Job Description
Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.
Community Voice Team Member
Are you Passionate about your community and love connecting with people?
Do you want to help community voices be heard across Council Services?
If, that sounds like something you're interested in, then we want to hear from you You don't need formal qualifications or lots of experience to apply. What matters most to us is that you are willing to share your own personal experiences and represent the views of others living in RCT.
Join our Community Voice Team and make a real change here in Rhondda Cynon Taf
We are looking to recruit
SIX
Community Voice Team members to join our Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). We are looking for a team of people who care about listening to community voices, sharing ideas, supporting others to speak up, and who can work together.
Each role is for 6 hours per week, usually worked between Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Some days will be working in TY Elai (Tonypandy) office, out in the community or working from home. There will be some Fridays connecting with the wider team at Ty Elai.
These posts are temporary and are funded until November 2028.
As a Community Voice Team Member, you will:
* Be over 18 years old
* Use your personal knowledge and lived experience, where relevant, to help shape HDRC projects within the Council.
* Engage and listen with residents across RCT to gather their experiences and views
* Build relationships with a range of local partner organisations (charities, community groups, and voluntary organisations.)
Benefits to you:
* Develop skills in communication, teamwork, problem solving and much more
* Access to learning and development opportunities
* Build your confidence by working in a supportive team
If you have any questions or would like support to fill in an application form either email us at:
or join us at one of our drop in sessions:
Tuesday 30th September 1pm -5pm at
The Behaviour Support Hub, 33, gelliwasted Road, Pontypridd, CF37 2BN.
Thursday 2nd October 9am-1pm at the
Municipal Building, Gelliwasted Road, Pontypridd, CF37 2DP
or ready to apply now on
Further information about the HDRC and guidance for applying is attached.
Please note that successful candidates will be invited to interview on Monday 13th October or Wednesday 15th October.
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.