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Befriending Coordinator

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Befriending Coordinator

Befriending Coordinator

  • Annually:
    £28,337 - £31,485 per annum, plus £500 per annum home working allowance
  • Region:
    Cymru/Wales
  • Location:
    Wales
  • Department:
    Childline
  • Vacancy Type:
    Fixed Term
  • Duration of Fixed Term:
    Until end of March 2026
  • Closing Date:
    9 February 2025

We are looking for a Building Connections Befriending Coordinator to join the NSPCC as we launch a brand new service for young people experiencing loneliness. 

The NSPCC is further expanding its national offer with a new UK-wide service targeted specifically at supporting young people experiencing loneliness. This service matches trained befrienders (staff or volunteers) with a young person over a set number of sessions, with the goal of increasing a young person's resilience to feelings of loneliness and strengthening their overall support networks. The service has a particular focus on being accessible to young people from diverse, marginalised and/or minority backgrounds.   

The Befriending Coordinator role will be integral for the delivery of the NSPCC Building Connections Service. The post-holder will

  • Have line-management responsibility for a cohort of geographically dispersed volunteer,supporting their growth, development and retention
  • Support the operational delivery of the Building Connections Service through recruitment and training activities
  • Contribute directly to holding sessions with young people.  

This is a fixed term, fully remote, full time role until the end of March 2026. The successful candidate will need to be based in Wales. 

Befriending coordinators will work on a rota basis between the hours of 7:30am and 8:30pm, Monday to Friday. 

Applicants are asked to review the attached job specification, and submit an application that address each of the 8 person specification points (please note there is a 10,000 character limit for the whole application).

For any queries, please contact Helplines Recruitment on HelplinesRecruitment@NSPCC.org.uk

 

Rydym yn chwilio am Gydlynydd Cyfeillio Datblygu Cysylltiadau i ymuno â'r NSPCC wrth i ni lansio gwasanaeth newydd sbon ar gyfer pobl ifanc sy'n teimlo'n unig. 

 

Mae'r NSPCC yn ehangu ei arlwy cenedlaethol ymhellach gyda gwasanaeth newydd a gynigir ar draws y DU ac a fwriedir i helpu pobl ifanc sy'n teimlo'n unig. Mae'r gwasanaeth hwn yn paru gweithiwr cyfeillio hyfforddedig (staff neu wirfoddolwyr) gyda pherson ifanc dros nifer benodol o sesiynau, gyda'r nod o'u gwneud yn fwy gwydn yn wyneb teimladau o unigrwydd a chryfhau ei rwydweithiau cymorth cyffredinol. Mae'r gwasanaeth yn canolbwyntio'n benodol ar fod yn hygyrch i bobl ifanc sydd o gefndiroedd amrywiol, lleiafrifol a/neu sydd ar y cyrion.   

 

Bydd rôl y Cydlynydd Cyfeillio yn hanfodol ar gyfer darparu Gwasanaeth Datblygu Cysylltiadau'r NSPCC. Bydd deilydd y swydd yn cyflawni'r canlynol

  • Bydd yn rheolwr llinell ar garfan o wirfoddolwyr sy'n gweithredu ar draws ardal eang, gan eu helpu i dyfu, datblygu ac aros yn eu rôl
  • Cefnogi'r gwaith o redeg y Gwasanaeth Datblygu Cysylltiadau drwy gyfrwng gweithgareddau recriwtio a hyfforddi
  • Cyfrannu'n uniongyrchol at gynnal sesiynau gyda phobl ifanc.  

 

Cynigir y swydd hon fel rôl amser llawn, a wneir yn gyfan gwbl o bell, am gyfnod penodol tan diwedd mis Mawrth 2026

 

Bydd cydlynwyr cyfeillio yn gweithio drwy rota rhwng 7:30am ac 8:30pm o ddydd Llun i ddydd Gwener. 

 

Gofynnir i ymgeiswyr ddarllen manyleb y swydd yn ofalus, a chyflwyno cais sy'n rhoi sylw i'r 8 pwynt a geir ym manyleb y person (sylwer na ddylai'r cais cyfan gynnwys mwy na 10,000 o nodau).

 

Os oes gennych chi unrhyw ymholiadau, cysylltwch â thîm Recriwtio'r Llinell Gymorth ar HelplinesRecruitment@NSPCC.org.uk

 

 

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