Public Involvement Officer in Cardiff

Public Involvement Officer in Cardiff

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PublicInvolvement Officer

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Anexciting opportunity has arisen to join the Centre for Social Care andArtificial intelligence Learning (SCALE) and School of Computational and Mathematical sciences. SCALE is funded by Health Care Research Wales and will be launchedin April 2025 with aims to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence toaddress challenges in social care for children and adults. The Centre is atruly interdisciplinary collaboration between the School of Computational and Mathematical sciences, the Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre(CASCADE) and the Centre for Adult Social Care (CARE) (both based in the Schoolof Social Sciences).

Inthis role, you will provide advice, guidance and support on public andstakeholder involvement (including individual social workers, localauthorities, third sector organisations and people with lived experience) tostaff and students working within SCALE and the wider School of ComputerScience & Informatics. Your expertise and activity will enable the Centre’sresearch strategy, operation and research funding applications to meaningfullyreflect lived experience.You may alsohave the opportunity to work on individual projects involving those with livedexperience and practitioners, and to explore opportunities for developmentacross the centre.You will advise andsupport the dissemination of research findings to people with lived experienceof social care, practitioners and the general public.

Theshortlisting process will look to see how candidates are able provide evidenceof meeting the essential (and desirable) criteria in their application. Asdescribed in more detail later in this advert, please ensure you attach asupporting statement highlighting how you match the person specification, orthe appropriate transferable skills for you to work within this role.

Thisposition is part-time (0.5fte, 17.5 hrs per week) and available immediately until 31st March 2028.

Salary: £33,951 per annum, pro-rata (Grade 5), with 3 annual increments up to £36,636 per annum, pro-rata, at the topof the scale.

Cardiff University has a successful School of of Computational and Mathematical sciences with an international reputation for its teaching and research activities. We have seen a transformation of our research environment with the School almostdoubling in size. We have moved into a new £39 million purpose-built facilityshared with the School of Mathematics called Abacws, designed to facilitateinteraction between disciplines and give our research groups new freedom todevelop research culture and build identity. SCALE staffwill work within the Social Science Research Park (SPARK) and Abacws. Weare a research-led School with a longstanding, international reputation forapplied research activities, and collaborate with more than 100 UK andinternational academic and industrial partners. In the 2021 Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 96% of our submitted research was rated as world-leading orinternationally excellent. The School delivers a stimulating portfolio of BSC andMSc degrees and offers research degrees leading to MPhil and PhDqualifications. For more information on the School please visit:http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science

Internalcandidates are welcome to apply for this role as a secondment with theircurrent line managers approval.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Hysbyseb Swydd

Mae cyfle cyffrous wedi codi i ymuno â’r Ganolfan GofalCymdeithasol a Dysgu Deallusrwydd Artiffisial (SCALE) o'r GwyddorauCyfrifiadol a Mathemategol. Ariennir SCALE gan Ymchwil Gofal Iechyd Cymru, a chaiff ei lansio ymmis Ebrill 2025 gyda’r nod o harneisio potensial deallusrwydd artiffisial ifynd i’r afael â heriau ym maes gofal cymdeithasol i blant ac oedolion. MaeSCALE yn gydweithrediad rhyngddisgyblaethol gwirioneddol rhwng yr o'r GwyddorauCyfrifiadol a Mathemategol, y Ganolfan Ymchwil a Datblygu Gofal Cymdeithasol iBlant (CASCADE) a'r Ganolfan Gofal Cymdeithasol i Oedolion (CARE) (y ddwy ynYsgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol).

Yn rhan o’r swydd hon, byddwch yn rhoi cyngoracarweiniad ar gynnwys y cyhoedd a rhanddeiliaid (gan gynnwys gweithwyrcymdeithasol unigol, awdurdodau lleol, sefydliadau’r trydydd sector a phobl âphrofiadau bywyd) i’r staff a’r myfyrwyr sy’n gweithio yn SCALE a’r YsgolCyfrifiadureg a Gwybodeg yn ehangach. Bydd eich arbenigedd a'ch gwaith yngalluogi strategaeth ymchwil SCALE, gan gynnwys gweithrediadau SCALE a’icheisiadau am gyllid ymchwil, i adlewyrchu profiadau bywyd mewn fforddystyrlon.Efallai y cewch gyfle hefyd iweithio ar brosiectau unigol sy’n cynnwys y rhai â phrofiad bywyd acymarferwyr, gan gynnwys ymchwilio i gyfleoedd i ddatblygu yn SCALE.Byddwch yn cynghori ac yn cefnogi’r gwaith orannu canfyddiadau ymchwil gyda phobl â phrofiad bywyd o ofal cymdeithasol,ymarferwyr a'r cyhoedd.

Wrth lunio’r rhestr fer, byddwn yn ystyried tystiolaethyr ymgeiswyr o fodloni'r meini prawf hanfodol (a dymunol) yn eu ceisiadau. Ynddiweddarach yn yr hysbyseb hwn, rydym yn esbonio’n fanylach bod angen i chisicrhau eich bod yn atodi datganiad ategol sy'n amlygu sut rydych yn bodloni’rgofynion ym Manyleb yr Unigolyn neu ba sgiliau trosglwyddadwy priodol syddgennych i wneud y swydd hon.

Mae'rswydd hon yn rhan-amser (0.5 FTE, 17.5 awr yr wythnos) ac ar gael ar unwaith tan 31 Mawrth 2028.

Cyflog: £33,951 y flwyddyn, pro-rata (Gradd 5), i ddechrau, gyda thair cynyddran flynyddol hyd at £36,636 y flwyddyn, pro-rata ar frig y raddfa gyflog.

Mae o'r GwyddorauCyfrifiadol a Mathemategol Prifysgol Caerdydd ynysgol lwyddiannus sydd ag enw da drwy’r byd am ei haddysgu a’i gweithgareddauymchwil. Mae amgylchedd ymchwir yr Ysgol wedi newid yn llwyr, ac mae’r Ysgolbron wedi dyblu o ran ei maint. Rydym wedi symud i adeilad pwrpasol newyddgwerth £39 miliwn o'r enw Abacws, sy’n cael ei rannu gyda’r Ysgol Mathemateg.Mae’r adeilad yn ceisio hwyluso rhyngweithio rhwng disgyblaethau a rhoi rhyddidnewydd i'n grwpiau ymchwil ddatblygu diwylliant ymchwil a meithrin hunaniaeth. Bydd staff SCALE yn gweithio ym Mharc Ymchwil y GwyddorauCymdeithasol (SPARK) ac Abacws. Mae’r Ysgol yn cael ei harwain gan ymchwil,ac mae ganddi enw da hirsefydlog yn rhyngwladol am weithgareddau ymchwilgymhwysol. Mae hefyd yn cydweithio â mwy na 100 o bartneriaid academaidd adiwydiannol yn y DU ac yn rhyngwladol. Yn Fframwaith Rhagoriaeth Ymchwil (REF)2021, ystyriwyd bod 96% o'r ymchwil a gyflwynwyd gennym ymhlith y gorau yn ybyd neu'n rhagorol yn rhyngwladol. Mae’r Ysgol yn cynnig amrywiaeth gyffrous oraglenni BSc a MSc, yn ogystal â rhaglenni ymchwil sy’n arwain at raddau MPhila PhD. I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am yr Ysgol, ewch ihttps://www.cardiff.ac.uk/cy/computer-science.

Mae croeso i ymgeiswyr mewnol defnyddio’r swydd hon yngyfle i gael secondiad gyda chymeradwyaeth eu rheolwr llinell presennol.

Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym o’r farn bod modd gwneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o bobl o lawer o gefndiroedd gwahanol. Felly, rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o’r gymuned, beth bynnag fo’u rhyw, eu hethnigrwydd, eu hanabledd, eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, eu hunaniaeth draws, statws eu perthynas, eu crefydd neu eu cred, eu cyfrifoldebau gofalu neu eu hoedran. Rydym yn croesawu ac yn annog ceisiadau yn arbennig gan y rhai o grwpiau nad ydynt wedi’u cynrychioli’n ddigonol o fewn gweithlu'r Brifysgol, fel y rhai sy'n uniaethu fel LGBT+, o gefndiroedd ethnig leiafrifol neu'r rhai ag anableddau. Er mwyn helpu ein cyflogeion i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith a’u bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithio’n hyblyg neu rannu swydd.

Caniateir i geisiadau gael eu cyflwyno yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn y Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.

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Cardiff University is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment for students. As part of the IT Student Support team, you will gain valuable experience while providing essential assistance to fellow students, with opportunities for contract extension based on performance. The university promotes a culture of diversity and flexibility, ensuring that all employees can thrive both professionally and personally.

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