Job Description

We are recruiting three members of staff for a new Emotional Wellbeing & Support Service at Mind Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Each member of staff will primarily be based in one local authority area, either Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil or Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Adviserswill be active and compassionate listeners, passionate about providing quality mental health and wellbeing advice and support, including signposting or referring people to other services relevant to the issues they are facing that contribute to poor mental health or emotional wellbeing (which may include finance, housing, employment, education, substance misuse, domestic abuse).

Please note that a mental health qualification is not essential to apply for this position.

We will provide an in-depth induction, ensuring you are equipped with knowledge and support to do the role. We will also train you to deliver Single Session Therapy, an intervention we are piloting as part of this service.

To apply for the role of Mental Health and Wellbeing Adviser, please read the job description and send a CV and covering letter by

12pm on 1 September 2025

. Your covering letter

must

state how you meet the 'Essential' elements of the person specification and why you want to work in this role at Cwm Taf Morgannwg Mind, otherwise it will not be considered.

For an informal discussion, please email recruitment@ctmmind.org.uk.

Please note that the posts are funded via National Lottery Community Fund for three years but we are hoping to make these permanent roles.

Personal Specification

Qualifications

The following are desirable, but we can provide relevant training as part of the job:

Level 3 Certificate in Advice and Guidance.

Certificate in counselling skills. Mental Health First Aid Certificate.
Skills and Experience

E = Essential

D = Desirable

Experience of providing advice and support (E). Experience of prioritising tasks within a busy environment (E). Experience of working autonomously and using own initiative (E). Experience of providing mental health or wellbeing support (D). Experience of working collaboratively with third sector and statutory services (D). Experience of responding to people in mental health crisis and the use of de-escalation techniques (D). Experience of undertaking assessments of people's mental health and wellbeing needs (D). Experience of assessing and managing safeguarding risks (D).
Knowledge

Knowledge and commitment to equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion (E). Knowledge of using Microsoft Office (E) and CRM systems (D). An understanding of mental health, the stigma that still exists and steps that can be taken to promote positive mental health and wellbeing (D). Knowledge of the services that are available to support people with poor mental health and emotional wellbeing (D). Knowledge/application of Data Protection practices when recording and storing information about service users (D).
Personal Attributes/ Abilities

The ability to connect, relate, and respond to people with mental health and emotional wellbeing challenges (E). The ability to adapt your communication skills (oral and written) to meet the needs of service-users (E). Active listener, compassionate, and emotionally intelligent (E). The ability to maintain professional boundaries (E). Ability to manage and control communications and situations that may be highly emotive (E). Ability to recognise own wellbeing needs and utilise skills to ensure your wellbeing needs are met (E). Self-motivated and able to demonstrate good time management and prioritisation skills (E). Ability to communicate in Welsh (D). Ability to work effectively with interpreters (D).
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Rydyn ni'n recriwtio tri aelod o staff ar gyfer Gwasanaeth Cymorth a Llesiant Emosiynol newydd yn Mind Cwm Taf Morgannwg. Bydd pob aelod o staff wedi'i leoli'n bennaf mewn un ardal awdurdod lleol, naill ai Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Merthyr Tudful neu Rondda Cynon Taf.

Bydd ein Cynghorwyr Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant yn gwrando'n astud ac yn dosturiol, ac yn frwd dros roi cyngor a chymorth iechyd meddwl a llesiant o safon, gan gynnwys cyfeirio neu atgyfeirio pobl at wasanaethau eraill sy'n berthnasol i'r materion maen nhw'n eu hwynebu sy'n cyfrannu at iechyd meddwl neu lesiant emosiynol gwael (a allai gynnwys cyllid, tai, cyflogaeth, addysg, camddefnyddio sylweddau, cam-drin domestig).

Sylwch nad yw cymhwyster iechyd meddwl yn hanfodol i wneud cais am y swydd hon.

Byddwn yn cyflwyno sesiwn gynefino fanwl, gan wneud yn si?r bod gennych chi'r wybodaeth a'r gefnogaeth i wneud y swydd. Byddwn hefyd yn eich hyfforddi i ddarparu Therapi Un Sesiwn, ymyriad rydyn ni'n ei dreialu fel rhan o'r gwasanaeth hwn.

I wneud cais am swydd Cynghorydd Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant, darllenwch y disgrifiad swydd ac anfon CV a llythyr eglurhaol erbyn

12pm ar 1 Medi 2025

.

Rhaid

i'ch llythyr eglurhaol nodi sut rydych chi'n bodloni elfennau 'Hanfodol' manyleb y person a pham rydych chi eisiau'r swydd hon yn Mind Cwm Taf Morgannwg, neu fel arall ni fydd yn cael ei ystyried.

I gael sgwrs anffurfiol, anfonwch e-bost at recruitment@ctmmind.org.uk.

Sylwch fod y swyddi'n cael eu hariannu drwy Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol am dair blynedd ond rydyn ni'n gobeithio gwneud y swyddi hyn yn rhai parhaol.

Manyleb y Person

Cymwysterau

Mae'r canlynol yn ddymunol, ond gallwn ddarparu hyfforddiant perthnasol fel rhan o'r swydd:

Tystysgrif Lefel 3 mewn Cyngor ac Arweiniad. Tystysgrif mewn sgiliau cwnsela. Tystysgrif Cymorth Cyntaf Iechyd Meddwl.
Sgiliau a Phrofiad

H = Hanfodol

D = Dymunol

Profiad o ddarparu cyngor a chymorth (H). Profiad o flaenoriaethu tasgau mewn amgylchedd prysur (H). Profiad o weithio'n annibynnol ac ar eich liwt eich hun (H). Profiad o ddarparu cymorth iechyd meddwl neu lesiant (D). Profiad o gydweithio a'r trydydd sector a gwasanaethau statudol (D). Profiad o ymateb i bobl mewn argyfwng iechyd meddwl a defnyddio technegau isgyfeirio (D). Profiad o asesu anghenion iechyd meddwl a llesiant pobl (D). Profiad o asesu a rheoli risgiau diogelu (D).
Gwybodaeth

Gwybodaeth am gyfle cyfartal, amrywiaeth a chynhwysiant, ac ymrwymo iddynt (H). Gwybodaeth am ddefnyddio Microsoft Office (H) a systemau CRM (D). Dealltwriaeth o iechyd meddwl, y stigma sy'n dal i fodoli a'r camau y gellir eu cymryd i hyrwyddo iechyd meddwl a llesiant cadarnhaol (D). Gwybodaeth am y gwasanaethau sydd ar gael i gefnogi pobl ag iechyd meddwl a llesiant emosiynol gwael (D). Defnyddio / gwybodaeth am arferion Diogelu Data wrth gofnodi a storio gwybodaeth am ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth (D).
Priodoleddau/Galluoedd Personol

Y gallu i gysylltu, uniaethu ac ymateb i bobl sydd a heriau iechyd meddwl a llesiant emosiynol (H). Y gallu i addasu eich sgiliau cyfathrebu (llafar ac ysgrifenedig) i ddiwallu anghenion defnyddwyr gwasanaeth (H). Gwrando'n astud ac yn dosturiol, a deallus yn emosiynol (H). Gallu cynnal ffiniau proffesiynol (H). Gallu rheoli cyfathrebu a sefyllfaoedd a allai fod yn emosiynol iawn (H). Gallu adnabod eich anghenion llesiant eich hun a defnyddio sgiliau i wneud yn si?r bod eich anghenion llesiant yn cael eu diwallu (H). Gallu cymell eich hun a dangos sgiliau rheoli amser a blaenoriaethu da (H). Gallu cyfathrebu'n Gymraeg (D). Gallu gweithio'n effeithiol gyda chyfieithwyr ar y pryd (D).
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 25,136.00 per year

Benefits:

Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Sick pay
Application question(s):

Do you meet the essential criteria for this job position? Have you included a covering letter in your application? We have 3 roles available, do you have a preference of Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf or Bridgend?
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 01/09/2025
Reference ID: Mental Health and Wellbeing Adviser