Job title and organisation: Crisis Service Team Leader (Here For You Leeds) - Touchstone
Salary: TPS (2024) pay points 23-25 starting at £34,036.66 pa/pro rata. Plus, an additional unsociable hours payment of £2.00 per hour from 9.00pm- 10.00pm.
Hours: 23.5 (19.5 hours over Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays + additional 4 hours for admin)
Contract: fixed term until 31 March 2028 with the possibility of extension
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Closing Date and Time: Sunday 23rd August 2026

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

We are seeking self-motivated individuals who have experience of successfully line managing people, also supporting people with emotional distress, including working with people at risk of suicide and self-harm and supporting people from BME and LGBTQ+ communitie. The Here For You service provides support to individuals, aged 16 years or older, who are struggling to cope and may have thoughts of self-harm or suicide. The service operates 7 days a week, 365 days a year alongside emergency services, primary care, statutory services and other third sector community services to provide the most appropriate support for individuals away from A&E and section 136 suites wherever possible.

Information Session: Wednesday 12 August, 2pm-3pm, via Microsoft Teams

To attend please email hereforyou@touchstonesupport.org.uk

Closing date: Sunday 23 August 2026

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

Contact details: hereforyou@touchstonesupport.org.uk

As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:

Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 37% *BME staff, 28% *LGBTQ+ staff, 19% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
Flexible working opportunities
Access to HealthHero - Employee Assistance Scheme and Virtual GP service for staff
Personal wellbeing and training budget.
Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
Learning and personal development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

PLEASE NOTE, WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT CVs AS APPLICATIONS. ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE OUR APPLICATION FORM. THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION, PERSON SPECIFICATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE:

Vacancy: Here For You Leeds - Crisis Service Team Leader - Touchstone

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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