This role in The Prince’s Trust is known as Prince’s Trust Executive

Contract Type: Maternity cover for 12 months

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: You will be based in our Cardiff hub but will have flexibility to travel across the region

The Prince’s Trust specialises in helping young people develop the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn, and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth worker to join our dynamic team. This fixed term position is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace and is as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Objectives:

You will work directly with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 11-30 year olds. Working as part of a team within South East Wales, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Supporting young people into positive outcomes including education, training and employment.
• Delivery of Prince’s Trust programmes.
• Planning, organising and budgeting.

Requirements:

To support our delivery requirements across South East Wales, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with some of the following:

• To be able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience.
• To be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation.
• Experienced in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums including adventurous activities.
• Natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.

Perks of working at The Trust:

• 25 days annual leave entitlement rising by 1 day per year to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loans
• A contribution of 5% of your salary by The Trust to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Flexible, family-friendly policies (maternity, adoption, paternity, shared parental leave)
• Opportunities to volunteer for and/or attend events e.g. music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year
• You will be supporting young people to develop skills for life – confidence, communication, teamwork.
• You will be supporting young people to gain qualifications
• You will be supporting young people to set and achieve their goals
• You will be supporting young people to move into positive destinations – employment, education, diversionary activities or further development opportunities
• Work in a challenging, fast-paced but fun and supportive environment
• Working with a diverse team of people.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

About The Prince’s Trust youth charity

This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome.

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  

We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

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Job title: Advice and Information Officer
Region: Cardiff, Wales
Directorate: Operations
Contract: 6 Months Fixed Term Contract, Full Time 35 hours per week
Salary: £20,163.00 per annum pro rata

About The Royal British Legion
The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?
- A desire to provide a great customer service and support
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others
If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Role
As a Royal British Legion Advice and Information Officer, you will office based out of the Cardiff Pop In and also spending the rest of your time getting out and about into the community, running outreach sessions designed to provide advice and information about all aspects of the Legion's work those living across Cardiff and South Wales.

Accustomed to providing advice and information support to customers, you'll have an understanding of statutory welfare provision and experience of building relationships with a range of different agencies. An excellent communicator with an outgoing personality and strong organisational and planning skills, you will also need good IT skills and be confident in supporting our beneficiaries.

It is essential that you have an empathy with the UK armed forces community and some knowledge and understanding of this area would also be an advantage.

There is a requirement for travel across South Wales area; therefore, a full driving licence and use of a car is desirable for this role with motor mileage being paid.

How to Apply
Please apply by clicking 'Apply Online'

Closing date for this role is Sunday 8th December 2019

Interviews will be held on Thursday 12th December at 18-19 High Street, Cardiff, CF10

Fixed Term Contract – Maternity Cover (Mid February to end of August 2020)
HMP Parc, Wales

Are you a proactive, organised and compassionate individual with proven experience of delivering quality training and support to groups and individuals, using a range of approaches, including adults who face barriers to learning? If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Trainer / Assessor to recruit, support and develop ex-offenders in custody to become Peer Advisers.

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. 

About this key role

As Trainer / Assessor, you will focus on recruiting learners in custody and the community with the relevant skills, motivation and aptitude to become Peer Advisers, carrying out an assessment of individuals’ suitability for the programme and their learning needs. After which, you will deliver effective and tailored training programmes, offer vital support, and provide one-to-one mentoring, including individual learning plan reviews. You will also work towards helping each individual achieve a City & Guilds Level 3 Advice and Guidance qualification and complete successful work placements.

Coordinating promotion and marketing for the project is a key aspect of the role, as is developing good relations with other St Giles Trust teams and staff and contributing to the development of a positive and successful team.

What we are looking for:

• An A1 assessors’ qualification or willingness to achieve qualification
• The ability to assess learners in work situations, and support them to achieve a Level 3 qualification
• An understanding of issues facing individuals with multiple and complex needs, in prison and on release
• A track record of delivering training and learning opportunities to disadvantaged learners
• An excellent communicator, oral and written, with strong IT, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles as an organisation

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

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 11pm, 8th December, 2019

Potential Interview date: 19th December 2019

Fixed term, part time contract - 28 hours per week

Closing Date: 13 December 2019

Interview Date: 8 January 2020

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator to join our team. This role will support and further develop Dementia Friendly Communities across the Cardiff and the Vale area for the benefit of people affected by dementia and their carers.

The coordinator will provide support to facilitate partnership working and joint approaches between Dementia Friendly groups, supportive individuals, businesses and organisations. The support provided will enable individuals and organisations to recognise the needs of people with dementia and take action towards making their communities dementia friendly, where people affected by dementia feel understood, respected, included, and are supported to live well.

Previous experience of service delivery and coordination as well as experience of delivering community development initiatives is essential for this role.

The post holder will need a degree or evidence of relevant work experience as well as being trained as an Alzheimer's Society Dementia Champion (or willing to complete this training on appointment). Although you will be home based you will need to be mobile across the area, therefore a valid driving licence and own car are essential.

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VfL is the leading authority on diet and healthy living advice for older vegans and vegetarians. We are at an exciting stage in our development, with 2019 marking the charity’s 11th anniversary. 

As we continue to expand our work, we have an opportunity to take on two new team members.

These are brand-new Regional Development Officer roles. Each working from their own home in Northern Ireland/Wales, with outreach across their country, we hope to be joined by confident and outgoing individuals who will work to expand the charity's services in their respective country.

The successful applicants will have excellent social and networking skills and be passionate about working to help older vegetarians and vegans to stay happy and healthy in later life. Ideal for methodical workers, with good presentation skills and a genuine interest in older people.

These are part-time positions, working in the region of 20 hours per month, with the opportunity for flexible working.