Staff Plan Coordinator (Rota management)
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 October 2025 |
| Location: | West Yorkshire, LS11 7HL |
| Company: | Real Life Options |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ORG3708-MH1407153LeeSPCM |
Summary
Staff Plann Coordinator (Rota Management)
25 hours per week - Flexible Monday to Friday
£12.21 per hour
Leeds Outreach – Based at our office in LS11
Looking for a role where every day counts? At Real Life Options, we support people to live independent, fulfilling lives — and we’re on the lookout for a passionate and organised Scheduling Assistant to join our amazing Leeds Outreach team!
Why Choose Real Life Options?
Real Life Options is a registered charity, and when you join us, you're not just taking a job — you're helping to change lives. Every rota you manage helps deliver vital, person-centred support to individuals across Leeds.
✨ What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Scheduling Assistant, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring the right support staff are in the right place at the right time. You’ll:
✔️ Create and maintain rotas ensuring all staff receive their contractual hours, and the people we support receive the support they need
✔️ Use our system (One Touch) to schedule staff efficiently
✔️ Ensure staff rotas include team meetings, supervision and appraisal meetings in line with policy and procedure
✔️ Monitor absences and arrange seamless cover
✔️ Book training, update records, and make sure the right people are prepared and present
What We’re Looking For:
Experience with rota planning or scheduling would be a real advantage, full training on our systems will be provided.
Confidence using IT systems, a flexible approach, and great organisational skills are key to succeeding in this role.
Strong administrational background.
Desirable: A good understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults and the importance of delivering consistent, high-quality care.
If you can circle 6 or more of these traits, we’d love to hear from you:
Honest | Good Communicator | Strong Values | Flexible | Passionate | Self-Motivated | Reliable | Caring | Inclusive
An enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Real Life Options Benefits:
Accredited training + access to NVQs in Health and Social Care
️ 28 days holiday including bank holidays (pro-rata)
£250 Refer-a-Friend bonus
Discounts & perks via Reward Gateway
☎️ Free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
Cycle to Work scheme
Financial wellbeing support
❤️ £10,000 life cover
Regular recognition initiatives
What Makes Us Different?
We believe in Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Excellence — and we’re proud to support our team just as much as we support the people we work with.
Whether you’ve worked in care, admin, scheduling, or something totally different — if you’re passionate about people and love being organised, this is your chance to make a real impact.
✅ Ready to Apply?
Initial contact may be via email — so check your inbox (and junk folder) regularly.
We’re an equal opportunities employer . We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.
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25 hours per week - Flexible Monday to Friday
£12.21 per hour
Leeds Outreach – Based at our office in LS11
Looking for a role where every day counts? At Real Life Options, we support people to live independent, fulfilling lives — and we’re on the lookout for a passionate and organised Scheduling Assistant to join our amazing Leeds Outreach team!
Why Choose Real Life Options?
Real Life Options is a registered charity, and when you join us, you're not just taking a job — you're helping to change lives. Every rota you manage helps deliver vital, person-centred support to individuals across Leeds.
✨ What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Scheduling Assistant, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring the right support staff are in the right place at the right time. You’ll:
✔️ Create and maintain rotas ensuring all staff receive their contractual hours, and the people we support receive the support they need
✔️ Use our system (One Touch) to schedule staff efficiently
✔️ Ensure staff rotas include team meetings, supervision and appraisal meetings in line with policy and procedure
✔️ Monitor absences and arrange seamless cover
✔️ Book training, update records, and make sure the right people are prepared and present
What We’re Looking For:
Experience with rota planning or scheduling would be a real advantage, full training on our systems will be provided.
Confidence using IT systems, a flexible approach, and great organisational skills are key to succeeding in this role.
Strong administrational background.
Desirable: A good understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults and the importance of delivering consistent, high-quality care.
If you can circle 6 or more of these traits, we’d love to hear from you:
Honest | Good Communicator | Strong Values | Flexible | Passionate | Self-Motivated | Reliable | Caring | Inclusive
An enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Real Life Options Benefits:
Accredited training + access to NVQs in Health and Social Care
️ 28 days holiday including bank holidays (pro-rata)
£250 Refer-a-Friend bonus
Discounts & perks via Reward Gateway
☎️ Free Employee Assistance Programme (including a medical helpline, telephone and face-to-face counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
Cycle to Work scheme
Financial wellbeing support
❤️ £10,000 life cover
Regular recognition initiatives
What Makes Us Different?
We believe in Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Excellence — and we’re proud to support our team just as much as we support the people we work with.
Whether you’ve worked in care, admin, scheduling, or something totally different — if you’re passionate about people and love being organised, this is your chance to make a real impact.
✅ Ready to Apply?
Initial contact may be via email — so check your inbox (and junk folder) regularly.
We’re an equal opportunities employer . We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job, to make full use of the talents and resources of all our people and to craft a working environment free from unlawful discrimination, victimisation and harassment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty, a medical condition or individual need that you believe may affect your performance in selection, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes to enable you to perform at your best so please do let us know.
IND123
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