People & Culture - Team Leader

The People & Culture team supports over 200 employees and volunteers and plays a central role in helping Leeds Mind remain a great place to work. The team leads core people operations, supports managers with employee relations, oversees recruitment and onboarding, maintains systems and reporting, and delivers work linked to wellbeing, inclusion, learning and development, employee engagement and internal communications

The Role

We are looking for a People & Culture Team Leader to help lead high-quality people operations across Leeds Mind. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with strong generalist HR experience who is ready for their first HR management role, or who wants a broader leadership opportunity in a values-led mental health charity. 

You will provide practical, day-to-day advice to managers on employee relations matters including absence, conduct, grievance and early informal resolution. You will lead and improve core people processes, oversee people systems and payroll administration, support recruitment and retention, line manage the People & Culture Administrator and Coordinator, and contribute to projects linked to wellbeing, inclusion, learning and development and employee engagement. 

We are particularly keen to hear from people with strong knowledge of employment law, reasonable adjustments, workplace wellbeing and equity, diversity and inclusion, and who can use that knowledge to coach and guide managers with confidence and care. The role requires someone who can balance compliance with compassion, use data well, and build strong working relationships across the organisation.

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• CIPD Level 5 or above, with up-to-date knowledge of employment law, HR practice and people processes. 

• Strong generalist HR experience, including employee relations and people operations 

• Experience of supporting managers with absence management, conduct, performance and other people issues in line with law and good practice. 

• Strong understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion, workplace wellbeing and how these shape good people practice. 

• Experience of leading or supporting HR operations and line management. 

• Confidence using HR systems, people data, reporting and payroll-related processes. 

• Strong written and spoken communication skills, and the ability to coach, influence and build strong relationships with managers. 

• Living our core values every day: Being Open, Supportive, Brave, Connected and Resourceful.

Belonging at Leeds Mind

Leeds Mind is committed to creating an inclusive environment – equity, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of everything that we do. 

We are committed to ensuring that our colleagues, volunteers and people who access our services feel a sense of belonging at Leeds Mind that gives them the confidence to share their unique perspectives and experience.

By creating an inclusive environment that fosters belonging, we aspire to attract colleagues and volunteers who offer diversity of experience and thought. We believe this will ultimately improve the service we provide as well as the employee and volunteer experience.

At Leeds Mind, we’ve made significant progress in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in recent years, resulting in a diverse team. We are committed to maintaining strong representation in our workforce and always encourage applications from LGBTQIA+, culturally diverse, neurodivergent and disabled individuals within Leeds Mind.

Hours – 30 Mon-Thurs or Tues-Fri 09:00-17:00. The working pattern is fixed to meet operational requirements and to provide consistent management cover and guidance. 

Contract – permanent

The role is based at Clarence House, Clarence Road, LS18 4LB (max 2 days working from home per week available)

For an informal discussion about these posts prior to applying please Tel: 0113 3055800 and speak to Eloise Bell.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake a right to work in the UK check as well as an basic DBS check.  Leeds Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer.           

Reg charity number: 1007625

£31,987 per annum pro-rata

• 24/7 Mindful Employer+ Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual leave entitlement of 28 days + 8 bank holidays on increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holiday after 3 years
• Company Pension Scheme
• Death In Service at 3x your salary
• A monthly ‘Wellbeing hour’
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Simply Health cash plan
• Access to social care charity work discount schemes
• Mental and physical health activities timetable
• Supportive leave and flexible working policies, including enhanced pay for family leave