Adult Learning Wales are currently recruiting and have one post available

Please see an overview of the post below.

Learner Support Assistant

Contract: Hourly paid, Fixed Term

Hours: Part Time, variable hours

Salary: Hourly paid, £15 per hour

Location: Newport

Closing date: 12pm Friday 6^th June 

More details about the role, along with the job and person specification can be found in the application packs available on our website (Welsh – English), where the application form can also be found.

Platfform Wellbeing Counselling and Support

Thanks to recent funding from the Welsh Government, we have commissioned Platfform Wellbeing to provide wellbeing support to people working or volunteering in safeguarding, and those people affected by safeguarding incidents. The provision includes team training, individual counselling, and critical incident debriefs. All these services will be free to access for people from voluntary organisations in Wales affected by safeguarding situations.

The service is provided in recognition of the emotional toll of delivering safeguarding. We hope that individuals and teams will access this professional support to build their resilience and protect their emotional health and well-being (where this support is not available via their own organisation).

The service is not focussed on developing an individual’s safeguarding practice but could encourage improved personal safety and protection.

Please use this link to refer yourself to Platfform  - https://form.jotform.com/250411429368355

Our Listen Up Speak Up workshops aim to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect while fostering open discussions within the community. These free workshops, delivered by NSPCC Wales Local Campaigns staff to community members 18+, are available both face-to-face and virtually, ensuring accessibility for all. Each session typically lasts 45 minutes to an hour and can be delivered in Welsh or English. We are asking hosts of organisations (not individuals) to sign up for us to attend your setting and deliver a workshop - please sign up if you are variety of settings including, organisations, schools, workplaces, community, sports groups etc…

Here's what you can expect from our interactive workshops:

Share information:

• How common is abuse and neglect and what are children and adults talking to us about?

Talk:

• Discuss what might stop us sharing concerns or seeking help.

Learn:

• Look at some different scenarios and what we’d do in them.
• Explore how to have a tricky conversation.
• Find out where to go for further training and support. 

We believe that empowering individuals with knowledge and strategies to safeguard children is crucial in creating a safer environment for all. Therefore, we invite you to sign up for our free workshops and join us in this important conversation.

*To register your interest or to inquire further, please fill out this form:-

https://forms.office.com/e/iL8J9Bfr3pemail or email walescampaigns@nspcc.org.uk

This will operate on a first-come, first-served basis for sign-ups.* 

Merthyr Valleys Homes first round of Grants & Sponsorship funding for the 2025/26 financial year is now open!

What you need to know:

Our grant scheme is open to both constituted and non-constituted groups -
Up to £3000 for constituted groups
Up to £500 for un-constituted groups
or Sponsorship of up to £500.

Any community group, charity, social enterprise or not for profit organisation delivering projects within Merthyr Tydfil are welcome to apply.

Applications are open from Monday 19th May until 6th June 2025.

To request an application pack or for more information, email Grants@mvhomes.org.uk