Project Support Officer
The closing date is 17 March 2026
Job summary
Leeds Recovery College delivers a range of community based educational training and wellbeing courses to help increase awareness and understanding of mental health, wellbeing and personal Recovery.
Arts & Minds works alongside Leeds Recovery College and delivers a range of arts and creativity spaces, workshops and exhibitions in the community and within NHS services to support the use of creativity to improve mental wellbeing.
The Project Support Officer for Leeds Recovery College provides organised, responsive back-office support and administrative functions for the Recovery College helping to ensure that our programme of courses run smoothly.
Main duties of the job
The role includes:
- Establishing and maintaining effective office management systems and undertaking administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the service.
- Acting as a central point of contact and responding to enquiries in good time.
- Ordering resources and keeping clear records of stock and supplies.
- Coordinating regular email communications to students.
- Maintaining and updating the colleges online booking system to ensure course information and attendance records are correct.
- Working closely with the Arts & Minds Project Support Officer as and when required to provide project support.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Details
Date posted
03 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
173-06226-EDRS
Job locations
Recovery College
Asket Croft
Leeds
LS14 1PP
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Recovery College
Asket Croft
Leeds
LS14 1PP
Employer's website
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