£39,513 - £43,693 per year. The regional connector role is funded by Social Care Wales via an annual grant allocated to the seven health and social care regions in Wales. It falls under the WeCare Wales provision, launched in 2019, to raise the positive profile and awareness of careers in care (including both social care and early years, as well as childcare and play). Post title: Regional Connector Post number: SS.66579-V2 Salary: £39,513 - £43,693 per year Directorate/department: Social Services Apply online now for post SS.66579-V2 Closing date: 11.59pm, 29 November 2024 Further information Are you great at networking? Do you have excellent communication skills? Have you got good organisational skills to facilitate the effective roll out of a national attraction, recruitment and retention campaign for social care, early years and childcare? If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity to champion regional and partnership working across the region of West Glamorgan (Swansea, Neath Port Talbot) to achieve a coordinated response to meeting workforce needs as well as the promotion of social care as an attractive and rewarding career. We are looking for someone who has knowledge and experience of working with and acting as the link between key stakeholders and other groups such as provider forums, offering opinions, feedback and analysis of workforce development and the key priorities of the partnership. You will be enthusiastic, creative and motivated to promote social care as an attractive and rewarding career. In return, Swansea Council offers fantastic benefits such as: Competitive salary Hybrid working Generous holiday allowance Flexible working arrangements Excellent pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme Access to the Cycle to Work scheme Staff discounts Discounted leisure centre and gym membership Successful applicants will be required to complete a full application form as part of our recruitment process. This role is part of the Staff Development and Training Unit within the Social Services Directorate and is based in the Guildhall Swansea and is a hybrid mix of office based and working from home, with some expectation of travel. This is a full-time post funded by Welsh Government, it is reviewed at the end of March annually, currently funded until 31 March 2025 with the potential to be extended. If you want to know more about the role, and all that Swansea has to offer, please email Teresa Mylan-Rees, Training Development and Practice Manager for an informal discussion, Teresa.mylan-reesswansea.gov.uk for further information. Safeguarding Within Swansea Council there is a "Safeguarding is Everybody's Business" principle, and this applies to all Swansea Council employees, elected members, volunteers and contractors. Further details can be found at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/corporatesafeguarding Choose Language Croeso Dewiswch eich dewis iaith. Welcome Please select your preferred language. Cymraeg English Close Choose Language