Corporate Governance Officer
Cardiff/Llandudno Junction (Hybrid Working)

About Us

At Social Care Wales, we provide leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales. Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults, and their families and carers.

To achieve this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, and data and research to improve care. Through our quality assurance work, we support social work educators in both education and practice settings, ensuring the highest level of training for the next generation of social workers.

We are now looking for a Corporate Governance Officer to join us for a one-year fixed-term contract. 36 hours a week are available but we can discuss flexible working.

The Benefits

- Salary of £34,081 - £36,034 per annum
- 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Extra days off between Christmas and New Year
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexi work policy
- Hybrid working
- Family leave policy

The Role

As a Corporate Governance Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring effective governance and committee processes.

Supporting the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee, you will oversee recruitment and development for committee members, manage internal audit reporting, and provide secretarial duties for meetings.

You will offer project co-ordination for internal working groups and support the Board Secretary when needed.

Additionally, you will:

- Monitor and update internal audit action logs
- Ensure compliance with governance best practices
- Draft and publish board briefings
- Manage governance reporting and secretarial duties for meetings
- Support project co-ordination across teams

About You

To be considered as a Corporate Governance Officer, you will need:

- A degree level education or relevant professional experience
- Experience supporting committees and internal meetings
- The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
- Knowledge of governance and audit best practices
- Strong business reporting skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Welsh and English

The closing date for this role is 10th November 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Governance Manager, Committee Support Officer, or Corporate Governance Specialist.

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

So, if you want to join us as a Corporate Governance Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Research Co-ordinator
Cardiff/Llandudno Junction (Hybrid Working)

About Us

At Social Care Wales, we provide leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales. Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults, and their families and carers.

To achieve this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, and data and research to improve care. Through our quality assurance work, we support social work educators in both education and practice settings, ensuring the highest level of training for the next generation of social workers.

We are now looking for two Research Co-ordinators to join us for fixed term contracts. One post is until 31st March 2025 and the second is until 31st August 2025. These are offered with flexible working options and we will consider candidates as part of a job share.

The Benefits

- Salary of £34,081 - £36,034 per annum
- 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Extra days off between Christmas and New Year
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexi work policy
- Hybrid working
- Family leave policy

The Role

As a Research Co-ordinator, you will translate academic and robust research into accessible and engaging content for social care professionals across Wales.

This will support our Improvement and Development Directorate's mission of using research, data and innovation to inform policy, service design and practice in the social care sector.

You will collaborate with stakeholders such as academics and policy researchers to produce research-based content, ensuring it is clear, easily understood and aligned with our tone of voice.

Additionally, you will edit, proofread and provide feedback on content, ensuring accessibility and adherence to organisational policies.

About You

To be considered as a Research Co-ordinator, you will need:

- Experience translating research for a non-academic audience
- Evidence synthesis experience
- An understanding of the academic and policy research environment and how research is produced
- Familiarity with the ‘language’ of social science research and research methods
- An undergraduate degree, equivalent qualification or equivalent experience

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

The closing date for this role is 10th November 2024.

Other organisations may call this role Researcher, Research Assistant, Research Officer, or Research Production Co-ordinator.

So, if you’d like to join us as a Research Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Community Manager
Cardiff or Llandudno Junction (with hybrid working)

The Organisation

At Social Care Wales, we provide leadership and expertise in social care and early years in Wales.

Our vision is to make a positive difference to care and support for children, adults and their families and carers.

To do this, we lead on developing and regulating the social care workforce, service improvement, data and research to improve care.

Through our quality assurance work, we support social work educators in education and practice settings to deliver the very best training possible to the next generation of social workers.

We are now looking for an AMHP Community Manager to join us on a full-time basis for a two year fixed term appointment, with potential for a secondment. This role is offered with flexible working and we will consider candidates as part of a job share.

The Benefits

- Salary of £45,842 - £50,444
- 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Extra days off between Christmas and New Year
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexi work policy
- Hybrid working
- Family leave policy

The Role

As an AMHP Community Manager, you will lead the delivery of our approaches to workforce planning across the social care sector in Wales.

You’ll support the development of our community platform, a place where practitioners and researchers can discuss ideas, share resources and find events. You’ll provide community management expertise, produce content and learning materials and facilitate events based on the needs of the community.

Acting as the community’s source of mental health expertise, you’ll deliver content and resources and help to embed our approach to supporting people working in social care to utilise high-quality research and evidence.

Additionally, you’ll engage with colleagues and organisations and build working relationships with partners.

About You

To be considered as an AMHP Community Manager, you will need:

- Experience working in health or social care
- Experience building collaborative relationships and formal partnerships with external stakeholders
- Relationship-building and influencing skills
- An understanding of relevant legislation including the Mental Health Act 1983, The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and The SSWB Act 2014
- An understanding of the Welsh policy context and how social services and social care is organised, funded and delivered in Wales
- An ASW / AMHP qualification (or equivalent)

Closing date: 04 November 2024

Other organisations may call this role Community Engagement Manager, or Community Manager.

Reasonable adjustments can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for candidates with a disability, impairment or health condition, for example who are neuro-divergent or who use British Sign Language. Please get in touch with the HR Team to discuss adjustments for any part of the process.

So, to join us as an AMHP Community Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.