Resource Planner

The School for Couples; Penrith; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative care organization in Penrith is seeking a resource planner to manage workforce planning. The ideal candidate will have experience in resource coordination and management, particularly in care settings. Responsibilities include implementing workforce management tools and enhancing processes to improve colleague satisfaction. This role offers a competitive salary of circa £40,000 and the opportunity to shape a newly created position within a supportive team.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive team environment

Inclusion and integrity values

Qualifications

• Proven experience in resource planning, ideally in care or similar.
• Confident with workforce management tools.
• Strong organisational skills and data analysis capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and optimisation of colleague rotas.
• Work with IS Team to implement new workforce management tool.
• Analyse data trends to support strategic decisions.

Skills

Resource planning

Workforce management tools

Data analysis

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Job description

Overview

Join our team at Wilderness Way, in this exciting, newly created role to help shape the future of our workforce. We are looking for someone who can turn complexity into clarity and can balance operational needs with efficiency and colleague wellbeing.

As our resource planner, you will take ownership of workforce planning across Wilderness Way, working closely with Operations, the People Team and Finance to help build and maintain effective, compliant, people-focused resource plans and strategies. A key focus is to ensure our colleagues have a work-life balance that genuinely improves their wellbeing and allows them to support our children to their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Work with the IS Team to identify and implement a new workforce management tool ensuring it meets business needs and is well adopted with our teams
• Lead the planning, optimisation and delivery of colleague rotas and resource schedules across Wilderness Way
• Build good working relationships with our Registered Service Managers ensuring they have the right teams in place to support the running of their homes
• Work with our care colleagues to ensure the shift swap rules are applied fairly and consistently and we can accommodate requests where possible whilst still meeting business needs
• Continually manage and enhance our workforce management systems
• Analyse data to identify trends to help support strategic decisions
• Continuously improve processes to help boost efficiency and colleague satisfaction

What we are looking for

• Proven experience in resource planning, management and workforce coordination, ideally within the care sector or similar setting
• Experienced and confident in managing workforce management tools
• Strong organisational skills with a focus on analysing data and budgets
• People-focused with excellent communication skills
• A data driven mindset with the ability to provide insights from data

Why join us

• Competitive salary: circa £40,000 depending on your experience
• Be part of a forward-thinking organisation with a powerful mission
• Help shape a new role and make it your own
• Work with a supportive team that values inclusion, integrity, and impact

All roles at AWW are subject to Safer Recruitment checks, including references, enhanced DBS, and online/social media screening. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We\'re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.