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Welsh Language Commitment This advert and the full job description are available in both English and Cymraeg. Candidates are welcome to submit applications and participate in interviews in either language. The Cymraeg job description can be found under attachments above. Building the Opera Company of the future. We are at a defining moment in our history. Welsh National Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru was born in the post-war spirit of democracy, fueled by a national passion for human connection through song. In its 80th anniversary year, we are committed to reimagining the company as a contemporary opera company, fit for the 21st century, rooted in Wales but international in its ambition. We want to reimagine what opera can be today, positioning WNOCC as a pioneering, brave and joyful force in the UK’s live arts ecology. We want to champion increased diversity on our stages and in our audiences and prove that opera is the dynamic art form of our time. In this next chapter, we seek an exceptional Executive Producer to join our executive team, working alongside our fellow Directors to deliver world-class productions, deepen relationships and grow audiences that will power our future. With the right team alongside us, we believe this is possible. Sincerely, Eich Opera Cenedlaethol Cymru / Your Welsh National Opera. Essential Criteria: • Proven track record of senior leadership within arts organisations, including setting direction, delivering multi-year outcomes and leading and inspiring diverse and complex teams., • Significant experience of producing theatre and/or large-scale live performance., • A track record in successfully designing and delivering against complex budgets, providing financial oversight and accountability., • Demonstrable experience and advanced skills in leading negotiations and contracting., • Strong networks across arts and creative industries, and a track record designing creative collaborations and partnerships., • Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, • Understanding and knowledge of Theatre Tax Credit and Orchestra Tax Credit., • Experience of UK touring., • A passion for youth and community engagement and knowledge of contemporary best practice and safeguarding., • Existing knowledge of Welsh culture and/or strong commitment to learning., • Knowledge of Opera and Classical music., • Experience using event planning and scheduling software, e.g., DIESE., • Ability to communicate in Cymraeg, or an active commitment to learning the language as part of ongoing professional development, recognising its importance to Welsh culture and to WNOCC’s engagement with its communities., • Knowledge of leading sustainability initiatives in the arts sector, including the Theatre Green Book or comparable frameworks, and their strategic implementation. We recognise that talented people sometimes hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. Research shows this is particularly true for women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, disabled and neurodivergent people, and those from working-class backgrounds. If this feels like your ideal role, even if your experience does not align perfectly with every criterion, we encourage you to apply anyway. Your perspective and experience could be exactly what we need to help build the opera company of the future. Reasonable Adjustments WNOCC is committed to an accessible and inclusive recruitment process. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, please email ___. We are committed to supporting you at every stage of the process. Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) WNOCC operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants who meet the essential criteria and who self-identify as a Person of the Global Majority, a disabled person, or as neurodivergent. Eligible candidates can request consideration under the scheme by emailing ___. Further details are available in the job description. International Applications Candidates based in the UK or internationally are welcome. WNOCC may support Skilled Worker visa applications for successful candidates, subject to Home Office requirements and financial capability. Applicants requiring sponsorship are encouraged to indicate this within their application. How to Apply For further information, please download the full job description. If you would like an informal conversation about the role, require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, or find the online application form inaccessible, please contact: ___.

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Job title: Executive Recruitment Partner Individual desk or Team based: Individual Desk Specialist division: Professional Services Salary: £33,000k + (DOE) OTE £70-90k Working conditions: Cardiff/Hybrid Hours: 37.5 Our benefits: ● Flexible/hybrid working arrangements ● 25 days annual leave plus BH (inc Hoop day and birthday leave) ● Annual leave entitlement increases 1 day per years service, up to 30 days ● Unlimited annual leave purchase ● Enhanced sick pay ● Enhanced maternity / paternity leave ● Free volunteer day ● Incentives including anniversary gifts ● End of Year trip* ● MediCash medical & dental benefits Job Summary / objective: As Executive Recruitment Partner, specialising in professional services (eg. finance executives' & general business support) your role is to be the connection between your candidates and clients, managing the entire recruitment process. You'll use a broad version of business development techniques to generate vacancies and employ advanced sourcing techniques to source suitable candidates. You will use your influencing and consultative skills to advise both clients and candidates throughout the process and ensure smooth onboarding. Your expertise will naturally make you a role model within the team, you will act as a mentor to new starters and assist in dealing with any complex queries within the team. Your strong network will give you the ability to match effectively and generate vacancies through your good reputation. In this role you will be working on an individual desk and have full 360 recruitment responsibilities for your portfolio of clients/candidates Responsibilities and Duties: Recruitment ● Candidate Generation: Maintain a strong network of candidates through effective sourcing strategies, referrals, advertising, and building and nurturing relationships with industry contacts. ● Candidate Registration: Contact and register potential candidates for new roles, conducting thorough interviews and assessments to match their skills and experience with suitable job opportunities. Assess candidates' qualifications and experience during the registration process, ensuring a thorough understanding of their skill sets and suitability for specific roles. ● Approaching candidates (active): Engage with active candidates on our database, keeping them informed about relevant job opportunities and assessing their suitability. ● Approaching Candidates (passive): Identify potential candidates who may not be actively seeking opportunities, leveraging your industry knowledge and persuasive communication skills. ● Advising Candidates: Provide clear and informed advice to candidates about the pros and cons of taking specific vacancies, demonstrating your comprehensive understanding of the market. ● Taking vacancy: Engage with the client, asking relevant questions to ensure that all the relevant details are captured for their future hire, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of what is required, giving the ability to assess the viability of the vacancy ● Vacancy Briefing: Conduct comprehensive discussions with candidates, providing them with detailed information about specific vacancies. ● Job Advertising: Utilise your expertise in a variety of job boards to optimise job postings, attract top-quality candidates, and stay ahead in the competitive recruitment landscape. Utilise your understanding of the job market and candidate attraction strategies to write and post engaging job advertisements that attract qualified candidates. ● Candidate Sourcing and Boolean Search: Employ advanced sourcing techniques, including Boolean searches on job boards and LinkedIn, to source qualified candidates for specific roles. ● Candidate-Job Matching: Utilise your existing network, job specifications, candidate CVs and interview techniques to effectively match the right candidates with the appropriate roles, ensuring a strong fit. ● Securing and Arranging Interviews: Efficiently coordinate and manage the process of securing and arranging interviews for candidates, ensuring smooth communication and scheduling between candidates and clients. ● Application Review and Candidate Declining: Review CVs and applications submitted to your assigned roles, assessing suitability, and promptly declining unsuitable applicants. ● Securing a High-Volume Placements: Source suitable placements, match candidate skillsets, and secure work for new temporary workers or permanent candidates, ensuring a high volume of successful placements. ● Drive high activity levels: leading by example to inspire and motivate the team towards achieving personal and team targets. Business Development ● Business Development: Engage in proactive business development by calling potential clients, conducting thorough preparation and mapping prior to the calls. ● Converting New Clients: Take ownership of converting a high volume of new clients to Hoop within given timeframes, making successful placements and demonstrating the value of our services, establishing strong relationships and delivering outstanding customer service. ● PSL conversion: Showcase your ability to win Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agreements and big clients, identifying key targets, establishing relationships, and negotiating mutually beneficial terms. ● Consulting with Clients: Identify and understand the needs and pain points of clients, offering solutions and converting interactions into future business opportunities. ● Client Visits: Lead client visits, showcasing your exceptional preparation and delivery skills to create lasting impressions and secure business opportunities. ● Lead Generation: Utilise your commercial acumen and build rapport with candidates and clients to identify potential business opportunities, contributing to the growth of our client base. ● Sector Knowledge: Demonstrate expertise in your sector, keeping up-to-date with industry trends, challenges, and opportunities, and utilising this knowledge to provide valuable insights and guidance. ● Market Knowledge and Industry Trends: Stay informed about market conditions, industry trends, and developments, offering valuable advice to candidates and clients. Demonstrating a network of candidates being built in specific sector ● Social Media Proficiency: Creating engaging social media / linkedin posts. Develop and implement a comprehensive social media strategy, leveraging your understanding of the target audience and expertise in utilising various social media platforms. ● Networking Events: Invite clients to engaging events, leveraging your strong client relationships and persuasive communication skills, maintain relationships with industry professionals, expanding your network and promoting our services. ● Negotiation of Fees and Salary Increases: Lead negotiations with clients, demonstrating exceptional communication, interpersonal skills, and a strategic approach to secure favourable terms ensuring mutually beneficial agreements. ● Professional Communication with Hiring Managers: Interact with hiring managers in a professional and effective manner, building strong working relationships and ensuring client satisfaction. ● Cross-Selling: Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of Hoop's services and divisions, effectively assessing client needs and identifying opportunities for cross-selling. Administration / processes: ● Competent on Basics of Vincere: Serve as an expert user of our ATS/CRM system, utilising its full potential to streamline processes and enhance recruitment efficiency. ● Forecasting: Utilise your market knowledge and pipeline to forecast weekly, monthly and quarterly Gross Profit (GP) ● Target Achievement: Work towards individual weekly and monthly targets, for example: Right to Work (RTW) checks, perm placements, new temp workers, and CVs sent, while demonstrating a commitment to exceeding expectations. ● Driving High Productivity: Collaborate with your line manager to foster a positive and motivated team culture, driving high productivity and achieving team targets. ● Developed Understanding of GP: Utilise comprehensive knowledge of figures to report actual and forecasted numbers, strategize business growth, and identify potential opportunities. ● Basic Business Planning: Produce a comprehensive business plan for your area of the business, showcasing your strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and clear understanding of the market. Use this plan as a basis for your desk throughout the year. Customer Services ● Delivering Quality Customer Services: Providing professional and responsive customer service by answering and managing incoming calls, effectively managing expectations, and addressing inquiries promptly and courteously. ● Relationship Building/Repeat business: Foster professional relationships with candidates and clients, maintaining regular communication to understand their needs and preferences. Utilise your strong customer service skills to build and maintain relationships, ensuring repeat business from satisfied clients and candidates. ● Candidate Communication: Communicate relevant information to candidates, such as interview details, confirming their availability, and ensuring smooth communication throughout the recruitment process. ● Complaint Handling: Support your line manager in effectively dealing with and managing client or candidate complaints, maintaining a professional and efficient resolution process. ● Compliance knowledge - Effectively communicate company and legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards. ● Team Mentoring: Act as a role model/mentor for the team, leading by example, providing guidance, support, and feedback, and fostering a collaborative and high-performing work culture. Qualifications and Skills: ● Effective verbal and written communication for interacting with candidates, colleagues, and clients. ● Active listening to understand candidate preferences and client requirements accurately. ● Proficiency in using various sourcing techniques, including job boards, social media, and professional networking platforms. ● Building a strong candidate pipeline by proactively engaging with potential candidates. ● Evaluating CVs and applications to identify qualified candidates. ● Conducting phone screenings and preliminary interviews to assess candidates' skills, experience, and cultural fit. ● Developing a clear understanding of job descriptions and client requirements to match candidates effectively. ● Time management, prioritising tasks to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple job openings simultaneously. ● Efficiently managing candidate communication and documentation. ● Accurately recording candidate information and maintaining a comprehensive candidate database. ● Handling sensitive candidate information with discretion and maintaining a high level of confidentiality. ● Following ethical practices in candidate interactions and data management. ● Proficiency in scheduling interviews/shifts, coordinating with candidates and clients, and managing rotas/calendars. ● Ability to handle last-minute changes and adapt quickly to shifting schedules. ● Skill in finding creative solutions to challenges that arise during the recruitment process. ● Persuasive to both clients and candidates to make decisions that align with their best interests. This involves negotiating terms, managing objections, and guiding them through the hiring process. ● Building strong relationships with clients and candidates, fostering trust and loyalty. Maintaining a network of connections can lead to repeat business and referrals ● Resilience is key to bouncing back from setbacks and maintaining a positive attitude in a fast-paced environment. ● Mentor and guide junior team members. Strong leadership skills are essential for fostering a collaborative and motivated team environment, where knowledge is shared and performance is elevated. ● An in depth awareness of market trends and industry knowledge which can be conveyed to both candidates and clients. ● Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities for your desk and the wider team ● Ability to handle complex fee negotiations with clients ● Identify and target key client PSLs and Tenders, form part of the bid process to win this business ● Ability to create an in depth business plan for your desk/business line

Unqualified Learning Support Assistant From £93 per day Monday – Friday (Full time available) 8:30-3:30 – No Weekends! Teaching Personnel are delighted to be working in partnership with a specialist provision in Cardiff. The provision supports young people from the ages of 3 all the way up to 19 years of age with ALN (additional learning needs), EBD (Emotional and behavioural difficulties) and SLD (Severe learning difficulties). The Role: As a Learning Support Assistant, your role will involve nurturing both the personal and academic growth of young individuals, guided by their tailored development plans. These plans are created through the school’s assessment process and will help you understand how best to support each student. In your role as a learning support assistant, your support will extend beyond the classroom, with a strong emphasis on sensory and hands-on learning experiences that are central to the school’s approach. Being able to encourage a positive mindset and foster independence will be key to building meaningful relationships with the students and helping them form a healthy, constructive connection with their education. To ensure you feel confident and well-prepared, comprehensive training will be provided by Teaching Personnel. What do I need to apply for this role? Enhanced DBS on the update Service (We can help you apply!) Education Workforce Council application (We can help you apply!) A positive attitude with a strong will to help others A knowledge or willingness to learn how to support young people within an alternative education environment To apply for this role, please upload your CV for consideration, or send directly to (url removed). All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website

About The Company Registered Manager – Children’s Home (Learning Disabilities) CIW Regulated | Salutem Care & Education | Cardiff | Full-time If you’re a confident Registered Manager who can bring stability, energy and high standards—and you’re passionate about supporting children with learning disabilities and autism to live meaningful, happy lives—this is your next move. What Makes Us Stand Out? We are far more than a care home. We are a close‑knit, highly skilled team driven by purpose, connection, and a passion for delivering exceptional outcomes. The young people we support inspire us every day with their resilience, individuality, and potential. Many of our team members have been with us for over a decade, progressing, developing, and building meaningful, long-term careers. This stability and shared commitment create the foundation for high-quality, consistent, child-centred practice. About The Role About the Home • A supportive, stable, and family‑orientated environment built on trust and meaningful relationships • A committed, trauma‑informed team dedicated to child‑centred practice • Strong multi-agency partnerships and a reflective culture that prioritises emotional wellbeing • A history of excellent outcomes and consistent high-quality care • Clear development pathways and a leadership team who invest in people The Role As Registered Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the home. You will be the safeguarding lead, ensuring the service remains emotionally safe, nurturing, and fully compliant with Ofsted and regulatory requirements. Your leadership will inspire, motivate, and develop your team, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring every young person receives exceptional, personalised care that enables them to grow, develop, and flourish. Key responsibilities include: • Providing strong, confident, and compassionate leadership • Overseeing day-to-day operations and ensuring regulatory compliance • Embedding trauma‑informed, child‑centred practice • Managing budgets, staffing, resources, and rota systems • Driving continuous improvement and maintaining high standards • Building positive relationships with children, families, and professionals • Prioritising safeguarding and ensuring adherence to all processes • Supervising, supporting, and developing staff at all levels • Contributing to long-term planning and strategic development Who We’re Looking For A Registered Manager who is: • Passionate about achieving excellent outcomes for children • Experienced in residential childcare and confident in leading a regulated service • Skilled in trauma‑informed practice and emotionally attuned leadership • Able to drive quality, compliance, and service improvement • A strong communicator who builds trust and partnership • Committed to reflective practice and staff development • Professional, resilient, and child‑focused • Holding (or working towards) Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management (Residential Childcare) Our Core Values: ➡️Supportive: Helping everyone reach their full potential. ➡️Ambitious: Striving for the best outcomes. ➡️Loyal: Prioritising our staff and the people we support. ➡️Unique: Innovating without compromising quality. ➡️Transparent: Fostering openness and mutual respect. ➡️Engaging: Partnering with everyone involved. ➡️Meaningful: Offering fulfilling opportunities. Why Choose Us? ✅Emotional Support: 24/7 Employee Assistance, mental health resources, meditation apps, and bereavement support. ✅ Medical Support: Free Online GP access, Health Cash Plan, Cancer Cover, and Menopause support. ✅ Financial Support: Flexible pay with Wagestream, utility bill savings, Money Helper, and Life Assurance. ✅ Physical Support: Online workouts, Cycle to Work scheme, gym discounts, and National Trust activities. Still not convinced? We have been recognised as a Top Employer 2025 in the United Kingdom. We have been named as a Top 50 Inspiring Workplace UK & Ireland We are a Disability Confident Committed company. Salutem Care and Education is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of children, young adults, and vulnerable individuals. As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and, where applicable, overseas criminal record checks

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