Credit Unions Wales have awarded St David's Church Baby Bank a commendation for all their work in supporting families in Merthyr.
Keeping Merthyr Tydfil fully informed of all the latest Third Sector news and developments.
Monday, 31 October 2022
Congratulations St Davids Church Baby Bank !
Both Parents matter - Volunteer Role
Are you looking for a challenging volunteer role?
“FNF-Both
Parents Matter Cymru”
are looking for people to help support parents following separation and help
them to maintain a relationship with their child/children.
Are you someone
who likes to listen? Can you empathise with our service users who are going
through some tough times?
All roles
are primarily home-based, and contact is via our virtual systems.
We are
looking for:
Helpline Volunteers to take calls and collect initial data from callers
Outbound Callers, to gather information on our Service User Packs, to ensure
we can fully understand their situation.
Emotional Support Buddy, maintaining contact by phone/text and you can also do
this in-person in our face-to-face meetings and social events.
Requirements are:
· Be a good listener and be able to
have empathy
· Be able to volunteer a minimum of
four hours a week.
· Be able to question and record
answers (for some roles).
· Have access to the internet.
· Respect client confidentiality and
safeguarding for all concerned.
Full virtual training
and support provided.
To register your
interest or for more information contact volunteering@fnf.bpm.org.uk
or visit our website Volunteering (bpmuk.org)
Artis Community - Duty Manager Advert
Duty Manager x2
Artis Community Cymuned
Artis Community, based in Pontypridd, provides high quality community art experiences that are driven by social outcomes. We believe in the transformational power of creativity to make a real difference to people’s quality of life and have provided high quality, professional art experiences with communities across the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff since 1987, creating opportunities with people most challenged by their circumstances.
Artis Community Cymuned has reached a very exciting time in its history with an imminent move into our new home at YMa – Man Creu Meithrin Celf | Place for Culture Creativity Arts. This redevelopment of the Pontypridd YMCA building will become a centre for Culture Creativity Arts that will amplify the energy and vitality of the South Wales Valleys and it is set to open early 2023.
Artis Community Cymuned is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to help the organisation raise its profile as a leader in community arts provision and as a venue operator.
If you are motivated to lead a team ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of YMa, are confident to drive customer service excellence and can contribute to our vision’s success, please apply now!
You will be undertaking a variety of roles as required to meet operational needs, acting as the primary point for solving customer and staff issues, acting as the key holder for opening and closing the centre and taking responsibility for ensuring the centre remains safe, smart and fully functioning during opening hours.
Salary: £22,425 per annum
Location: YMa Pontypridd
Hours: 37.5 hours per week*
Closing Date: Midday on Wednesday 16th November 2022
Interview date: Friday 25th of November 2022
Start Date: Tuesday 3rd of January
*requests for flexible working and part time hours will be considered. Exact days to be confirmed with the successful applicant. The nature of this role requires working on a rota basis to include daytimes, evenings and weekends
For a full application pack for this role please visit our website: artiscommunity.org.uk/joinus/
We operate an Equal Opportunities Recruitment Policy and welcome applications from all sections of the community in Welsh or English. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and culturally diverse communities who are currently under-represented within our organisation.
Friday, 28 October 2022
Finance Administration Assistant - Adult Learning Wales
Finance Administration Assistant
Location: Cardiff
Contract: Fixed term
until July 2024
Full time 35 hours per week
(part-time
and job-share aplications
considered)
Salary: £20,089 - £23,900
(depending on experience, salary pro rata for part-time)
Closing date: 9.00 Monday
7th November
Adult learning Wales - Online Course to help with Driving Theory Test!
Adult learning Wales (Leane Saunders) has an online course delivered on Msteams starting 10th November 9.30-12pm for 6 weeks, it is designed to help anyone sitting their Driving Theory Test –
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Board events
We are now in the process of developing our CTM Regional Area Plan. As always, we want to ensure the voice of our communities is at the heart of regional planning
2nd November
We’d like to invite you to attend a tea dance for over 50s, family members, carers and professionals working with older people. The free event will take place at Cynon Linc on 2nd November between 13:00 and 15:00, and will include an afternoon of listening and dancing to classic songs, in addition to eating afternoon tea together.
Please register here https://ctmregionalpartnershipboard.engage-360.co.uk/events/51
4th November
A hack-a-thon with two primary focuses: loneliness and isolation, and dementia.
This hackathon will bring together older members of our communities alongside older people, befriending and dementia services to discuss what it means to be an older person in our communities and what action needs to take place for improvement.
Please register here https://ctmregionalpartnershipboard.engage-360.co.uk/events/45
11th November
This hack-a-thon will look to bring together users of services who experience sensory loss, physical disabilities and mobility issues, and those with communication difficulties to share their experiences and help co-design solutions to help improve the accessibility of our services.
Please register here https://ctmregionalpartnershipboard.engage-360.co.uk/events/46
18th November
A hack-a-thon to bring together unpaid carers from all walks of life, to provide them with a platform to be seen, heard and understood.
Please register here https://ctmregionalpartnershipboard.engage-360.co.uk/events/47
