Near You Coordinator Powys
RNID Near You Coordinator Powys
- Location: Remote in or near; Powys, Wales
- Salary:£20,566 (FTE £25,708)
- Hours: 28 per week
- Contract type: Fixed term until end of March 2027*
- Application deadline: 9th August 2026
- Interview Dates: 13/14th August 2026
* This project is funded by Powys Teaching Health Board and has operated on a one year rolling contract since 2016, there is no indication that funding won't continue in this way
About RNID
We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.
RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.
Join our team
We are a remote working organisation, with colleagues based across the UK in locations from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands and everywhere in between. We come together in person two times a year for our Staff Summits, inspirational events for sharing skills and ideas, hearing from external speakers and spending quality time with colleagues. We know our colleagues have responsibilities and interests outside work and we want to support that, which is why we offer a sector-leading flexible working policy to all our staff from day one.
Our values are at the heart of how we work and communicate with each other, and the outside world. We strive to be an organisation that is connected, insightful, curious and passionate in everything we do.
Near You Coordinator Powys for our Community Services Team will focus and lead on:
Co-ordinating our volunteer delivered RNID Near You service in Powys. This service operates across the county of Powys, in partnership with Powys Teaching Health Board to ensure that deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus receive the support and information needed to lead quality lives. You will focus and lead on developing and delivering the community service across your designated area through drop-in sessions offering:
• practical hearing aid support
• information on hearing loss and tinnitus
• hearing checks
You will be responsible for
1. Co-ordinating up to 15 drop-in sessions and be able to recruit, train and manage a team of up to 30 volunteers to deliver the service. You will have responsibility for the set up and running of these sessions and have good local knowledge of the chosen area to seek new opportunities for delivery of the RNID Near-You services.
2. Co-ordinating the promotion of the service and raise awareness of the service e.g., through giving presentations to groups and organisations.
3. Developing the service to utilise RNID online resources and digital tools and support volunteers to use these tools.
4. Liaising with other local service providers to respond to the needs of deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus; and develop links with other organisations and agencies working with them.
You
Will be a motivated person with a keen interest in supporting people with their hearing loss. While you will be home based, there will be regular travel to all venues where we will provide drop-in sessions in community settings.
You want to make a difference in people’s lives and love to interact with various audiences, including volunteers, health & care professionals and service users. You have experience managing events, your own workload and are able to work evenings/ weekends if required. You are able to physically assist clients with hearing aids sensitively, giving clear guidance and taking into account individual wishes and health needs.
You are ready to work for a home-working organisation and have good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.
Qualifications
No specific Qualifications are required for this role.
What we can offer you
- Digital First, fully remote working with in person all-staff conferences throughout each year
- Fully remote working with no core hours
- £26 remote working allowance every month
- 28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays
- Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility
- Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1
- Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Life Assurance – 2 x salary
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing app that provides counselling sessions
- Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption
- Access to an event ticketing platform
Our commitment to diversity
We are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments. If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you.
Disability Confident
Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of.
RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.
It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-peak times, the employer may need to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered. This will include the number of interviews offered to disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Near You Coordinator Powys
Remote
£25,708 per year
Contract - Part-time
Posted 5 days ago
Closing date: 01/08/2026
Documents
JD Powys July26.pdf
Near You Coordinator Powys
Remote
£25,708 per year