✨ We’re looking for a People Development & Wellbeing Manager to help strengthen staff development, wellbeing, engagement and reflective practice across No Limits ✨
Role Terms
Salary: Band F - £36,912.24 to £40,925.27.
Hours: 32 to 37 hours per week
Place of work: Hybrid / Southampton
Essential car user: No - The postholder will need the ability to travel to No Limits locations and occasional external meetings
Closing Date: 9am on Monday 13th July 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing 20th July 2026
We may begin conversations with suitable candidates before the closing date, so we encourage early applications. We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received.
About No Limits
No Limits is the leading youth services charity in Southampton, supporting children and young people in the city and across Hampshire.
At No Limits, it is important our staff and volunteers reflect, represent and have experience of the challenges faced by the children and young people we support. We are proud and appreciate our many staff and volunteers who use their own lived experience to support the children and young people they work with.
With this in mind, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work and organisational culture – and when recruiting, it’s important to us that we continue diversifying our staff and volunteer teams, with children and young people at the centre of everything we do.
When we talk about talent, we value the transferrable skills and experiences you can bring to No Limits, which can be through work (in the same or a different sector), volunteering or personal experiences. To make sure we get the best talent on our team, we are open to and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community, including diverse ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, disabled and neurodiverse.
If invited to interview, please let us know if we can support you at interview with any reasonable adjustments, such as flexible working, access arrangements or a suitable place to pray.
Your role
We are looking for a People Development & Wellbeing Manager to strengthen how No Limits supports, develops and engages its staff. This is a new role that will help build the confidence, capability, wellbeing and reflective practice needed for staff, lead workers and managers to work well and respond confidently to complexity and challenge.
You will lead a more structured approach to learning, workforce development, wellbeing, reflective practice and colleague engagement. This will include helping managers and lead workers develop their confidence, creating regular spaces for shared learning and reflection, and using feedback and insight to shape meaningful action that supports staff wellbeing and organisational learning. You will work closely with People Operations, service leaders, managers, lead trainers, clinical supervision colleagues and other internal and external contributors to help create a clearer, more joined-up approach to staff development, wellbeing and support across No Limits.
The role will be hybrid, with at least half of each week to be worked across our two sites in Southampton.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading and coordinating No Limits’ approach to learning and workforce development, including learning needs analysis, development planning, learning resources and evaluation.
- Developing and delivering regular facilitated learning, reflection and development spaces for staff, lead workers and managers.
- Supporting manager and lead worker capability, including supervision, feedback, direct conversations, accountability and reflective leadership.
- Leading an evidence-led approach to staff wellbeing, using colleague feedback, workforce insight and other relevant data to identify priorities.
- Coordinating reflective practice, action learning, coaching or external support where this forms part of the agreed staff support and development offer.
- Leading the People Champions Group and colleague feedback activity, making sure staff voice and insight are used to support meaningful action.
Please see the role description for further details about the responsibilities of the role.
We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the children and young people we work with, and as such, you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the No Limits ethos. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is paramount.
We particularly welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and those who have had experiences similar to the young people we aim to support. We are committed to creating a diverse environment where people can be their authentic selves, where their experiences and opinions are valued, and we are all open to learning from each other.
As part of our team, you’ll receive a comprehensive induction and access to learning and development opportunities relevant to your role, supporting your ongoing growth.
You’ll have the essentials of:
- Experience in one or more relevant areas, such as learning and development, organisational development, staff wellbeing or engagement.
- Confidence designing or delivering learning, reflective practice, workshops or facilitated group activity.
- Ability to support manager and lead worker development, including supervision, feedback, accountability and team practice.
- Experience using feedback, insight or data to identify development, wellbeing or engagement priorities.
- Strong communication, relationship-building and judgement, including handling sensitive themes appropriately.
- A commitment to No Limits’ values, mission, equality, diversity and inclusion.
You may also have:
- A qualification in people management or development, coaching or another relevant area.
- Experience using coaching approaches with staff or managers.
- Experience working in a charity, children and young people, health, social care or education setting.
- Experience leading staff engagement activity, colleague feedback methods, employee voice groups or culture projects.
Please let us know if we can support you with any reasonable adjustments at any point prior to, during or after the selection process, such as access arrangements, flexible working, or a suitable place to pray.
Interested..? We'd love to hear from you!
We’d be happy to have an informal discussion and answer any immediate questions you might have. If you’d like an initial discussion, please email Anthony Douglas, our Director of Central Services, [email protected]
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement (ideally a maximum of 2 A4 pages) before the closing date of 9am, Monday 13th July 2026, with an Interview date of Week commencing 20th July 2026 .. Your supporting statement should tell us why you are interested in the role and how your skills, experience and values match the role description. Applications that do not include a supporting statement will not be shortlisted.
We would love to hear your own tone of voice, ideas and examples in your supporting statement, so that it gives us a real sense of you and what you could bring to No Limits. Because of this, we encourage you not to use AI to write your statement on your behalf. If you do use AI to help you structure or review your application, please make sure the final version is fully checked by you, accurate, personal to your own experience and written in a way that feels like you.
Being a Disability Confident Employer means we are committed to removing barriers in recruitment and employment. If you need any support or adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our friendly People Team on [email protected] or 02380 224224.
In your covering letter/supporting statement, please include how your knowledge, skills and experience meet the ‘About you – knowledge, skills and experience’ section of the role description, found on the website.
To apply, and for further information, please visit the No Limits Website.
Pay: £36,912.24-£40,925.27 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Southampton SO17 1XN
