Awards for All Success for Three Merthyr Groups

Congratulations to Kevin Ryan Court Tenants Association, Trelewis Playgroup and Forever Young in their recent Big Lottery Awards for All applications.

Kevin Ryan Court Tenants Group in Merthyr Tydfil will use the grant to improve their activities to reduce the social isolation of members. This grant for £1,235 will fund refreshments for a spring event, a Wii and Wii fit games, board games, arts and crafts materials, travel to Tenby and Aberystwyth, and refreshments.

Trelewis Playgroup will fund a new sessional worker and revitalise their club by purchasing new items and toys. This grant for £5,000 will fund a Sessional Worker, toys and equipment.

Forever Young, based in Merthyr Tydfil, will go on a series of trips to places of interest to members. This grant for £1,350 will fund trips to Oxford, Hereford, Tenby and Cheltenham.

News from the Institute of Fundraising Cymru

For recent news from the Institute of Fundraising Cymru (IoF) please click here .  It includes information on their training programme, including the Introductory Certificate in Fundraising being held in Carmarthen on 23 June and in Cardiff on 16 September.

Cwm Taf Community Health Council

The latest news from Cwm Taf Community Health Council can be found here

Funding Success for Bevan Foundation

The Bevan Foundation have recently been successful in a bid to SWCED.  Further details are available here

Job Vacancy - Bevan Foundation

The Bevan Foundation currently have a vacancy for a Policy and Research Officer.  For more information click here

Invitation to Tender - Design and Print

Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil is currently seeking tenders for design and printing of our newsletter and annual report.  Past editions are available to view on our website - click on publications in the left hand menu bar.

Full information on the tender specification is available here

Accounting Basics 5th May 2015

VAMT is running an Accounting Basics course on 5 May at the Voluntary Action Centre, between 9:30 and 3:00, with a light lunch being provided.  Cost is £20 per participant.  Email training@vamt.net if you'd like to attend.

Mid Point Evaluation - Invitation to Tender - MAGNET Project

Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil are seeking to carry out a mid-point evaluation of the MAGNET portfolio of projects.

The aim is;

• To evaluate the effectiveness of the processes and framework in place to manage the portfolio i.e. the steering group, monitoring and reporting processes, and how targets are being tracked
• To evaluate the impact of the projects i.e. is it reaching the right people and gaining ground in influencing services
• To evaluate if the projects are carrying out effective joint working between each other and strategic partners / public service providers
• To evaluate the relationships between the project beneficiaries and strategic partners / public service providers.

Invitation to Tender documents

Closing date for submitted tenders: 6^th May 2015

CWC Vacancy

Please note that the CWC Coach/Trainee Coach is only funded until November 2015.  This isn't obvious from the job advertisement which appears on the Blog.  Apologies for this.

Job Vacancy at Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil

Job Advertisement

Community Wellbeing Coach/Trainee Community Wellbeing Coach (Volunteering) Fixed Term until November 2015.

Trainee Coach – NWM for 3 months, then £16k pa

Coach £16k pa

As part of an innovative partnership with Community Wellbeing Coaches CIC and funded by DWP’s Flexible Support Fund, Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil has a vacancy for a Community Wellbeing Coach/Trainee Community Wellbeing Coach who will work with individuals who need support to be able to access volunteering opportunities and thus gain valuable skills which can help them back into employment.

The post may be offered at either a trainee Coach or Coach level, depending on qualifications held.

For an application pack visit www.vamt.net or click on the links below

Closing date for receipt of applications is 21 April 2015.  Applications should be returned to Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfil, 89-90 Pontmorlais, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8UH and should be marked CWC.
Application form

job description

Person Specification

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form