Workforce Planner

United Kingdom

  • Full Time
  • Posted over 30 days ago
  • United Kingdom

We are looking for a Workforce Planner responsible for ensuring that the overall capacity and deployment of our workforce resource across the organisation meets the service delivery demand and maximises effectiveness and efficiency.

Who are we?

We are one of the UK’s leading providers of education and support for children and adults with autism, learning disabilities and complex needs. Our specialist schools and adult provisions offer award-winning care and education (we were recently honoured at the Great British Care Awards).

We are independent, which we believe helps us achieve and maintain the very highest standards of care.

The Kisimul team is made up of dynamic and resilient teams whose focus is on helping those we support live their best life.

What you’ll be doing

Teaching and support managers in identifying the workforce resource required for their service / function based on the demand, using a demand and capacity tool

Working collaboratively with service and team managers to design rosters that reflect resource needs to meet service delivery demands

Embedding the new transformation design into operational workforce models

Identifying workforce risks and opportunities

Ensuring effective and productive workforce patterns are in place across the organisation

Acting as a subject matter expert coaching manager at all levels in developing new ways of working and supporting them to identify workforce opportunities

Overseeing all home and education rosters to ensure that there is an effective balance between optimising staffing efficiency and maximising staff satisfaction

Ensuring rosters are completed and available to staff in a timely manner, facilitating a work life balance

Ensuring that rosters are completed in line with applicable working time regulations

What you’ll need

Strong knowledge and previous experience of workforce planning and rostering

Proven ability to demonstrate working experience of applying theory and practice in workforce planning techniques

Demonstrable experience in design and development of workforce planning processes to support services to plan effectively for future workforce needs

Knowledge and delivery of workforce planning training and development for managers

Ability to coach and support managers with workforce planning and rostering effectively

Ability to identify, analyse and propose solutions to manage workforce risks proactively and effectively

Proven experience in a similar capacity within the sector

What’s in it for you?

Hybrid working - with an expectation of being onsite at our Swinderby Head Office a couple of times a week

A fantastic team within our community at Kisimul to share, learn and facilitate

Access to more than 15,000 discounts through our blue light card discount scheme

Working with a business that is investing in workplace wellbeing and supporting our teams through the challenges of work and life

An atmosphere which is rich and diverse and celebrates culture, age, diversity and gender

A competitive salary

Pension and life assurance



To apply for our Workforce Planner role, please send us your CV today.

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