Current Vacancies
CURRENT VACANCIES
Vacancies are posted on behalf of other organisations from across North Wales and the surrounding areas. Please 'click' on the job title for further information.
Curriculum Development Coordinators – Wrexham
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time 28 hours per week
Salary: £28,064 to £35,034 pro rata, per annum
Work locations: Wrexham Office and Agile Working
Covering area: Wrexham and Flint
Closing date: 9.00am Thursday 25th April 2024
Please contact [email protected] for an Information Pack and Application Form.
Youth Shedz Cymru are recruiting a Coordinator!
Youth Shedz Cymru (YSC) Shedz create supportive communities for disconnected young individuals, offering a safe haven for those aged 13 to 25 to explore their identity and cultivate positive relationships, guided by inspiring role models.
This role is a combination of hands-on youth work delivery and the recruitment, development, and support of Partner Youth Shedz.
You will be given responsibility for up to three YSC Youth Shedz to lead and develop. In addition, you will be responsible for recruiting new Partner Youth Shedz and supporting existing partner Youth Shedz in Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham.
We are looking for someone with at least three years’ experience of supporting young people to achieve their potential. You will enjoy planning and delivering activities and projects with young people, and you will have a track record of working in and with communities and community groups.
This is a full-time role (40 hpw) with an annual Salary of £28,000.
If you would like to find out more email [email protected] for an application form and Job description.
Closing Date is 5pm Monday 29th April.
Charity number 1184146
Green Infrastructure Project Officer
Vacancy Details
Summary Vacancy Group: Full Time Temporary
Category: Enviromental & Technical
Closing Date: 5th May 2024
Reference: 08141
Description
Full / part time post available
G07 £29,269 - £30,825 per annum
Temporary until 31/03/2025
Wrexham County Borough Council are looking to appoint a Green Infrastructure project officers to work on biodiversity and nature based projects around the County Borough. The posts are funded through the Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature funding and form part of our Local Nature Partnership. This work seeks to improve biodiversity across Wrexham, and we are looking for people who have skills, experience and passion to deliver projects that will make this ambition a reality.
The successful candidates will work with partners, communities and organisations to deliver projects which improve biodiversity and develop positive relationships between people and nature.
We are looking for candidates with a background in biodiversity or environmental improvement work; as well as someone with experience of developing innovative projects, working with different groups of people and partners.
This funding is initially until 31/03/2025, although it is hoped that there will be funding available in subsequent years.”
A Standard DBS is required for this position.
The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.
The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Post Title: Vision Rehabilitation Specialist
Salary: £33,977.84 - £35,246.40 (pro-rata if part-time)
Hours of work: 37 hours per week (or 30 hours per week, if required)
Location: Home based with regular travel across Flintshire or Wrexham, with the requirement to work from the Council Offices and Vision Support offices on occasion
Qualification required – Honours Degree or Dip. H. E./Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.
Job Purpose
To identify, deliver and evaluate professional rehabilitation interventions to vision impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence.
To assess and provide support plans to help people at risk from harm or becoming dependent on others due to their sight loss.
To act as an advocate for visually impaired people and the organisation to help promote accessible services; equality; social integration and understanding of the impact of sight loss.
Key Responsibilities
- Assessment - To undertake specialist visual impairment assessments with the visually impaired person to identify their needs and aspirations to promote independent living.
- Rehabilitation and service provision - To plan, implement, evaluate, and review rehabilitative services to the visually impaired person aimed at maximising and maintaining independence, safety, dignity, and choice. Rehabilitation may include, but not be restricted to daily living skills, communication skills, mobility training, low vision training.
- To work with visually impaired people who have additional complex needs such as dual sensory loss, learning, physical and mental health disabilities.
- To work within a safeguarding framework to identify, manage and where possible reduce risk.
- To understand the psychological aspects of sight loss and provide emotional support as part of the rehabilitation process to the individual, their family and carers.
- To signpost and/or refer individuals to partners in local authority, health service, education service, welfare and employment services, voluntary sector and other community services.
- To enable the Local Authority to maintain the Local Authority’s Partially Sighted/Sight Impaired and Blind/Severely Sight Impaired Registers.
Personal and Professional Development
- To practice in accordance with the National Occupational Standards for Specialist Sensory Workers.
- To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of legislation, frameworks etc., the safe use of a wide range of specialist equipment, and up-to-date knowledge of eye conditions and treatments.
- To supervise, mentor and support student Vision Rehabilitation Specialists on placement, where appropriate.
- To develop and maintain links with primary and secondary care and public health services particularly Ophthalmology, Optometry practices and GP practices.
Policies and Procedures
- To ensure that written and electronic records and reports are maintained in accordance with the employer’s policies and procedures and the Data Protection Act 1998.
- To work with multi-disciplinary, multi-organisational teams, networks and systems.
- To assist in the management of a waiting list where appropriate.
- To be accountable for and take responsibility for own safety and that of service users.
Person Specification
(All attributes and skills are essential unless otherwise specified)
Fluent Welsh speaker (desirable).
Ability to develop clear plans and communicate these to service users and other staff.
Ability to delegate tasks to other staff where appropriate (desirable).
Recognised rehabilitation work qualification (or currently working towards it)
Proven experience of performing rehabilitation assessments with visually impaired people and providing mobility, communication and daily living skills training.
Working knowledge of good practice relating to safeguarding.
Ability to deliver training/advice sessions to individuals or groups of service users, carers and other organisations.
Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, including lone worker policies.
Ability to travel and work in all areas of Flintshire and Wrexham.
Good knowledge of other related agencies (desirable).
Strong personal organisation/time management.
Proven track record of maintaining and updating personal records for clients.
Ability to record service management statistics.
Be calm and deal sensitively with people and be open minded to all cultures and ways of life.
Work on own initiative, whilst exercising discretion and confidentiality.
Be a team player.
Be willing to work flexibly (outlook, work hours, work location).
Able to implement programmes in partnership with other agencies.
Good personal presentation skills, and oral/written communication skills.
Please note, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we find a suitable candidate.
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Flexible location
28 hours per week
£31,000 - £33,000 per annum (pro rata)
Depending upon experience
The Policy and Public Affairs Manager leads a team of 3.9FTEs working on policy, research, public affairs and public campaigning. Everyone in Shelter Cymru is in the business of preventing homelessness, and you will be doing this by overseeing the policy and campaigning process to help us deliver positive change that makes an impact on the lives of the people we serve. If you are think you are up to this challenge, this may be the job for you.
The post’s location is flexible. The Campaigns team has adopted a hybrid working pattern, being based part of the week in one of Shelter Cymru’s offices around Wales.
Shelter Cymru offers a high level of support, a welcoming work environment and an excellent package of benefits – for further details of the key benefits available please visit the recruitment page of our website
To apply, visit our website at www.sheltercymru.org.uk or telephone 01792 469400
CLOSING DATE: 10am 30 April 2024
INTERVIEW DATE: w/c 13 May 2024
Job Title: Shelter Cymru Live Triage Adviser
Reports to: Telephone and Online Advice Services Manager
Salary: £21,840 per annum
Location: Employees are provided with an office base but this role can based at any of our offices across Wales.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Post No: SC718