Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Eurig Huw Williams on 01286 679084
Interview date to be confirmed. - 13/02/2025
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CLOSING DATE: 04/02/2025
If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.
Purpose of the Post.
• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• Assist in providing a professional human resources service for the Council. Ensure compliance and consistency of practice by adopting and sharing best practice as well as contributing to the development and review of relevant projects and procedures.
Responsibility for resources. . e.g. staff, budgets, equipment
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Main Duties
• Advise Head of Departments, assistant heads of departments and other managers on all human resources matters by promoting a “One Council” culture at all possible opportunities, whilst referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the attention of the relevant Human Resources Adviser.
• Provide guidance on recruitment arrangements and best practice, by ensuring compliance with the corporate Recruitment and Appointment Policy.
• Maintain links and an open and constructive relationship with Trade Union representatives.
• Advise and support Managers to deal with disciplinary action, complaints, and under-performance; respond to applications for re-grading and appeals, preparing and presenting cases as required.
• Assist to monitor absence levels and promote the corporate absence management arrangements and consult with the Occupational Health Unit on individual cases to support staff to return to work.
• Promote the consistent implementation of conditions of employment and best practice across the Council.
• Promote the Council as an employer of choice by raising awareness of the careers, the employment package and the conditions of employment offered to staff. This could include undertaking presentations for existing staff and prospective applicants for jobs in the future.
• Operate in accordance with corporate policies and procedures in the context of equal opportunities and equality and be prominent in terms of promoting these principles within the Council.
• Work closely with the immediate team and colleagues from other Services within the Corporate Services Department, to provide the best possible service to the customer.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused. Special Circumstances . e.g. the need to work unsociable hours, special working arrangements etc.
• The possibility of having to attend evening meetings occasionally.
The above indicates an outline of duties only, in order to give an idea of the level of responsibility entailed. This job description is not exhaustive in detail, and job duties may change from time to time without changing its fundamental nature and level of responsibility.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
ESSENTIAL
Effective communication and exhibits strong initiative.
Demonstrates ability to work flexibly within a team framework.
Commitment to succeed and identify opportunities to improve the service.
DESIRABLE
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QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAINING
ESSENTIAL
Evidence of continual professional development.
DESIRABLE
Qualification in the field of human resources.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL
Experience of dealing with people issues.
Experience of advising.
DESIRABLE
Experience of monitoring and/or performance management.
SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
ESSENTIAL
Good level of interpersonal skills.
Strong computer skills.
Works effectively under pressure.
Driving license and use of car.
DESIRABLE
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LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
ESSENTIAL
Listening and Speaking - Higher Level
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher Level
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher Level
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
The attributes expected of the postholder should be noted. These should be used as assessment criteria for all candidates.
Dyma gyfle arbennig i ymuno â thîm prysur sydd yn cefnogi holl wasanaethau'r Cyngor. Byddwch yn cynghori ar bob math o faterion cyflogaeth i reolwyr a staff yn ehangach, a bydd cyfle i chi gyfrannu i brosiectau sydd yn ein datblygu fel cyflogwr. Mae'r awch i gyfrannu, yr awydd i ddysgu, a'r gallu i ddatblygu perthnasau gwaith effeithiol â phobl yn allweddol ar gyfer y rôl hon. Bydd cyfleodd i'r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ddatblygu'n broffesiynol ac adeiladu gyrfa yn y maes adnoddau dynol.
Rydym yn cynnig trefniadau gwaith sydd yn gyfuniad o weithio yn y swyddfa a gartref, ac rydym yn agored i drafod ac ystyried trefniadau gwaith hyblyg eraill.
Mae gan Cyngor Gwynedd becyn cyflogaeth deniadol, am ragor o wybodaeth cliciwch ar y Pecyn Gwybodaeth
Mae Cyngor Gwynedd yn gweithredu’n fewnol trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg ac yn cynnig ei holl wasanaethau yn ddwyieithog. Bydd angen i’r ymgeisydd gyrraedd y lefel ieithyddol sy’n cael ei nodi fel un o’r sgiliau hanfodol yn y Manylion Person.
Rydym yn annog pob ymgeisydd am swydd gyda’r Cyngor i gyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg neu yn ddwyieithog.
(Bydd ceisiadau sydd yn cael eu cyflwyno yn uniaith Gymraeg neu Saesneg yn cael eu trin yn gwbl gyfartal, ond gofynnir i’r ymgeisydd ystyried yn ofalus beth yw gofynion iaith y swydd a’r sefydliad ac a fyddai cyflwyno cais yn uniaith Gymraeg yn fwy addas.)
Am sgwrs anffurfiol gellir cysylltu â Eurig Huw Williams ar 01286 679084
Rhagwelir cynnal cyfweliadau - 13/02/2025
Ffurflenni cais a manylion pellach gan Gwasanaeth Cefnogol, Cyngor Gwynedd, Swyddfa'r Cyngor, Stryd y Jêl, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Ffôn: 01286 679076
E-Bost: swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
DYDDIAD CAU: 04/02/2025
Os yn llwyddiannus i fod ar y rhestr fer am gyfweliad, byddwn yn cysylltu a chwi drwy’r cyfeiriad E-BOST a gofnodwyd gennych ar eich ffurflen gais. Mae angen i chwi sicrhau eich bod yn gwirio eich E-BOST yn rheolaidd.
Pwrpas y Swydd.
• Sicrhau bod pobl Gwynedd yn ganolog i bopeth yr ydan ni yn ei wneud.
• Cynorthwyo i ddarparu gwasanaeth adnoddau dynol proffesiynol i’r Cyngor. Sicrhau cydymffurfiad a chysondeb gweithrediad gan fabwysiadu a rhannu arferion gorau yn ogystal â chyfrannu at ddatblygu ac adolygu polisïau a gweithdrefnau perthnasol.
Cyfrifoldeb am Adnoddau. . e.e. staff, cyllid, offer
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Prif Ddyletswyddau. .
• Cynghori Penaethiaid Adran, penaethiaid cynorthwyol, a rheolwyr eraill ar holl faterion adnoddau dynol gan hybu diwylliant “Un Cyngor” ar bob cyfle posibl gan gyfeirio materion cymhleth a/neu sensitif i sylw’r Ymgynghorydd Adnoddau Dynol perthnasol.
• Darparu arweiniad ar drefniadau ac arferion gorau recriwtio gan sicrhau cydymffurfiad hefo’r Polisi Recriwtio a Phenodi corfforaethol.
• Cynnal cysylltiadau a pherthynas agored ac adeiladol gyda cynrychiolwyr yr Undebau Llafur.
• Cynghori a chefnogi Rheolwyr i ymdrin â disgyblaethau, cwynion a thanberfformiad; ymdrin â cheisiadau ailraddio ac apeliadau gan baratoi a chyflwyno achosion fel bo’r galw.
• Cynorthwyo i fonitro lefelau absenoldeb gan hyrwyddo’r trefniadau rheoli absenoldebau corfforaethol ac ymgynghori gyda’r Uned Iechyd Galwedigaethol ar achosion unigol er mwyn cefnogi staff i ddychwelyd i’r gwaith.
• Hyrwyddo gweithrediad cyson amodau gwaith ac arferion gorau ar draws y Cyngor.
• Hyrwyddo’r Cyngor fel cyflogwr o ddewis trwy gynorthwyo i godi ymwybyddiaeth ynglyn â’r gyrfaoedd, y pecyn cyflogaeth a’r amodau gwaith a gynigir i staff. Golyga hyn gynnal cyflwyniadau i staff presennol ac i ddarpar-ymgeiswyr am swyddi i’r dyfodol.
• Ymgynghori a chydweithio’n agos gyda’r tim llawn o fewn y Gwasanaeth yn ogystal â chydweithwyr o’r Gwasanaethau eraill o fewn yr Adran Gwasanaethau Corfforaethol, a hynny er mwyn darparu’r gwasanaeth gorau posibl i’r cwsmer.
• Cyfrifoldeb am hunan ddatblygiad.
• Sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth â rheolau Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y gweithle yn unol â’r cyfrifoldebau a nodir yn Neddf Iechyd a Diogelwch yn y Gweithle 1974 a Pholisi Iechyd a Diogelwch y Cyngor.
• Gweithredu o fewn polisïau a gweithdrefnau’r Cyngor mewn perthynas â chyfle cyfartal a chydraddoldeb.
• Cyfrifoldeb am reoli gwybodaeth yn unol â safonau a chanllawiau rheoli gwybodaeth y Cyngor. Sicrhau bod gwybodaeth bersonol yn cael ei thrin mewn cydymffurfiaeth â deddfwriaeth Diogelu Data.
• Ymrwymiad i leihau allyriadau carbon y Cyngor yn unol â’r Cynllun Rheoli Carbon ac i annog eraill i weithredu’n gadarnhaol tuag at leihau ôl-troed carbon y Cyngor.
• Cwblhau unrhyw ddyletswyddau eraill cymharol a rhesymol sy’n gymesur â lefel cyflog a chyfrifoldebau’r swydd.
• Cyfrifoldeb i adrodd ar bryder neu amheuaeth bod plentyn neu oedolyn bregus yn cael ei gamdrin.
Amgylchiadau Arbennig. . e.e. angen i weithio oriau anghymdeithasol, trefniadau gwaith arbennig, a.y.y.b.
• Gellir bod angen mynychu cyfarfodydd gyda’r nos yn achlysurol.
Dim ond amlinelliad o ddyletswyddau’r swydd a ddangosir uchod, a hynny er mwyn rhoi syniad o’r lefel cyfrifoldeb sydd ynghlwm â hi. Nid yw’r swydd ddisgrifiad hon yn fanwl gynhwysfawr, ac fe all dyletswyddau’r swydd newid o bryd i’w gilydd heb newid ei natur sylfaenol a’r lefel cyfrifoldeb.
NODWEDDION PERSONOL
HANFODOL
Cyfathrebu’n effeithiol ac arddangos blaengaredd / “gweld gwaith”.
Gweithio’n hyblyg o fewn fframwaith tîm.
Ymrwymiad i lwyddo ac adnabod cyfleon i wella gwasanaeth.
DYMUNOL
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CYMWYSTERAU A HYFFORDDIANT PERTHNASOL
HANFODOL
Tystiolaeth o ddatblygiad proffesiynol a phersonol parhaus.
DYMUNOL
Cymhwyster ym maes adnoddau dynol.
PROFIAD PERTHNASOL
HANFODOL
Profiad o ymdrin â materion pobl. Profiad o gynghori.
DYMUNOL
Profiad o fonitro a/neu reoli perfformiad.
SGILIAU A GWYBODAETH ARBENIGOL
HANFODOL
Sgiliau rhyngbersonol da.
Sgiliau cyfrifiadurol cadarn.
Gweithio’n effeithiol dan bwysau.
Trwydded yrru a defnydd o gar.
DYMUNOL
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ANGHENION IEITHYDDOL
HANFODOL
Gwrando a Siarad - Lefel Uwch
Gallu dilyn sgwrs neu drafodaeth drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg ar lefel broffesiynol a thrafod pynciau cyffredinol bob dydd yn y maes er mwyn cyflwyno gwybodaeth a mynegi barn. Gallu darparu cyflwyniad wedi'i baratoi o flaen llaw ac ymateb i unrhyw sylwadau a chwestiynau arno drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg.
Darllen a Deall - Lefel Uwch
Gallu deall Cymraeg a Saesneg ysgrifenedig safonol, ffurfiol ac anffurfiol. Medru casglu gwybodaeth o amrywiol ffynonellau megis llythyrau, adroddiadau, erthyglau, drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg er mwyn cyflawni'r swydd.
Ysgrifennu - Lefel Uwch
Cyflwyno gwybodaeth ysgrifenedig gyda hyder ar ffurf llythyr, adroddiad mwy manwl a thechnegol ac ymateb i geisiadau ysgrifenedig gan gyfleu gwybodaeth, syniadau a barn drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg. (Mae'n bosib cael cymorth i wirio'r iaith)
Dylid disgrifio'r nodweddion rheiny a ddisgwylir gan ddeilydd y swydd. Defnyddir rhain fel meini prawf wrth asesu pob ymgeisydd.
