No two days are the same at V21. Working with our trainees you will have fun, laugh, be challenged, and rewarded, as you see each individual develop along their own journey.
As a valued member of staff you will join a friendly team and a culture where we will encourage you to show your creativity. With the freedom to share your ideas you will feel a genuine sense of achievement, by supporting opportunities that create real and positive change.
Our working hours are 8.30am - 4.00pm letting you escape before rush hour. Breaks are paid, and the holiday entitlement isn't bad either!
Current Vacancies
Below are the current vacancies we have available, to view please click on the text to drop down, please read carefully for instructions on how to apply. We look forward to receiving your application.
V21 Pottery @ Fairwater Project Worker
Join our creative ceramics team at V21 Pottery!
V21 Pottery @ Fairwater, V21 Sbectrwm, Bwlch Road, Cardiff, CF5 3EF
V21 Pottery @ Fairwater Project Worker
Salary: £23,723 pro rata (£9,489) per annum (pay increase pending from 1 April 2025) Plus, Pension Plan
Hours: 15 hours per week
(8.30am to 4.00pm Tuesday and Thursday)
About us
We are a local charity with facilities across Cardiff, The Vale of Glamorgan and beyond. We support life-changing opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, our trainees, to realise their potential through: catering; growing; creating; learning and making initiatives. Many of these projects are social enterprises that provide training for people with learning disabilities and volunteering opportunities for others.
About the job
Our V21 Pottery @ Fairwater is an established training project and social enterprise in a fully equipped pottery studio, where we support our trainees to make a range of ceramic items for sale. We put the happiness of our trainees at the heart or everything we do. The successful candidate will have the creative and technical pottery skills to produce quality ceramic items for sale as well as the empathy and enthusiasm to achieve this together with our trainees.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mentor and support trainees
- Support development and deliver engaging workshops
- Contribute to a positive and inclusive work environment
- Collaborate with the marketing team to promote V21and the sale of V21 Pottery products.
We're looking for:
· A creative and technically skilled ceramicist with a relevant qualification
- Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities or other vulnerable group
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A creative growth mindset
Apply
If you’re a patient potter with a passion for helping people we’d love to hear from you.
To apply please send your up-to-date CV along with an A4 covering letter telling us why you would like the job and what makes you the ideal candidate for the role to We look forward to hearing from you.
Please visit www.v21.org.uk/working-with-us/ for more information and supporting documents.
Closing date: 9am Monday 3 February 2025.
Interviews will take place w/c 10 February 2025. If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to spend a day with us at the V21 Pottery before your interview. This will give you an opportunity to meet the team and experience how the project operates.