We have an exciting opportunity for a Triage & Early Interventions Officer to join the Gwent team in Pontypool Police Station, working 37.5 hours a week. This is a fixed term post until February 2025.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role is based In Pontypool Police Station however we have currently adopted a hybrid model. As a Triage and Early Interventions Officer you will:
- act as the first point of contact for clients referred to the service, completing impact & risks assessments & providing a tailored response
- follow agreed processes to contact victims of domestic abuse & sexual violence
- manage a caseload of clients requiring immediate & short term interventions, referring on those with more long term needs
- maintain accurate & confidential case management records providing performance information as required
- respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns
- ensure that all clients are of aware of their rights under the Victim's Code of Practice & the Witness Charter
You will need:
- a good understanding & use of the English language both verbally and in writing
- knowledge of safeguarding issues
- the ability to manage a demanding workload to meet a range of conflicting deadlines
- expereince in developing & maintaining partnerships with internal & external stakeholders
- Good telephone & IT skills required to use a database
- to work as part of a team as well as working independently without direct supervision
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change. 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 may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Hours: 28 hours per week
Basis: Fixed term 12 month post
Location: Cardiff Office and home
Salary: £24,440 per year (£30,550 full time equivalent)
This is an exciting opportunity to join the RNIB in a special project developed in partnership with housing providers in Wales.
The Vision Friends project aims to increase knowledge and awareness of sight loss and hidden sight loss in older people across all tenures from general needs housing to supported housing, sheltered, extra care housing, care homes and nursing homes.
As a Vison Friends Project Engagement and Training Officer, you will be in charge of delivering and monitoring the project, including creating communication plans, reports and stakeholders' networks. You will also identify training needs for the team and deliver training to project partners, developing content and solutions, and ensuring that Vision Friends and project partners have the right tools to make this project a success. By representing the RNIB/RNIB Cymru on local and national groups, you will ensure inclusion and access to information advice and support to enhance the wellbeing and independence of people with sight loss.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in delivering training, using different mediums, such as Microsoft Teams and face to face sessions, and project management. They will also have significant experience of the sight loss sector and/or working with older people or people with complex needs such as Dementia, Stroke or Learning disabilities.
What We Offer
RNIB prides itself on being a great place to work with a positive, progressive culture. We offer a wide range of benefits including 26 days of holiday per year (plus bank holidays) which rises with service, enhanced family friendly benefits, a contributory pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 11% and a rewards platform with employee discounts across over 800 retailers.
For more information on our available benefits, please visit our .
If you are having trouble applying online or would like more information, please contact us on .
If you would like to apply for this great job opportunity please review the documents linked below, then select "Apply Online" at the bottom of this page and complete our application form, telling us how you meet the Specialist Skills, Knowledge and Experience criteria (Section 1 of the person specification in the Job Description). Guidance for completion can be found on each page of the application form.
Appointment is subject to an Enhanced Criminal Records Check and relevant Barred Lists check.
We're the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we're here for everyone affected by sight loss. Working for us means working for one of the UK's biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.
One of our core values is to be led by blind and partially sighted people and we involve our customers in recruitment. Please be advised that your anonymised application may be shared internally with those involved in the recruitment process.
RNIB is committed to being an Equal Opportunities organisation and we welcome applications from people with sight loss.
Swyddog Ymgysylltu a Hyfforddi Prosiect Ffrindiau'r Golwg (Caerdydd - lleoliad hyblyg)
Cyflog: £30550 y flwyddyn pro rata
Math o gontract: Contract Tymor Penodol (1 flynedd)
Oriau: 28 awr yr wythnos
Dyma gyfle cyffrous i ymuno â'r RNIB mewn prosiect arbennig sydd wedi'i ddatblygu mewn partneriaeth â darparwyr tai yng Nghymru.
Nod prosiect Ffrindiau'r Golwg yw cynyddu gwybodaeth ac ymwybyddiaeth o golled golwg a cholled golwg gudd ymhlith pobl hyn sy'n byw mewn pob math o gartrefi, o dai anghenion cyffredinol i dai â chymorth, tai gwarchod, tai gofal ychwanegol, cartrefi gofal a chartrefi nyrsio.
Fel Swyddog Ymgysylltu a Hyfforddi Prosiect Ffrindiau'r Golwg, chi fydd yn gyfrifol am gyflawni a monitro'r prosiect, gan gynnwys creu cynlluniau cyfathrebu, adroddiadau a rhwydweithiau rhanddeiliaid. Byddwch hefyd yn nodi anghenion hyfforddi ar gyfer y tîm ac yn rhoi hyfforddiant i bartneriaid y prosiect, yn datblygu cynnwys ac atebion, ac yn gwneud yn siwr bod yr offer cywir gan brosiect Ffrindiau'r Golwg a'i bartneriaid er mwyn sicrhau bod y prosiect yn llwyddo. Drwy gynrychioli'r RNIB/RNIB Cymru ar grwpiau lleol a chenedlaethol, byddwch yn sicrhau cynhwysiant a mynediad at wybodaeth, cyngor a chefnogaeth i wella lles ac annibyniaeth pobl hyn sydd â cholled golwg.
Bydd gan yr ymgeisydd delfrydol brofiad helaeth o ddarparu hyfforddiant, gan ddefnyddio gwahanol gyfryngau, megis Microsoft Teams a sesiynau wyneb yn wyneb, ac o reoli prosiectau. Bydd ganddynt hefyd brofiad sylweddol o'r sector colled golwg a/neu o weithio gyda phobl hyn neu bobl ag anghenion cymhleth fel Dementia, Strôc neu Anableddau Dysgu.
Os hoffech wneud cais am y cyfle gwych yma i weithio gyda ni, edrychwch dros y dogfennau sydd wedi'u rhestru isod, yna dewiswch "Apply Online" ar waelod y dudalen hon a chwblhewch ein ffurflen gais, gan sôn wrthon ni sut rydych chi'n bodloni'r meini prawf o ran Sgiliau Arbenigol, Gwybodaeth a Phrofiad (Adran 1 o fanyleb yr unigolyn yn y Disgrifiad Swydd). Mae canllawiau ar gyfer cwblhau i'w gweld ar bob un o dudalennau'r ffurflen gais.
Bydd y penodiad yn amodol ar Wiriad Cofnodion Troseddol Manylach a gwiriadau perthnasol o Restrau Gwaharddedig.
Ni yw Sefydliad Cenedlaethol Brenhinol Pobl Ddall (RNIB) ac rydyn ni yma ar gyfer pawb y mae colled golwg wedi effeithio arnyn nhw. Mae gweithio i ni yn golygu gweithio i un o elusennau mwyaf gwledydd Prydain, gan gefnogi bron i ddwy filiwn o bobl sy'n byw gyda cholled golwg ym Mhrydain.
Do you want to make a difference for families with disabled children in Wales?
Contact is the UK charity for families with disabled children. Charity number 284912 (England and Wales). We support families, bring families together and help families take action for others – whatever their child’s disability or medical condition. We firmly believe that with the right support, families with disabled children can overcome the challenges they face, take control of their futures, and focus on what matters: being together and growing together.
We’ve got a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about making a real difference to families caring for children with additional needs in Wales.
Your role
As our new parent adviser you’ll join our wonderful team in Wales as part of our Building Resilience Project.
In this part time, home-based role, you’ll have the opportunity to support and mentor parent carers, helping them develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence to make decisions that are best for their families. You’ll also help create and deliver well-being workshops for parent carers to empower, inform, and reduce their stress and help increase their confidence so they are able to access the benefits they are entitled to. And you’ll work in partnership with money advice organisations across Wales, to set up referrals for parent carers to make sure they get all the financial support they need.
What we’re looking for
- Experience of working with and supporting families who have disabled children in Wales.
- Ability to support and mentor parent carers to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make decisions that are right for their families.
- Experience in creating, facilitating, and delivering workshops
- Good organisational and administrative skills
- Knowledge and experience of the issues and concerns that affect families who have disabled children e.g. leisure provision, education, respite care.
- Knowledge of issues relating to maximising income, accessing financial support, benefits, and other financial issues.
- Good communication, time management, and networking skills.
Interested in finding out more?
You can find out more details about the role in the job pack.
The role is home-based and can be done from anywhere in Wales, but we have a preference for candidates living in the following counties: Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Newport, Monmouthshire, and Cardiff.
We welcome applications from parent carers who have lived experience of caring for a child with a disability or medical condition and wanting to take a step back into paid employment.
How to apply
Please return a completed application form along with an equal opportunities monitoring form (downloadable as part of the job pack) by the date stated below.
Important dates
Closing date: Sunday 7 July 2024 at 23:59
Interview date: Thursday 18 July 2024
Cynghorydd i Rieni, Cymru
Contract: Contract tymor penodol – 22 Ebrill 2027
Oriau: 21 awr yr wythnos
Cyflog: £31,364 pro rata
Lleoliad: Gweithio o gartref, Cymru
Ydych chi eisiau gwneud gwahaniaeth i deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl yng Nghymru?
Contact yw’r elusen yn y DU i deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl. Rhif elusen 284912 (Cymru a Lloegr). Rydym yn cefnogi teuluoedd, yn dod â theuluoedd at ei gilydd ac yn helpu teuluoedd i weithredu dros eraill – beth bynnag fo anabledd neu gyflwr meddygol eu plentyn. O gael y cymorth iawn, credwn yn gryf y gall teuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl oresgyn yr heriau sy’n eu hwynebu, cymryd rheolaeth ar eu dyfodol a chanolbwyntio ar yr hyn sy’n bwysig, sef bod gyda’i gilydd a thyfu gyda’i gilydd.
Dyma gyfle gwych i rywun sydd yn frwdfrydig am wneud gwir wahaniaeth i deuluoedd sy’n gofalu am blant sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol yng Nghymru.
Eich rôl
Yn gynghorydd i rieni, byddwch chi’n ymuno â’n tîm gwych yng Nghymru, yn rhan o’n Prosiect Datblygu Gwytnwch.
Byddwch yn gweithio’n rhan amser ac o’ch cartref, i gefnogi a mentora rhieni sy’n ofalwyr, yn eu helpu i ddatblygu eu sgiliau, eu gwybodaeth a’u hyder i wneud penderfyniadau sydd orau i’w teuluoedd. Byddwch hefyd yn helpu creu a chyflwyno gweithdai lles i rieni sy’n ofalwyr er mwyn grymuso, rhoi gwybodaeth a lleihau straen a chodi’u hyder fel y gallant hawlio’r budd-daliadau y mae ganddynt yr hawl iddynt. Byddwch chi’n gweithio mewn partneriaeth gyda chyrff cyngor ariannol ar draws Cymru, i gyfeirio rhieni sy’n ofalwyr i sicrhau eu bod nhw’n cael y cymorth ariannol angenrheidiol.
Yr hyn yr ydym ni’n chwilio amdano
- Profiad o weithio gyda theuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl yng Nghymru, a’u cefnogi.
- Gallu cefnogi a mentora rhieni sy’n ofalwyr i ddatblygu’r sgiliau, yr wybodaeth a’r hyder i wneud penderfyniadau sy’n iawn i’w teuluoedd.
- Profiad o greu, hwyluso, a chynnal gweithdai
- Sgiliau trefnu a gweinyddol da
- Gwybodaeth a phrofiad o’r materion a’r pryderon sy’n effeithio ar deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl e.e. darpariaeth hamdden, addysg a gofal seibiant.
- Gwybodaeth am faterion sy’n ymwneud â chynyddu incwm, hawlio cymorth ariannol, budd-daliadau, a materion ariannol eraill.
- Sgiliau cyfathrebu, rheoli amser a rhwydweithio da.
Eisiau gwybod mwy?
Cewch fwy o fanylion am y swydd yn y pecyn swydd.
Gellir gwneud y rôl hon o gartref o unrhyw le yng Nghymru, ond byddai’n well gennym ymgeiswyr sy’n byw yn y siroedd hyn: Wrecsam, Sir y Fflint, Sir Ddinbych, Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Casnewydd, Sir Fynwy a Chaerdydd.
Croesewir ceisiadau gan rieni sy’n ofalwyr sydd â phrofiad o ofalu am blentyn sydd ag anabledd neu gyflwr meddygol ac sydd eisiau camu’n ôl i gyflogaeth am dâl.
Sut i wneud cais
Cwblhewch ffurflen gais a ffurflen monitro cyfleoedd cyfartal (gellir lawrlwytho yn rhan o’r pecyn swydd) a’u hanfon erbyn y dyddiad a nodir isod.
Dyddiadau pwysig
Dyddiad cau: 07.07.2024 @ 23:59
Dyddiad cyfweld: 18.07.2024