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We are recruiting Relief Fitness Instructors at Caerphilly County Borough Council. Working hours: 0 hours Contract Type: Casual/Relief Location: Various Locations across the boroughTeam: Community and Leisure Services This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization. We pay an attractive salary of £13.26 per hour and offer access to training and development opportunities. We are looking for motivated and reliable Relief Fitness Instructors to deliver high-quality group exercise classes and gym support across our leisure centres.The postholder will step in to cover staff absence, sickness, holidays, and peak times helping us maintain a consistent, high-standard service for our members.This flexible role is ideal for instructors who want varied hours in a supportive team environment. You must hold a recognised fitness qualification, be confident leading sessions, and able to adapt to different sites and client needs.For the role, we ask that you have: <ul><li>An NVQ Instructing Exercise and Fitness Level 2 or Fitness Wales Fitness Certificate or ORC Certificate Stage 2.</li><li>Must have the ability to work flexible hours including weekends, additional hours and differing shift patterns.</li><li>The willingness to undertake a training programme or have an understanding of the training and be prepared to undertake the training if required. </li></ul>We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes. To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Iestyn Booth on 01633 600940 or email <a href="mailto:boothi@caerphilly.gov.uk" target="_blank">boothi@caerphilly.gov.uk</a> Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact <a href="mailto:webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk" target="_blank">webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk</a> for further information.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.





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Fitness Instructor (Relief)

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Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 13th August 2025
The IPO is a modern organisation that relies heavily on its IT services to operate and innovate, providing up-to-date services to our customers, both nationally and internationally. Systems must be architected and maintained to meet their needs with the use of automation to drive the overall user experience
As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to solutions utilizing Azure cloud technologies, employ modern delivery processes, and work on innovative projects. Collaborating with experts in their fields, you will make valuable contributions and drive our technology and services forward. Your experience of developing API based solutions will be essential to improve our integration with both internal and external interfaces.&nbsp;
This role requires you to take ownership and have a strong appetite for learning and applying new technologies and methodologies to deliver high-quality IT services. You will lead on designs for solutions for the IPO platforms, considering industry best practices while adhering to IPO standards and policies.
You are expected to be proactive and take accountability for various architectural deliverables within IPO. Additionally, as a Lead Technical Architect, you will contribute to the technical strategy of the organisation.
Working Style
This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office.
The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.
Main duties consist of but are not limited to:
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<li>Be responsible for design, strategy and documentation of large or complex applications in a cloud first environment using the MS Power Platform\ Dynamics and Power Apps within Azure</li>
<li>Understand the tool kit and under what circumstances to use them, such as Model and Canvas apps.</li>
<li>Good understanding of the plugins including those in the XrmToolBox.</li>
<li>Understanding of PCF Controls and how they can be used to extend Dynamics functionality</li>
<li>Design configurations and customisation of Dataverse / Dynamics entities and forms</li>
<li>Design of PowerApps integrations with other Azure components such as Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions</li>
<li>Consult on API designs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability.</li>
<li>You will work with service squads, project and operational teams, leading and owning elements of the technology architecture with a focus on Microsoft Azure.</li>
<li>Provide technical leadership and expertise, identifying, selecting, and creating appropriate technical solutions based on user needs and business requirements.</li>
<li>Analyse the needs of large deliverables, breaking them down into smaller manageable components ensuring appropriate software, hardware and integration methods are employed.</li>
<li>Provide technical governance, ensuring technical solutions and decisions adhere to quality, principles, policies, and standards.</li>
<li>Present relevant and appropriate documentation at governance boards such as the Technical Design Authority and Solution Design Authority.</li>
<li>Own the technical roadmaps for allocated capabilities ensuring ongoing deliveries consider business needs, technology updates and changes and the wider impact on the technology estate.</li>
<li>Liaise with architects from other areas and disciplines to ensure alignment of architectures across your areas of responsibility.</li>
<li>Work with Strategic Delivery Partners to ensure the requirements of the IPO are met and delivered in line with statements of work, the organisational strategic direction, principles, policies and standards.</li>
<li>Act as a critical friend to stakeholders ensuring decisions are understood and consider risk, cost, time, and quality.</li>
<li>Horizon scanning and continuous research on emerging technologies and services that would benefit IPO.</li>
<li>Proactively apply HMG IA technical security controls according to ISO 27001 &amp; the Security Policy Framework (SPF)</li>
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Essential Criteria
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<li>Design configurations and customisation of Dataverse / Dynamics entities and forms</li>
<li>Understanding of PCF Controls and how they can be used to extend Dynamics functionality</li>
<li>Good understanding of the plugins including those in the XrmToolBox</li>
<li>Design of PowerApps integrations with other Azure components such as Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions</li>
<li>Cloud platforms, specifically Microsoft Azure and related technologies</li>
<li>Technical experience of Azure Cloud architecture</li>
<li>Strong understanding of relational database structures and data modelling generally</li>
<li>In depth understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem. Azure, Rest APIs, Service Bus and APIM.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of API architecture solutions</li>
<li>Deep technical experience of the MS Power Platform and the Dynamics eco-systems including:
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<li>Experience of how to build data up and use subgrids and quickviews for functionality</li>
<li>A strong appreciation of the various ways to implement logic in Dynamics</li>
<li>Experience of Power Automate flows, workflows, plugins, web resources, business rules, Azure Function &amp; Logic Apps</li>
<li>Dynamics-specific knowledge around table relationships and how to drive functionality</li>
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<h2>Benefits</h2>


Alongside your salary of £64,079, Intellectual Property Office contributes £18,563 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/joining-the-pension-scheme/benefits-of-the-pension-scheme/" target="_blank">Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.</a>




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<li>Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access</li>
<li>Access to Microsoft’s ESI training suite</li>
<li>Hybrid working with no core hours</li>
<li>Substantial support for career progression</li>
<li>25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments</li>
<li>You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave</li>
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Additional details on security and vetting
Successful candidates must pass a&nbsp;disclosure and barring security check&nbsp;and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a&nbsp;higher Security Clearance.
For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have&nbsp;consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years&nbsp;in order to meet the relevant security clearance.

Lead Dynamics Architect

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Director of Wales Full-time, flexibility or part-time considered Wales Cardiff Last day to apply: 29/08/2025 About us Learning and Work Institute is an independent policy and research organisation focused on lifelong learning and better work. Our vision is for a fair and prosperous society where learning and work enable everyone to realise their potential. We research what works, influence policy, and develop new ideas to improve practice. The Role Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £64,450-£77,880 This is a key role in Learning and Work Institute, leading our team and work in Wales and part of L&amp;Ws Senior Management Team. It aims to further increase our impact on learning, skills and employment in Wales, including by: growing and diversifying our income; increasing our profile; managing our strategic partnerships and exercising influence at the higher levels in Wales; and ensuring we deliver high quality policy, research and events that makes a difference to policy and practice. The role is also a member of L&amp;Ws Senior Management Team, working across the organisation, ensuring we work in a joined up way, that L&amp;W is an engaging and supportive place to work, and leading on specific organisational initiatives. Duties and Responsibilities - Income generation and diversification. Identify and secure new sources of income including the production of high quality, successful funding applications, working with colleagues across the organisation where appropriate. - Strategy and financial planning. Lead development and implementation of L&amp;Ws strategic plan in Wales, including working with our Wales Strategy Group and maximizing opportunities for impact, and ensuring the financial sustainability of L&amp;W’s work in Wales. - Stakeholder engagement. Build effective and productive relationships across the public, private and third sectors in Wales, including with ministers, special advisers and senior officials in the Welsh Government, and other key influencers, to maximise our impact - Leadership and management. Be an active member of SMT and organisational leader, promoting joined-up working and L&amp;W as a great place to work. Lead our Wales team, ensuring they have opportunities to further develop. Act at all times in an inclusive, collaborative, open way that lives our values. - Project management. Ensuring our portfolio of work in Wales is delivered on time, on budget, and to a high quality, and making the links between projects so they have maximum impact. - Strategic communications. Proactively promote L&amp;W’s external profile and key messages through PR, marketing and media activity. Ensure L&amp;W adheres at all times to Welsh language standards. - Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the CEO, including travel to other L&amp;W offices. About You Essential: - Ability to develop new business and income streams including responding to tenders and generating proactive funding from trusts and foundations - Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage a range of audiences. You will be confident on national platforms dealing with the media; writing for a range of different platforms and social media. - Leadership skills that include developing and motivating staff and teams, and ability to work collaboratively as part of the Senior Management Team - Ability to build and enhance networks, alliances and relationships at the highest level across stakeholders in Wales including politicians and policymakers - Well developed knowledge of the political and policy environment in Wales in the areas of learning, skills and employment - Excellent written and oral communication skills to influence and persuade, a confident presenter with the ability to relate to a wide range of audiences - Ability to effectively manage a portfolio of research and policy projects and events, delivered on time and on budget to a high quality - Ability to develop new business and income streams for L&amp;W including responding to tenders and generating proactive funding from trusts and foundations Desirable: - Understanding the fields of learning, skills and employment policy and practice across the UK and network of contacts in Wales and the UK - Knowledge or experience of governance requirements, such as working with Boards, in the third sector - An innovative and creative thinker with a record of transforming ideas into practice and ability to understand and analyse a range of research and policy - Ability to communicate through Welsh, and the confidence to do so The Package Salary of £64,450-£77,880 depending on experience and location - 31 days' holiday increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service, of which 6 are shutdown days in addition to public holidays. - Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer contribution - Group Life Assurance 3*salary - Hybrid working (with 40%-60% of your time in the office) - Flexible working practices - Employee Development Scheme - Retailer Discounts - Enhanced occupational maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay - Enhanced occupational sick pay - Eye care scheme - Employee Assistance &amp; Wellbeing Programme - Gold award in Investors in People Details We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from different backgrounds. We are also committed to making reasonable adjustments for candidates who have accessibility requirements. If you possess the experience and attributes above and have a passion to support the delivery of our vision, then you could be the person we are seeking. Applications that include CV and covering letter are welcomed through the link below. The closing date for applications is 29th August 2025. Interviews will be held on after the closing date. Should you have any questions please contact the HR Team.

Director of Wales

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Charity Shop Volunteer &nbsp; Be there when it matters as a Sue Ryder Volunteer &nbsp; As a Sue Ryder Volunteer in one of our charity shops, you will be one of the store’s friendly faces, helping us to provide the best customer experience whilst playing an important role in raising funds for our Palliative and Bereavement services.
The role: Our Sue Ryder shop volunteer roles are filled with variety and can cover many aspects of the role of a shop volunteer including:
• &nbsp; &nbsp;Donations and Gift Aid – meet donors, receive donations, sign donors up to Gift Aid • &nbsp; &nbsp;Sorting, labelling, pricing of stock • &nbsp; &nbsp;Greeting and helping customers • &nbsp; &nbsp;Serving customers on the till (training provided) • &nbsp; &nbsp;Maintaining shop displays, re-stocking, • &nbsp; &nbsp;Light cleaning/tidying duties to keep the shop inviting and well presented
More bespoke roles may include: • &nbsp; &nbsp;PAT testing • &nbsp; &nbsp;Upcycling • &nbsp; &nbsp;Social media and photography &nbsp; About you: • &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Enjoy helping and engaging with customers • &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Be enthusiastic and pro-active • &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Have the ability to work as part of a team • &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Be reliable &nbsp; Working as a volunteer at one of our Sue Ryder shops is not only a rewarding way to learn new and transferable skills but also a fantastic chance to make new friends and become part of your local community. Plus, you will receive a volunteer discount on donated goods.
We are happy to discuss arranging one of our friendly taster sessions so that you may meet the team and see the shop.&nbsp; &nbsp; Please note - we do have a minimum age requirement in our shops of 18.&nbsp;
About Sue Ryder: Sue Ryder is one of the largest charity retailers in the UK with over 400 shops. Every item sold in our shops generates funding so we can continue to provide 2.7 million hours of expert medical, practical, bereavement and emotional support every year, in our hospices, in people's homes and in the community. We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need. &nbsp; We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse volunteer workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation. &nbsp; *Winners of the Employer of the Year for the People in Retail Awards 2023 – Retail Bulletin* &nbsp; If you have any questions, please contact our team at&nbsp; <a href="mailto:volunteer.recruitment@sueryder.org" target="_blank">volunteer.recruitment@sueryder.org</a>&nbsp; or visit:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.sueryder.org" target="_blank">www.sueryder.org</a>

Charity Shop Volunteer

Would you like to make a difference and change the course of a child’s life?Foster Wales Caerphilly are looking for foster carers to provide better futures for local children in the Caerphilly local authority. Its hugely rewarding, flexible and open to people from all walks of life. It can be challenging, but we’ll be here for you ever step of the way.Becoming a foster carer is a decision to help local children who need someone on their side, someone to listen to them, to believe in them, to love them. There’s no typical foster child or no typical foster family, each child in our care has their own passions and personality and have come from a unique set of circumstances, which have shaped their lives so far. We’re here to make sure their futures are brighter.The impact you can have on a child’s life can be massive. If you have empathy, can offer safety and a place where a child can thrive then you should give it a go. Fostering means accepting a child as part of your family when they have to be away from their own. At the heart of fostering is a dedication to make a difference – to change the course of a child’s life. Foster carers are carefully selected, assessed, trained and supported by the scheme. They are united through their enthusiasm, commitment, and positive motivation to make a real difference in children’s lives.When you join Foster Wales Caerphilly, we'll also cover your membership to The Fostering Network and The Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption (AFKA) Cymru. These specialist fostering organisations offer independent support, private advice, guidance, training, and a whole host of additional benefitsWe are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.&nbsp; Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.&nbsp; This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.To find out more information please view the attached fostering Information pack or visit – fosterwales.caerphilly.gov.uk or call 0800 5875664





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Sharing home, family and community lifeThe South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme offers a unique community based service for adults who need care and support in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen and Rhondda Cynon Taff.&nbsp; Individuals are matched with compatible Shared Lives carers who offer to share their home, family and community lives.Shared Lives carers are carefully selected, assessed, trained and supported by the scheme. They come from all walks of life and choose to care for a wide variety of reasons. Shared Lives carers are united through their enthusiasm, commitment, and positive motivation to make a real difference in people’s lives.The flexibility of Shared Lives means that carers can provide support for lots of different people in a wide range of situations. Individuals supported in Shared Lives may have learning or physical disabilities; they may be older people some who are frail or living with dementia, or people with mental health problems.Shared Lives carers are self-employed and provide arrangements in their own homes, with the option of providing long term arrangements, short-term, respite,emergency or hourly sessional support.Shared Lives carers can also provide arrangements which may prevent people being admitted into hospital, and people can be discharged from hospital into a Shared Lives setting for a period of recovery and assessment before returning home.The Scheme is currently recruiting carers in all areas.If after reading the job description you feel this rewarding opportunity is for you, then please complete an application form via the team on the telephone number below or follow the link below to make your request by emailIf you are interested in making a difference to someone's life by becoming a Shared Lives carer, contact the South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme on 01443 864784, email <a href="mailto:adultp@caerphilly.gov.uk" target="_blank">adultp@caerphilly.gov.uk</a> or visit the website <a href="http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/sharedlives" target="_blank">www.caerphilly.gov.uk/sharedlives</a>To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.&nbsp; Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.&nbsp; This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.





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