Quality and Learning Officer

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Quality and Learning Officer
Location: Flexible across Wales
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 16 April 2020
Interview date: Tuesday 5 May 2020 – Virtual Interview via Zoom

About the role:

Alzheimer’s Society’s Safeguarding and Quality Team are looking for a Quality and Learning Officer based in Wales, who will be able to provide expert advice, quality assurance and learning across the organisation, enabling our people to provide excellent, safe services to people affected by dementia. The Safeguarding and Quality Team are part of the Operations directorate and have overall responsibility for three key areas of work: safeguarding, quality and operational learning.

Quality and Learning Officers specialise in two key areas of the team’s work: quality assurance and operational learning. They are responsible for undertaking audits in line with the ISO:9001 quality standard, service observations and other relevant compliance activity. They also design, develop, deliver and evaluate programmes of learning across the Operations directorate, including the delivery of the Society’s dementia learning and safeguarding training.

Quality and Learning Officers also have responsibility for undertaking activity in relation to some key areas of the team’s work: learning and development, continual improvement, guidance and procedure, engaging and influencing others, and using data to report.

About you:

You should have experience of working within a quality assurance framework, an understanding of service and/or quality standards and an ability to relate them to practice. Knowledge of the ISO:9001 quality standard would be desirable, along with experience of undertaking quality assurance activity.

Experience of working in a safeguarding, health and/or social care organisation will be required. You should also be able to demonstrate development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality information and learning packages, preferably within a health and social care setting. An ability to use data from different systems to provide information which will help support continual learning and improvement would also be desirable.

You will need to be confident working on your own initiative as well as part of a geographically dispersed team, content to commit to some travel across the country and able use appropriate technology to engage and collaborate with colleagues remotely.

You should also demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of dementia, work in an inclusive way and encourage positivity, optimism and solution-focussed approaches.

You may have experience of the following: Safeguarding and Quality Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Quality Officer, Policy Officer, Safeguarding, Healthcare, Learning, Third Sector, NFP, Not For Profit, Charity, Charities etc.

Department: Funded Programmes

Contract Duration: Until 31st March 2021

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

As an Assistant Account Officer, you’ll be vital in helping our team of account managers and officers support a large network of local Citizens Advice on the Help to Claim programme. Account Managers mainly help manage relationships, resolve issues and track and monitor local Citizens Advice performance. You’ll be able to support this important work and in turn make sure that our clients get good quality help and support when they need. 

In this role you’ll be giving support to the account management team. You’ll help prepare reports and documents and check everything is in order - keeping the team working efficiently. This is a role that can have a real impact on the work that we do. 

Our roles are open to discussion about flexible working, which may include arrangements such as part-time working, formalised flexitime, fixed (non-standard) working hours, working from home and job-sharing.

Flexible working - while our teams are office based, it's fine to work from home regularly, and we welcome discussions about working part-time.

Ranked by Indeed as a top 10 non-profit employer in the UK (December 2018)

We welcome applications from Local Citizens Advice staff and are open to arranging secondments.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Department: Funded Programmes

Contract Duration: Until 31st March 2021

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. 

As an Account Officer, you’ll be the face of service delivery within the Help to Claim programme team and for local Citizens Advice. In this role you’ll be working across the organisation and with local Citizens Advice, helping to run our service delivery function. 

You’ll be the main point of contact for local Citizens Advice and will support them to deliver a high profile, national multi channel service to our clients. 

You’ll also work with them to solve problems and help them find solutions, including for complex problems as they arise. You’ll be able to draw on a range of resources to help this happen including the wider account management team. 

Our roles are open to discussion about flexible working, which may include arrangements such as part-time working, formalised flexitime, fixed (non-standard) working hours, working from home and job-sharing.   Flexible working - while our teams are office based, it's fine to work from home regularly, and we welcome discussions about working part-time.

Ranked by Indeed as a top 10 non-profit employer in the UK (December 2018)

We welcome applications from Local Citizens Advice staff and are open to arranging secondments.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates. 

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

Robertson Bell Finance are working with a growing charity with a focus on care in the community to recruit an Interim Head of Finance. Covering a period of maternity leave, the role will last for a period of 5 months with the potential for extension following this. Based in South Wales this role plays a vital part in the running of a fantastic organisation.

Reporting into the CEO, the main responsibilities of the Interim Head of Finance are as follows:

• Manage a team of three in finance with some dotted line responsibility for others in the organisation.
• Have a strong focus on the production and presentation of the management accounts to the board.
• Develop the amount of higher-level analysis of the management accounts to provide increased insight into the performance of different areas of the organisation.
• Finalise the annual budgeting process, picking up from where the incumbent Head of Finance has got to.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified (or qualified by experience) and have strong experience of leading finance teams. Due to the current climate the role will be based remotely - at least to start with - and will therefore require a strong manager to cope with the remote management. My client will be particularly interested in speaking with any candidates who have experience of working in an organisation focussed on Care and Support.

Applications will be reviewed daily so please do not delay in applying. The role will start towards the end of April / start of May.

Department: Policy Team

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in-person, for free. Through our national network of charities, we give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem.

We are looking for an outstanding person to lead our Post and Telecoms team for 12 months, covering a period of maternity leave. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work on the big issues facing people across England and Wales today, joining a team with a track record of achieving change.

We’re an organisation with a relentless focus on making society fairer. Our unique, realtime, data on the problems people across the country  are facing, alongside our strong reputation, gives us unparalleled influence. We have a unique insight into emerging trends and issues affecting people, and we use it to work with government, regulators and industry to improve people's lives.

You will lead our Post and Telecoms team, managing a programme of research and advocacy work ranging from improving access to post for homeless people and survivors of domestic abuse, to ending rips offs for vulnerable consumers in mobile and broadband. You’ll work closely with colleagues in our data, public affairs, campaigns and media teams to maximise impact for our clients.

You’ll work across policy areas and support junior members of the team to reach their potential. Our strong brand will give you unique opportunities to engage with those who have the power to make change. You’ll influence MPs and civil servants, regulators and industry bodies, on behalf of the people who rely on us.

We are looking for people with a wide range of skills, from exceptional judgement and excellent stakeholder management, to the personal authority required to be a leader in a large organisation. Knowledge of post or telecoms markets is not essential - we’re most interested in your skills and experience, not your subject knowledge. 

We are happy to consider flexible working, which may include arrangements such as part-time working, formalised flexitime, fixed (non-standard) working hours, working from home and job-sharing.  

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from LGB and Trans and non binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profiles.

This is clearly an extraordinary time and a difficult point at which to change jobs - but we are committed to making this as easy as possible for candidates. We will arrange interviews by video-conference and ensure inductions can be done in a way which make the successful candidate feel like a valued part of the organisation.

We're over the moon to leading the search party for a respected Welsh charity with a life-saving mission, powered by community and volunteers. We're looking for a talented Trusts Fundraiser with a passion for persuasive copy that results in winning bids and proposals.

This job isn't simply just bids and grant writing. We're looking for a relationship-led fundraiser who can also make meaningful connections with trusts, foundations and commissioners. The role provides an exciting opportunity to work with a growing fundraising team. Spearheading and supporting the growth of income, you'll take the lead on trusts and grants and nurture an already healthy income stream to reach its full potential.

With a strong focus on communication and writing skills, you'll manage and monitor your own workload and relationships and be timely and efficient with reporting. It's a 360-degree trusts role, so you'll also enjoy working with service delivery teams to gather detail, develop analytics and improve processes.

Who are we looking for?
Ideally someone with previous trusts experience, although we'd be happy to consider candidates from other income streams (community, corporate, major gifts) looking to forge a career in trusts. We'd also be open to bid writing candidates from the private sector with transferable skills. You'll be naturally inquisitive and always keen to learn and develop your skills, keeping abreast of trends and developments in the grant-making field.

Based from Cardiff office and open to partial homeworking. Flexible employer with life and family-friendly culture. Condensed hours, a 9-day fortnight and 4 days per week are all possible for the right candidate.

We're looking to move quickly with this opportunity, as the charity is currently supporting the NHS with essential COVID-19 efforts.

Please get in touch as soon as possible with a copy of your CV for lots more detail. Our regional specialist for Wales, Amelia Lee, is managing this opportunity: [email protected]

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

National Theatre Wales is seeking to appoint an experienced, senior Fundraising Consultant required to join the company on a part-time fixed-term basis to bridge and support a period of maternity absence.  There may be longer term involvement subsequently to provide additional support if and when the development team needs.

Fee: Negotiable based on experience

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Applications can be received in English or Welsh.

National theatre Wales is a faith friendly company

Deadline: Monday 30th March 12pm

Interviews: w/c 3rd April

For further information please visit our website

Campaigns Director

Politics and power is changing. And so are we.

We’re looking for an experienced campaigning leader with a track record of winning and innovating. Working with elected student leaders, you’ll lead the reinvention of NUS’ campaigning practice in Wales.

You’ll have the skill and drive to build a modern mass-engagement movement of students supported by a far reaching digital strategy and a ground force of organized student activists. You’ll also shape the political agenda itself, identifying key issues and generating transformational solutions that sit at the heart of our campaigning. You’ll be someone able to influence at a personal level as well as at societal level.

What’s the job?

This is a role overseeing NUS’ campaigning, press, communications and influencing in Wales. You’ll be working closely with members of the Welsh Senedd, its government, public sector bodies and civil servants. NUS works across a wide range of issues and our priorities are set by students via our democracy. You’ll be working on further and higher education matters for sure as well as student welfare issues like housing, healthcare, and mental wellbeing.

You’ll also be working on social policy issues including climate change and liberation for women, black students, LGBT+ students, trans students and disabled students.

Why Apply?

In return for your passion and experience we offer the flexibility for work-life balance, a competitive salary for the non-profit sector and excellent holidays and benefits.

Location: This role is available primarily at our office in Cardiff. We’ll also consider applicants wishing to work as home workers.

Salary: £28,225 to £31,768.90 (FTE £47,043 to £52,948)

Job Type: Part Time, Permanent, 21 hours a week.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability. You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as they are under-represented within NUS currently.

Who are we?

NUS is a confederation of 600 students’ unions representing over 7m students and apprentices across Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In Wales, there are 20 students’ unions representing more than 300,000 students, learners and apprentices. We’re 98 years old and are looking forward to celebrating our centenary having successfully established ourselves at the cutting edge of social change. The student movement is fast-paced and sometimes challenging, but we’re also a big family who support each other.

We see anti-oppression as central to our mission. Education isn’t working unless it’s working for everyone in our society. We’re trans inclusive without exception. And we welcome individuals who are up for taking active responsibility for their own ongoing learning on liberation, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Closing date for applications is 13th April 2020

You may have experience of the following: Campaign Director, Campaigns Director, Policy Director, Communications Director, Brand and Influence Manager, Director of Communications, Press Secretary, Political Aide, Political Assistant, Third Sector, Trade Union, Head of Policy, etc.

About Scope

We’re the disability equality charity. We won't stop until we achieve a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. At home. At school. At work. In our communities.

We provide practical advice and emotional support whenever people need it most. We use our collective power to change attitudes and end injustice. And we campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.

About the role

Be a Disability Gamechanger and join our new Wales Employment Service as an Employment Adviser within our new team.  We are looking to recruit an experienced adviser preferably with employability experience.  Fluency in Welsh and English is essential for this role.

Your role will be to manage a caseload of disabled customers, supporting and empowering them to find work whilst ensuring that all programme KPI’s are met.

You will also work with delivery partners to promote our services to disabled people and generate referrals to this voluntary service.

With a base within our Cardiff Office, you will be required to travel to deliver support to our customers initially across our delivery area of Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taf, however wider travel may be required to support the contract delivery.

About you

You will bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and can demonstrate that you care passionately about improving disabled people's lives through employment. You will have excellent negotiation skills and have the ability to positively influence employers. Being dynamic, results-driven and comfortable working to targets with a proven track record of achieving outcomes both over the phone and in face-to-face meetings will enable you to succeed within the role. You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, strong organisational skills and experience in a similar role and be confident delivering the service to our customers on either a one-one basis or within group-based delivery.  Fluency in Welsh and English is essential.

To apply

In return we offer an attractive benefits package including 27 days annual leave, generous pension scheme and discounts at restaurants, gyms, shops and more. 

Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.

We are committed to equal opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to suitably qualified disabled applicants.

Please apply with CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for this role.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and following current government guidance on social distancing, interviews for this role will take place via video call Additionally, the successful applicant will be supported and equipped to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on non-essential travel are in place

Closing date for applications:  17 April 2020.

£19,847 - £23,350 (unqualified); £22,526 - £26,501 (qualified) - please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

Full-time (35 hrs p/w) – FTC until 3rd April 2021

Cardiff Office, Coopers Yard

Are you a collaborative and proactive individual with extensive experience of delivering training to vulnerable adults and the ability to work with people who have multiple and complex needs?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Trainer Assessor to join our team and deliver an inspiring training programme leading to the achievement of NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles Trust’s peer-led services form the backbone of our work; we firmly believe that Peer Advisors bring something special to our services, increasing engagement, having more time to spend with clients and becoming role models to their peers. Our successful candidate will be a part of a Peer Hub team that provides a high-level service to individuals with lived experience whilst working towards their NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance. 

About this pivotal role

As part of a larger Trainer Assessor team, which is at the heart of the Peer Advisor Network, you will plan and deliver an effective training programme, which will involve liaising with St Giles Trust staff and external partner organisations to identify and engage learners with the relevant skills, motivation and aptitude, plus interviewing applicants, completing assessment paperwork and assessing learning and other needs.

You will also work with learners to produce realistic individual learning plans and provide a comprehensive induction, and maintain and develop the range of work placement opportunities, matching learners to placements and ensuring positive and supportive relationships with placements hosts.

What we are looking for:

• Experience of working to targets and recording information and statistics to enable effective monitoring of performance against targets
• Knowledge of the issues faced by project participants in accessing and sustaining training or employment
• A proven capability to apply a creative approach to planning programmes and activities
• Ability to effectively assess evidence and identify assessment criteria using a range of assessment methods
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A professional, flexible and collaborative approach to your work

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button,

Closing date: 29th March 2020. Interviews: 7th April 2020.

Fixed Term Contract

HMP Parc with occasional Travel

Ref Code: RCP-202

About St Giles

A well-established charity that helps ex-offenders and disadvantaged people to move their lives forward, St. Giles offers support to help people overcome any issues that might be holding them back and to prevent the likelihood of them reoffending on release.

This role is an integral part of a Cabinet Office-funded project that will be providing a Through the Gates service that aims to reduce reoffending. It will see our successful candidates working within the delivery team alongside Peer Advisors to provide a comprehensive resettlement planning service to prisoners within a custodial setting.

About this vital role

As a Caseworker, you will review resettlement plans at agreed stages of a prisoner’s sentence and provide information and assistance based on identified needs or make referrals to the appropriate services. They will also lead on the delivery and coordination of resettlement plan interventions for service users in co-operation with prison staff, Peer Advisors, and Case Managers.

You will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to men in custody, exploring innovative and effective methods of casework, plus offer casework support and supervision and regular coaching and resettlement courses to the Peer Advisors.

To succeed, you must have:

• An understanding of the issues facing individuals with complex needs, whilst in prison and on release
• A sound awareness of the support options for this client group in areas such as family and relationships, health, victims of DV, education, training and employment, plus finance, benefit and debt
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• First-class communication skills, particularly listening skills
• Calm, flexible and adaptable, you must have strong time management, organisational and IT skills
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles as an organisation

Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 6th April 2020. Interviews: 14th 15th April 2020.

Victim Support are looking for Victim Care Officers (37.5 hpw x 1 and 22.5 hpw x 1) based in Cardiff.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

South Wales Victim Focus serves diverse communities, many of whom experience a range of barriers that may impact on their ability to cope and recover from what they have experienced. These can include financial distress; social isolation; reduced mobility; mental and physical health issues; substance use and lack of opportunity. South Wales Victim Focus aims to identify what matters to service users and empower them to take control of their journey. The nature of service required will vary depending on individual circumstances and will range from short term intervention to deal with specific issues to more regular on-going interventions addressing a range of needs and/or supporting individuals through a lengthy criminal justice process.

The purpose of this role is to support victims, ensuring that South Wales Victim Focus realise their aim of helping people cope and recover from the effects of crime.

The ideal candidate will have a can do attitude and be ready to use their initiative to support a busy and evolving service in their vision to help victims cope and recover from their experiences.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Teacher Fellows (Chemistry) - Wales

Our client seeks to appoint up to two Teacher Fellows in Wales to support teachers in preparation for the roll-out of major changes to the national curriculum and wider education system in Wales, when Teachers will have more autonomy in developing the curriculum at school level.

our client aims to support teachers through these changes by providing guidance on how to develop a curriculum that builds understanding and skills in chemistry and fulfils the aims of the new Curriculum for Wales.

Position: Teacher Fellows (Chemistry) - Wales
Location: Home based – Wales (with extensive travel throughout Wales, and other parts of the UK)
Job type: Full or Part time, Temporary Contract, Flexible working considered
Salary: Commensurate
Benefits: Excellent contributory pension scheme, generous paid holidays, 35-hour (for full-time staff) working week, learning and career development, free private healthcare plan, income protection scheme, critical illness insurance, life assurance, membership subscription, employee assistance programme, eye-care at work scheme, wellness initiatives, flexible work environment, employee recognition, long service awards, membership subscription to professional body and RSC, Litmus reward gateway benefits and more.

Closing Date: 05 April 2020

About the role:

As a Teacher Fellow for Wales, you will cover the writing of such guidance and will focus on either the full curriculum, or the primary or secondary phase, and will:

- Work with the Education Publishing, Education Policy and Regions teams throughout the project, drawing on expertise within those teams.
- Understand the needs of individual teachers and schools in your area.
- Build successful relationships as required to inform the work, for example with other schools / teachers and with other STEM stakeholders.

They currently have up to two home-based temporary Teacher Fellow – Wales opportunities available, which depending on feasibility could be offered on the following basis:

- As either a secondment from an existing teaching role (please discuss with your school before applying) or as a full-time or part-time fixed-term employment contract, depending on the successful applicant’s situation.
- Either as a single role covering primary and secondary, or as two roles, with one covering primary and the other secondary, during school term time.
- On a fixed-term basis; we anticipate approximately 1 term of full-time work will be required to complete the primary curriculum guidance, and 2 terms to complete the secondary curriculum guidance. Part-time models can be considered in both instances.

About you:

- A teaching qualification and either current or recent experience in schools.
- Primary curriculum requires current or recent experience as a science curriculum leader (or equivalent).
- Secondary curriculum requires a degree in science, preferably in the chemical sciences (or an equivalent qualification).
- An understanding of school level, further, and higher education and a breadth of knowledge of the education systems in Wales.
- An understanding of best practice in curriculum development in relation to chemistry at the level(s) applied for (primary and/or secondary).
- The ability to conduct research work, compile and analyse information.
- Good communication, team working, organisational, and presentation skills.
- The ability to work independently and adapt to new circumstances.
- Good project management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work, and meet deadlines.
- Close attention to detail and high standards of excellence.

Desirable knowledge and skills:

- An awareness of applications, and contexts involving chemical sciences in Wales and beyond.
- Computer and IT systems literate.
- Welsh speaker.

You will need to be able to be suitably home based, and extensive travel throughout Wales, and other parts of the UK will be required to visit schools, meet and work with stakeholders and attend events, which may involve weekends and non core working hours.

If you are interested, please apply before the end of their closing date. Please confirm in your application your availability to start between May to September 2020 on either a full-time or part-time basis during term time.

You may have experience of the following: Subject Teacher, Teacher, Lecturer, Tutor, Teaching, Higher Education, Course Leader, Course Management, SEN,EBD, Science, Chemistry, etc.

Ref: 92684

Victim Support Gwent is looking for a Victim Services & Engagement Officer based at Connect Gwent. Connect Gwent is based at Blackwood Police Station.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The purpose of this position will be to deliver front-line services to victims with the highest level of needs, and to manage Victim Support volunteers to deliver an effective service to victims. VS&E officers manage volunteers, provide support to victims crime, manage caseloads, engage with other agencies and provide awareness through event work and presentations.

To develop strong partnership links with key agencies and raise the profile of Connect Gwent with these agencies and within the community.

To be successful in the role you will have to be able to recruit and manage volunteers along with able to provide a front-line service to victims of crime and promote our service in the community.

There will be need for a CBS criminal records check along with level 3 police vetting.

You will need to have a full UK driver's license and access to your own car.

There will be requirement to work some anti-social hours including weekends.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loads and the opportunity to play a key role in a nation charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and bring any concerns (whether in respect of service users or members of Victim Support) to the attention of Safeguarding leads immediately.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.