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We are recruiting for Governor Support Clerks at Caerphilly County Borough Council. Contract Type: Casual/ Relief Location: Ty Penallta/Hybrid/SchoolsTeam: School Improvement This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organization. We pay an attractive salary of £13.69 per hour and offer access to training and development opportunities. We are seeking a dedicated Governor Support Clerk to play a key role in the smooth running of governing body and statutory committee meetings across schools in Caerphilly County Borough.Key responsibilities include, accurately taking and producing quality-assured minutes within 5 working days. Providing procedural guidance and support for governance processes. Ensuring meetings are quorate. Acting as chair during elections of chairs of governors. Maintaining confidentiality and managing sensitive data securely.What We’re Looking For: Strong administrative and organisational skills. Excellent written and verbal communication abilities. Ability to work flexibly, including late afternoons and evenings.It is expected that you will spend a total of 6 hours on each quorate meeting you agree to support. This takes into account, amongst other matters, preparation for the meeting, attending the meeting and preparing minutes following the meeting. 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 Lisa Downey on 01443 866472 or email <a href="mailto:downel@caerphilly.gov.uk" target="_blank">downel@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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Caerphilly County Borough Council

Governing Body Clerk

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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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Foster Carer

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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