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As Head of People, you will play a central role in embedding these values across all aspects of workforce practice, culture and leadership.
Job title and organisation: Head of People - East SILC
Salary: Director 51-53 £59,513 - £62,253
Hours: 37
Contract: Permanent
Location: East SILC
Closing Date and Time: Sunday 1 November 2026
Lead People Strategy at One of the Region's Most Ambitious Specialist Settings
East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) is a large, complex 2-19 generic special school with 470 learners on roll.
We operate across multiple sites and deliver a wide range of specialist services across the city, including partnerships with mainstream schools, the city-wide Physical Difficulties and Medical Service, and the Medical Needs Teaching Service for Leeds.
Exceptional Education for Exceptional Lives sits at the heart of everything we do.
This is a rare opportunity to join a highly ambitious, values-led organisation and play a pivotal strategic role in shaping workforce culture, capacity and long-term sustainability across a complex SEND environment. As Head of People, you will directly influence outcomes for children, families and staff across our organisation and the wider system.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious senior HR leader seeking to make a meaningful and measurable impact.
At East SILC, our work is underpinned by our core values of:
This is a high-impact strategic leadership role where you will:
You will lead the People function with significant autonomy, influencing workforce sustainability, staff experience and organisational performance at scale.
We are seeking a strategic and values-led people leader who thrives in complex environments and is motivated by making a tangible difference.
You will:
via our website: East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre (East SILC) |
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact: Louise Quinn, Executive Principal.
We strongly encourage prospective candidates to arrange a conversation to fully understand the scope and impact of this opportunity. We're open to discussing flexible working arrangements, including how and where the role is delivered. If you would like to explore this before submitting an application, then please contact Louise Quinn, as above, for an informal conversation.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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Leeds City Council is the local government authority for the city of Leeds in the United Kingdom. Its teams deliver over 500 different services every day to support residents and the city environment, spanning areas such as waste and recycling, council tax, housing, schools and education, health and social care, public health, planning, libraries, and leisure and attractions.
With people at the heart, the council aims to recruit and develop talented individuals who are committed to making a difference to its communities, who treat people fairly and who are focused on finding better ways of doing things. Its employment practices and staff benefits are designed to reward colleagues fairly, develop their careers, support their wellbeing and help their money go further.
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