People Services Manager (HR)

Livin Housing; North East; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 1,000,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A not-for-profit housing association in the North East is seeking a People Services Manager to provide comprehensive HR support and advice. This role involves enhancing employment policies and ensuring a high standard of HR practice. Ideal candidates should possess knowledge of employment law, professionalism, and empathy, contributing to a collaborative environment that focuses on improving the lives of tenants. With competitive benefits and a commitment to continuous improvement, this is an excellent opportunity to make a difference in the community.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Car schemes

Occupational health

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of employment law and best people practice.
• High levels of professionalism and empathy.
• Commitment to high standards and a solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice, support, and direction to managers and employees.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of employment policies.
• Work collaboratively to enhance the services and team efforts.

Skills

Electro Mechanical

Instrument Maintenance

Adobe Dreamweaver

Document Control Management

E-Commerce

Job description

Salary

• Up to 51558 dependent upon skills and experience plus Local Govt. Pension Scheme and other competitive benefits (pay award pending)

Contract Type

• Permanent

Hours

• Full Time (37 Hours per week)

Location

• Spennymoor County Durham

About the role

Our People Services Manager is a genuine touchpoint for managers and employees across the organisation ensuring comprehensive advice, support and direction on all HR matters. The role requires in depth knowledge of employment law and best people practice, high levels of professionalism and empathy, a commitment to high standards and a solutions-focused approach. We have been successful in ensuring our workforce is populated with expert practitioners in their fields who have contributed to our top quartile tenant satisfaction measures (Top 5 in the UK in 2025). With low absence and employee turnover rates we have built an engaged and highly skilled team who believe fervently in our vision and strategy. The successful candidate will contribute to the continuous improvement of our employment offer through progressive policies and procedures. Working in a highly collaborative and innovative environment, we are embracing the emerging benefits of Artificial Intelligence to transform the way we deliver our services and realign the efforts of our people towards high value knowledge-based work that makes a sustained difference to our tenants and communities.

About us

We are an award-winning not for profit housing association that currently owns over 9000 homes across County Durham. We offer more than just a home. We help improve the lives of the people living in our homes and in our communities. We work hard to make sure those homes are high quality, sustainable and adaptable while meeting tenants' current and future aspirations. We offer support that helps people into work and training and increase their financial confidence and stability. Our Plan A sets out our strategy for a realistic path to success. It is flexible, it can cope with the things we do not yet know, and importantly it is cohesive, ensuring we are working together with our teams, partners, tenants and residents to maximise the impact we can make by improving lives through the provision of sustainable homes and places.

Key Skills

• Electro Mechanical
• Instrument Maintenance
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Document Control Management
• E-Commerce

Benefits

• Cycle to work scheme
• Car schemes
• Occupational health

Required Experience

Manager

Job Details

• Employment Type: Full Time
• Experience: years
• Vacancy: 1
• Yearly Salary: 50001 - 999999999