Author: Helen

Please see below an opportuntity with Scouts Cymru to join their team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement & Programme Officer to join our Headquarter team based at Castle House, Caerphilly

As Scouts, we believe in empowering young people with skills for life.  We encourage our young people to do more, learn more and be more.  We believe in bringing people together.  We celebrate diversity and stand against intolerance, always.  We’re part of a worldwide movement, creating stronger communities and inspiring positive futures.

The purpose of this role is to design and deliver a programme of community engagement activity that removes barriers to volunteering for under‑represented communities in rural Ceredigion, Newport and the wider Gwent area, in line with the Opening Doors project plan.

Term: Fixed‑term to March 2028 (aligned to Opening Doors Project funded by Welsh Government’s Volunteering Wales Main grants Scheme, administered by WCVA)

Hours: 21 hours per week, including some evenings and weekend work

Salary – £27,500 per annum pro rata

Holidays – 23 days per annum + bank holidays (pro rata)

Benefits –

• Additional leave rewards for long service, plus family-friendly policies and hybrid/flexible working.
• Comprehensive wellbeing support, including a Healthcare Cash Plan, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 6% employer contribution) and Death in Service benefit.
• Lifestyle and financial perks, including Scouts membership shopping discounts.
• 5 days per annum volunteering leave (pro rata)

The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team!

For further details and an application pack please email:admin@scoutscymru.org.uk

Closing date for applications: midday 30 April

Interview Date: W/C 11 May (date to be confirmed)

 

Ty Enfys is a local charity that offers a free service for children, young people and their families living in or around Llwynhendy.

We are inviting applications for the Post of Youth and Community Worker, from enthusiastic, suitably qualified and experienced people to join our neurodiverse team in Llwynhendy, Llanelli. They need to have had a minimum of 12 months experience working with vulnerable young people and (their) families.

The ability to communicate through the medium of the Welsh Language is highly desirable.

This is a part time Post, for 18 hours per week, funded by National Lottery Awards for All, Community Foundation Wales – Principality fund and The Moondance Foundation. Funding ends in February 2027 but further funding is being explored. The ability to be flexible around days and times of delivering activities is essential.

The Salary will be £14.50 per hour.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 26^th April 2026 and it is intended to hold stage one interviews during the week commencing 25^th May 2026

For an informal discussion and an application pack please contact Sharan Condon, the Project Coordinator, via Email at tyenfys@gmail.com

or by telephone on 01554 749396

Please note that unless specifically requested information will be sent to applicants via Email.

A new civil society council has been established to “put partnership at the heart” of the UK government.
Voices from across the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector have been appointed to the new Civil Society Council, you can find out more here;

New civil society council established to put partnership at the heart of government – GOV.UK

To help you plan your evening, here is a brief overview of the agenda:

Draft Agenda

• 5.30pm – Arrivals, refreshments and networking  

Live music from singer and guitarist Tarish Matthews 

• 6.15pm – Welcome and introductions
  Short presentation from General Manager – POINT aims and achievements, case studies and the mutual benefits of investing in the local community.
• 6.35pm A few words from – Nigel Owens MBE
• 6.45pm Summary and conclusions
• 7.00pm – Close

We will also have printed copies of the agenda available at the event.

N.B !! Dietary Requirements !!
If you have any dietary requirements, allergies, or preferences, please could you let us know by return of email so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

Please get in touch as soon as possible if you wish to attend.

zoedavies@pointypt.org.uk

Adoption Uk have three roles that they would like to advertise. You can click on the link below which will take you to each job description.

You can use their website to apply, the application forms for each role can be found by clicking on the job titles which again, are on their website.

https://www.adoptionuk.org/jobs-page

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We’re reaching out to share an exciting opportunity for young people in your network. Goethe-Institut UK’s youth exchange Exchange2Change – Kicking Off Connections has extended its application deadline, and we would be delighted if you could share this programme with interested participants:

As part of the Kensington Treaty between Germany and the UK and supported by the Auswärtiges Amt and Freunde des Goethe‑Institut UK, the programme brings together young people aged 14–17 from the UK and Germany who are passionate about football and society, digital media production, and cultural exchange.

Participants will:

• connect through football and team activities
• collaborate on a creative digital media project
• take part in a virtual kick-off phase and
• the exchange programme from 7 June till 17 June 2026 in Mönchengladbach and London

This is a fantastic chance for young people to build international friendships, develop new skills, and experience a unique blend of sport and digital media production.

Applications are open until 19 April. We encourage you to share this opportunity with young people who might benefit from an inspiring international experience. Apply now!

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Apply now for Volunteering Wales Strategic Grants – WCVA

The closing date for applicants is Friday 22 May 2026, 11.59 pm. Please read the full guidance about the scheme before applying.

If you’re interested in applying, please visit our Volunteering Wales Strategic Grant page.

Gwnewch gais nawr am Grantiau Strategol Gwirfoddoli Cymru – WCVA

Y dyddiad cau i ymgeiswyr yw dydd Gwener 22 Mai 2026, 11.59pm. Darllenwch y canllawiau llawn ar gyfer y cynllun cyn gwneud cais.

Os oes gennych ddiddordeb mewn gwneud cais, ewch i’n tudalen, Grant Strategol Gwirfoddoli Cymru.

Yn dilyn ein gohebiaeth ddiweddar, mae’r ymateb a dderbyniwyd gan Dawn Bowden AS, y Gweinidog Plant a Gofal Cymdeithasol, wedi’i atodi. 

Mae’r ymateb hwn yn ymwneud â’r llythyr â anfonwyd gan Y Pwyllgor Iechyd a GofalCymdeithasol at Lywodraeth Cymru ynghylch eu pryderon brys ynghylch Gwella mynediad at gymorth i ofalwyr di-dâl 

Following on from our recent correspondence, please find attached the response received from Dawn Bowden MS, Minister for Children and Social Care. 

This response is regarding the letter sent by the Health and Social Care Committee to the Welsh Government about their immediate concerns regarding Improving access to support for unpaid carers 

https://www.cwvys.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ymateb-gan-y-Gweinidog-Plant-a-Gofal-Cymdeithasol-yngln-r-ymchwiliad-i-wella-mynediad-at-gymorth_.pdf

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Comisiynydd yr Heddlu a Throsedd yn buddsoddi mwy na £1.2m mewn prosiectau cymunedol

https://www.gwent.pcc.police.uk/en/news-room/pcc-invests-more-than-1-2m-into-community-projects

Local Growth Fund

Rebecca Evans MS, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, has issued a statement confirming that the Welsh Government and UK Government have agreed an agreement on a three-year Investment Plan for the Local Growth Fund in Wales. The Plan sets out how £547 million will be invested in the Welsh economy between April 2026 and March 2029.

The funding will be focused across three priority areas:

• More productive and competitive businesses.
• Increasing skills and supporting people into work.
• Improving regional infrastructure.

A Welsh Government press release is available here.

Call for Activities in cooperation with the European Youth Centres

⏳ 1^st round 15 April; 2^nd round 15 October  

The call for activities to be held in co-operation with the European Youth Centres in the first semester of 2027 is now open.

See the full call here. 

Fframwaith Statudol Gwaith Ieuenctid – nawr ar gael // Statutory framework for youth work – now published

The Welsh Government is pleased to advise that the new statutory framework for youth work has been published. The new framework will come into force on 1 April 2026 and can be accessed here.

The Cabinet Secretary of Education has also issued a statement in relation to this work. It can be found here.