Community Involvement Officer


Location
Caerleon, Wales
Salary
£32,557 - £39,631 Per annum
Profession
Officer (discipline unspecified)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
29 Sep 2026
Contract Type
6 months (secondment will end 31st March 2027)
Posted Date
15 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

21 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Flexible to work at different locations

  • Other

    The ability to travel frequently across Gwent in conducting this role

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a community environment and engaging effectively with people

  • Experience

    Experience of building and maintaining partnerships to achieve positive outcomes

  • Experience

    Experience of producing and communicating information for the public

  • Experience

    Experience of dealing with a variety of people at different levels, including members of the community and partner organisations

  • Qualifications

    Educated to degree level or equivalent demonstrable qualification or experience.

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of continual professional development

  • Qualifications

    Good understanding of assets-based community development approaches and strengths-based approaches to working with people

  • Qualifications

    Good knowledge of a variety of methods for community involvement

  • Qualifications

    Knowledge and understanding of health inequalities and barriers / facilitators to good well-being

  • Qualifications

    Good understanding of the functions of public, third sector and community organisations

  • Qualifications

    Knowledge of information governance and confidentiality in handling personal information

  • Skills and Attributes

    Confident and approachable communicator who can adapt the message and delivery to fit the needs of the audience

  • Skills and Attributes

    Positive and proactive with the ability to engage and motivate partnership collaborations

  • Skills and Attributes

    Ability to build strong relationships and foster trust and co-operation between partners

  • Skills and Attributes

    Able to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, displaying credibility, professionalism and influence

  • Skills and Attributes

    Proficient in the use of IT with excellent knowledge of Microsoft office packages

  • Skills and Attributes

    Creativity – layout of documents, design of presentations and displays, methods of engaging people

  • Skills and Attributes

    Establishing systems and processes to ensure effective recording, monitoring and evaluation of engagement activities

  • Skills and Attributes

    Ability to work on own initiative and use excellent organisational skills

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience of using community development approaches

  • Qualifications

    Community development qualification

  • Skills and Attributes

    Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Job overview

This post is a fixed term/secondment for 6 months until 31st March 2027 due to funding.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post

Integrated Well-being Networks have been implemented across Gwent to improve well-being through community-based, place-focused approaches. They form a key part of the whole-system transformation set out in the Welsh Government’s long-term plan for health and social care.

As Community Involvement Officer you will support the development of Caerphilly’s place-based well-being approach – strengthening local networks, engaging partners, and working with community assets to promote well-being for all.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

You will have a passion for working with people and empowering them to achieve their goals. You will be able to build strong, positive and long-lasting relationships that lead towards better well-being for all. You will be motivated, organised, proactive and a confident communicator. You will be comfortable working independently and alongside the team in order to achieve our programme objectives. You will need to be flexible to work at different locations within Caerphilly borough.

We are looking for someone with energy, commitment, and the ability to inspire partners and communities to work together and create positive, long-term change

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

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This advert is for Community Involvement Officer with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Caerleon, Wales. It is listed as a Band 5 Officer (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £32,557 - £39,631 Per annum. The contract type is 6 months (secondment will end 31st March 2027). The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.

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