Head of People Operations -, Salary: £58,000 per annum Plus Excellent Benefits Job Type: fulltime Langley has a fantastic opportunity for an organised, values-led, and results-driven Head of People Operations to effectively lead the People Team; ensuring excellent customer service and supporting the organisation to deliver its strategy and mission, ensuring an outstanding people experience. Reporting to the Director of People, you will have a varied workload including supporting with the implementation of the People Strategy, leading on people related projects, updating policies and procedures, advising on change management and employee relations matters. You will also be part of the Senior Leadership Team. The post holder will be based in the Coventry Office (minimum two days per week) and includes a hybrid working model with opportunities for remote working and may require some unsocial work hours. The role will include the requirement to travel throughout England to various sites and locations on planned dates. This role is a permanent full-time role working 37 hours per week. The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary of £58,000 per annum. REWARDS PACKAGE 30 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays 3 paid spiritual reflection days Funded Health Cash Plan SmartHealth – free online GP service 24/7. Pension scheme, matched up to 8% Life Assurance up to 3 times your salary Flexible benefits package, including Holiday Trading and Cycle Scheme - can be tailored to meet your individual needs Paid DBS and renewals Access to private holiday home getaway in Torquay Wellbeing Support – our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling and legal advice Chaplaincy and pastoral support Menopause support Enhanced Maternity Pay Access to Blue Light Card discounts Long Service Awards KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Lead the functions of the People team (People Business Partnering, People & Payroll Administration, Recruitment, People Systems) to provide a professional, proactive, responsive, and expert service across Langley, facilitating the creation of a high-performance culture in line with the strategic objectives and the People Strategy. To lead and motivate the People team in a Christian environment and taking an active role in the Christian faith-based aspects of the Trust\\\'s daily and weekly life such as leading prayers, devotions and worship. To be a role model for the Trust’s values and beliefs Ensure the provision of professional people services advice and guidance across all levels of the Trust, including advice on employment legislation, recruitment and selection, retention, absence management, terms, and conditions of employment, pay and equality diversity and inclusion. Ensure that the People Service team has effective and innovative policies, procedures and systems covering all aspects of work. Provide reports and information on People performance metrics, risks, compliance and progress on projects and the implementation of the People Strategy. Work with the Director of People to ensure Langley Trust is an employer of choice, that we recruit and retain talented people ensuring an excellent employment experience. The successful candidate will be a practicing Christian who will create an environment where people feel valued, empowered and equipped to do their best work. This person will play a full part to further the organisational aims and provide strong Christian leadership to allow Langley to be a leader within the different sectors in which it operates. The postholder will always uphold the Trust’s Christian ethos and Christ like culture and therefore there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practicing and professing Christian under the Equality Act 2010. Please copy and paste this link into your browser to view the applicant pack and full job description. If you want to join our team as our Head of People Operations, please apply now as we would love to hear from you. Closing date: 12 th July 2025 About LANGLEY TRUST For over 65 years Langley Trust has been supporting people with convictions to transform their lives. As a Christian charity working across England, we believe everyone deserves another chance. With a wide range of services – including complex needs care, supported housing, and specialist advice services – our work prevents crime, promotes rehabilitation, and reduces the risks of re-offending. Diversity and Inclusion is integral to Langley Trust. We\\\'re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. Curious to know our story click Who We Are Still curious about how we do it, click What We Do DISABILITY CONFIDENT As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application. We\\\'re proud to be an Investors in People Gold employer which means we invest in our people. This is a huge achievement as our assessment covers the last 3 years of unprecedented challenges through the pandemic; additionally, Investors in People have raised the bar and acknowledge that it is harder now to secure the Gold standard than in previous years as they want to keep it meaningful. We reserve the right to close earlier if we receive sufficient applicants. A satisfactory Basic DBS check is required for this role and job offers will be subject to the Trust receiving satisfactory evidence of the successful applicant’s right to work in the UK.