Finance Officer and Director Member

Leeds Community Sauna

Background

We are creating Leeds’ first community-oriented sauna space, where people will be able to relax and unwind in the heat of two high quality saunas, and the cold of our plunge pools.

Leeds Community Sauna formed as an idea in 2024, and has been shaped so far by three founder members, who are motivated to bring the huge benefits of sauna culture to Leeds, whilst creating an ethical and enjoyable workplace that provides good livelihoods to our workers.

We are in the final stages of the project build phase and we are hopeful that we will fully launch at our site within Kirkstall Valley Farm in November. In order to do this we are seeking two more Sauna Officers and one part-time Sauna Co-ordinator. This is an exciting moment for this start-up business and an opportunity to add meaningfully to the systems, culture, and business processes we create. There will be a lot of learning opportunities as we work at a high pace to ensure that we open smoothly and enter the operational launch phase of the business.

You will join as a probationary member of Leeds Community Sauna, working towards membership of the Co-op.

About this role

Each of our Sauna Officers will take the lead on one of five teams in the management and administration of Leeds Community Sauna. Alongside this role, they are expected to spend a minimum of three shifts per week at the Sauna, partaking in the day-to-day tasks of opening the site, lighting the fires, welcoming customers, cleaning the saunas etc.

The role advertised here is the Finance Team Lead.

As a core member of the Finance Team, you will lead in the responsibility of overseeing our finances, with a particular focus on financial management, planning and analysis, and compliance. This is a crucial role within the team – but a rewarding one too. You will have the opportunity to inform key strategic decisions, think creatively about our revenue streams and how we distribute our profits, and ensure the overall financial health of the business.

We expect that ca. 12 hours per week will be spent on administrative duties, half of which will be carried out at the Sauna site. The remaining 22 hours per week will be spent on operational duties.

Please read through the detailed Job Advert, Co-operative membership details, and Requirements before applying:

• Job Advert – Finance Officer V2
• Leeds Community Sauna – Co-op Membership
• Requirements – Finance Officer V2

How to Apply

Apply by email to info@leedscommunitysauna.com with an email that contains:

• A 1-page Cover letter setting out your suitability for the role and ability to meet each of the Essential Requirements (and any Desirable Requirements you can meet), using any relevant experience to demonstrate this. Please include a paragraph on your experience and appetite for working within a co-operative business. We recommend writing your experience under headings to explicitly link your experience with the requirements.
• A C.V. (max 2 sides) with your work history.
• The job title and your name in the subject line of your email.

We recognise that our current team lacks a level of diversity, and we warmly encourage applications from people of colour, women, non-binary and trans people, disabled and neurodiverse people, and individuals of all ages and backgrounds who can bring different perspectives to our work.

Applications close midnight 2nd October. Interviews will take place the following week commencing 6th October, likely 9th and 10th October.

We reserve the right to extend the deadline for applications.

Leeds Community Sauna

• Added

  08/09/2025

• Closing

  02/10/2025

• Location

  Kirkstall Rd, Leeds

• Hours

  Part Time 30 Hours per week

• Salary

  £30,000 pro-rata

• Contact

  info@leedscommunitysauna.com