Job Description

The Inspire Project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, aims to enhance employability and service delivery by integrating lived experience into grassroots organisations. A Lived Experience Advisory Board Member will review training programmes, provide recommendations, and support co-production, fostering opportunities for marginalised communities through tailored mentoring and holistic support.

Responsible to:

Engagement and Development Lead
Arweinydd Ymgysylltu a Datblygu

Responsible for:

Reviewing project programme and materials to advise on improvements for service delivery
Adolygu rhaglen a deunyddiau'r prosiect i gynghori ar welliannau darparu gwasanaethau

Hours:

Ad-hoc dependent on activities and volunteer availability
Ad hoc yn dibynnu ar weithgareddau ac argaeledd i wirfoddoli

Grade:

Volunteer
Gwirfoddol

Location:

Cardiff
Caerdydd

Holiday:

Salary:

Volunteer
Gwirfoddol

Application Deadline:

Friday, 31st October 2025 at 9.00am
Dydd Gwener 31 Hydref 2025 am 9yb




Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult DBS checks.
St Giles Trust is a Charity helping people facing severe disadvantage to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. We help them to become positive contributors to local communities and wider society. We passionately believe everybody is capable of changing their lives. Our mission is we empower people to overcome injustices for themselves, their families and their local communities - we achieve this through offering support from someone who has been there. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work.

Service Overview

The Inspire Project is an exciting 3-year project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. Over 3 years the project will support grass roots organisations to embed lived experience into their service delivery so they can build service capacity and better serve the communities they support. Through the project a lived experience peer hub will also improve the employability of marginalised communities by supporting 100 individuals with lived experience of adversity into volunteering and paid employment through a programme of tailored and person-centred training, mentoring and holistic support.


Your role as a

Lived Experience Advisory Board Member

is pivotal to the development of future services and increased opportunities for people with lived experience. You will review Inspire's employability and training programme by attending training sessions and reviewing materials delivered and produced by the Inspire team to identify strengths and areas for improvement, making suggestions on how to better the service.


As part of the role and as a requirement as a St Giles Trust volunteer, you will attend induction training including safeguarding, equality and diversity, professional boundaries, trauma informed practice and evaluation and board member training. We will also work with you to support your development.

(1) Key Deliverables

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Participate actively in initial training and keep up to date with mandatory training. Develop recommendations by reviewing information, materials and attending Inspire training. Support the development of future delivery through co-production, co-design and consultation, if needed. Attend monthly supervision with the Engagement and Development Lead.

(2) Person specification

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When completing your application form please address the points marked with (A) set out below.

Experience

Lived experience of adversity and complex barriers (A) Following processes and/or completing tasks where accuracy is important Completing tasks where communication with others is important (A) Level 3 Advice and Guidance qualification

Knowledge

Knowledge of various national/local services supporting those with lived experience of adversity and complex barriers Knowledge of equity and diversity practices in the workplace Knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by project participants with multiple and complex needs Basic working knowledge of IT, such as emails, video-calling, Word (A) Knowledge of barriers to employment, education and training experienced by our clients (A)

Skills & Abilities

Ability to be a flexible and co-operative member of a team (A) Strong active listening and communication skills Be empathetic to people's experiences Treat information as confidential Good reading and comprehension skills (A) Ability to be well organised and punctual Good understanding of reflective practice, self-care, and resilience.

Attitude

Passionate about improving service provision & outcomes for individuals with Lived Experience Commitment to completing required training Commitment to collaborative ways of working Commitment to and understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries (A) Respect for the values and ethos of St Giles

Trosolwg o'r Gwasanaeth

Mae'r Prosiect Inspire yn brosiect tair blynedd cyffrous, a ariennir gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol. Dros dair blynedd, bydd y prosiect yn cefnogi sefydliadau gwerin gwlad i ymgorffori profiad byw yn narpariaeth eu gwasanaethau fel y gallant adeiladu capasiti gwasanaeth a gwasanaethu'r cymunedau maen nhw'n eu cefnogi yn well. Trwy'r prosiect, bydd hyb cyfoedion profiad byw hefyd yn gwella cyflogadwyedd cymunedau ymylol drwy gefnogi 100 o unigolion sydd a phrofiad byw o adfyd i wirfoddoli a chael cyflogaeth a thal drwy raglen o hyfforddiant, mentora a chymorth cyfannol wedi'i theilwra, ac sy'n canolbwyntio ar unigolion.


Mae eich rol fel

Aelod o'r Bwrdd Ymgynghorol Profiad Byw

yn allweddol i ddatblygu gwasanaethau yn y dyfodol a chyfleoedd cynyddol i bobl a phrofiad byw. Byddwch yn adolygu rhaglen cyflogadwyedd a hyfforddiant Inspire drwy fynychu sesiynau hyfforddi ac adolygu deunyddiau a gyflwynir a gynhyrchir gan dim Inspire, i nodi cryfderau a meysydd i'w gwella, gan wneud awgrymiadau ar sut i wella'r gwasanaeth.


Fel rhan o'r rol ac fel gofyniad fel gwirfoddolwr Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles, byddwch yn mynychu hyfforddiant cynefino, gan gynnwys diogelu, cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth, ffiniau proffesiynol, ymarfer a gwerthuso sy'n ystyriol o drawma, a hyfforddiant aelodau bwrdd. Byddwn hefyd yn gweithio gyda chi i gefnogi eich datblygiad.

Nodau Allweddol

Cymryd rhan weithredol mewn hyfforddiant cychwynnol a chadw i fyny a hyfforddiant gorfodol. Datblygu argymhellion drwy adolygu gwybodaeth, deunyddiau a mynychu hyfforddiant Inspire. Cefnogi datblygiad darpariaeth yn y dyfodol drwy gyd-gynhyrchu, cyd-ddylunio ac ymgynghori, os bydd angen. Mynychu goruchwyliaeth fisol gyda'r Arweinydd Ymgysylltu a Datblygu.

Beth rydym yn chwilio amdano gennych - Manyleb Person

Wrth lenwi eich ffurflen gais, atebwch y pwyntiau sydd wedi'u marcio ag

(A)

a nodwyd isod.

Profiad

Profiad byw o adfyd a rhwystrau cymhleth.

(A)

Dilyn prosesau a/neu gwblhau tasgau lle mae cywirdeb yn bwysig. Cwblhau tasgau lle mae cyfathrebu ag eraill yn bwysig.

(A)

Cymhwyster Lefel 3 Cyngor ac Arweiniad.

Gwybodaeth

Gwybodaeth am amrywiaeth o wasanaethau cenedlaethol/lleol sy'n cefnogi'r rhai sydd a phrofiad byw o adfyd a rhwystrau cymhleth. Gwybodaeth am arferion ecwiti ac amrywiaeth yn y gweithle. Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o'r materion y mae cyfranogwyr y prosiect sydd ag anghenion lluosog a chymhleth yn eu hwynebu. Gwybodaeth weithredol sylfaenol o TG, megis e-byst, galw fideo, Word.

(A)

Gwybodaeth am rwystrau i gyflogaeth, addysg a hyfforddiant a brofir gan ein cleientiaid.

(A)

Sgiliau a Galluoedd

Gallu i fod yn aelod hyblyg a chydweithredol o dim.

(A)

Sgiliau gwrando a chyfathrebu gweithredol cryf. Bod yn empathig i brofiadau pobl. Trin gwybodaeth yn gyfrinachol. Sgiliau darllen a deall da.

(A)

Gallu bod yn drefnus ac yn brydlon. Dealltwriaeth dda o ymarfer myfyriol, hunanofal a gwydnwch.

Agwedd

Angerddol dros wella darpariaeth gwasanaethau a chanlyniadau i unigolion a Phrofiad Byw. Ymrwymiad i gwblhau hyfforddiant gofynnol. Ymrwymiad i ffyrdd cydweithrediadol o weithio. Ymrwymiad a dealltwriaeth o ddiogelu a ffiniau proffesiynol.

(A)

Parchu gwerthoedd ac ethos St Giles.

(3) About Us

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In St Giles, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.


We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, nonresponsive, or neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.


St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the for the vacancy.

Ready to Apply?

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1.

Click HERE to download

the application form.
2. Complete the application form, including the personal statement in relation to the job description.
3. Once completed, please return it by email to humanresources@stgilestrust.org.uk. Please include the Job Title and Job Code in your email subject.
4. The deadline for this job application is

Friday, 31st October 2025 at 9.00am.

This job description is a statement of requirements at the time of writing and is not contractual. It should not be seen as precluding future changes after appointment to this role.