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Salary: £32,263 - £33,710 pro rata

Hours of work: 24 hours (WTE 40 hours per week) with occasional evening and weekend commitments locally and some events requiring travel

Location: L'Arche Manchester office, Withington

Deadline for applications: Friday 19th May 2023

Interviews: week of 22nd May 2023

We are looking for a passionate, caring and skilled Assistants' Coordinator to oversee all areas of human resources across the Community, to help shape a vision and action plan around recruitment and employee well-being, and to be part of the overall leadership of L'Arche Manchester.

The right candidate will be skilled at forming and maintaining positive relationships with assistants, people with learning disabilities and other Community members. They will be able to work collaboratively with others; mentoring and coaching our middle leaders whilst providing vision and direction. They will care deeply about the individual experience of each person within the Community and work hard to improve this year on year.

You will lead on the recruitment of all assistants and employees, involving people with learning disabilities and their relatives where appropriate.

You will ensure good systems and procedures are in place and oversee the welcome and processing of new employees, personnel records, payroll checks, the coordination and forward planning of recruitment. You'll work closely and supportively with the leadership teams, contributing to the operational and strategic management of L’Arche as well as attending Community Gatherings and spending time with assistants and core members.

We actively encourage people with a wide diversity of backgrounds and personal stories to join us. If there are areas in the job description where you feel less experienced, don’t let that put you off. We are happy to support people to learn new skills, to provide training and to make adjustments to make this job the right fit for the right person.

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Nem Tomlinson (Community Leader): 07387411457

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