than 38,000 people, and take care of over 160,000 children.