Swyddog Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol / Social Media Officer - Port Talbot

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Amdanom ni 

Mae Gorsaf Bad Achub yr RNLI Port Talbot yn chwilio am wirfoddolwr i ymuno â’r tîm presennol fel Swyddog Cyfryngau Cymdeithasol. 

Gorsaf bad achub Port Talbot, a sefydlwyd ym 1966 ac sy’n gwasanaethu ardal o Fae Abertawe, yw un o’r gorsafoedd bad achub mwy diweddar yng Nghymru. Mae’r orsaf yn gartref i fad achub y glannau dosbarth D ar hyn o bryd. 

Yr effaith y byddwch yn ei chael 

Byddwch yn ein helpu i achub bywydau ar y môr trwy hyrwyddo ein gwaith ac ymgysylltu â chefnogwyr ar blatfformau cyfryngau cymdeithasol. 

Yr hyn y byddwch yn ei wneud 

• Cadw’ch sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol lleol yn gyfredol gyda manylion gweithgarwch codi arian, digwyddiadau’r orsaf bad achub ac ymgyrchoedd yr RNLI.
• Ymgysylltu â chefnogwyr ar sianeli cyfryngau cymdeithasol lleol trwy ymateb i sylwadau, ateb cwestiynau a’u hannog i wneud sylwadau a rhannu ein postiadau ag eraill.
• Nodi cyfleoedd i sefydlu perthnasoedd â grwpiau cymunedol lleol.
• Meddwl am ffyrdd arloesol o ysgogi ymgysylltiad ar-lein a chodi arian.
• Cefnogi ymgyrchoedd cenedlaethol yr RNLI trwy rannu ac addasu negeseuon i ymgysylltu â chynulleidfa leol.
• Rhannu arfer gorau a rhoi gwybodaeth reolaidd i Swyddog y Wasg y Bad Achub a’r Tîm Cyfryngau Rhanbarthol am yr holl weithgarwch a materion yn ymwneud ag enw da.

Dysgwch fwy am ddod yn wirfoddolwr gorsaf bad achub 

Yr hyn y bydd arnoch ei angen ar gyfer y rôl hon 

• Sgiliau ysgrifennu, cyfathrebu a TG rhagorol
• Sgiliau rhyngbersonol a chysylltu â’r cyfryngau da
• Y gallu i weithio’n dda dan bwysau a bod yn hyblyg
• Sgiliau dylanwadu, tringarwch a diplomyddiaeth
• Diddordeb mewn cyfryngau newydd/golygu fideo/ffotograffiaeth

Yr hyn y byddwch yn ei gael 

• Ymuno â sefydliad cynhwysol ac amrywiol
• Cael hwyl, cyfarfod â phobl newydd ac ymuno â thîm brwdfrydig ac uchel ei gymhelliad sy’n gwneud gwahaniaeth
• Dysgu sgiliau a chael profiad i wella’ch CV
• Cael boddhad trwy roi rhywbeth yn ôl
• Bydd hyfforddiant i gyflawni’ch rôl wirfoddoli yn cael ei ddarparu a bydd mân dreuliau rhesymol yn cael eu had-dalu

About Us

The RNLI’s Lifeboat Station in Port Talbot is looking for a volunteer to join the existing team in the role of Social Media Officer. 

Established in 1966 and covering an area of Swansea Bay, Port Talbot is one of the more recent lifeboat stations in Wales. The station currently houses a D class inshore lifeboat. 

The impact you will make 

You will help us save lives at sea by promoting our work and engaging with supporters on social media platforms. 

What you will be doing 

• Keeping your local social media channels up to date with details of lifesaving activity, lifeboat station events and RNLI campaigns.
• Engaging with supporters on local social media channels by replying to comments, answering questions and encouraging them to comment and share our posts with others.
• Identifying opportunities to establish relationships with local community groups
• Thinking of innovative ways to drive online engagement and fundraising.
• Supporting RNLI national campaigns by sharing and adapting messages to engage with a local audience.
• Sharing best practice and keeping the Lifeboat Press Officer and Regional Media Team informed of all activity and reputational concerns.

Find out more about becoming a lifeboat station volunteer 

What you need for this role 

• Excellent writing, communication, and IT skills
• Good interpersonal and media relations skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and be flexible
• Influencing, tact and diplomacy skills
• Interest in new media/video editing/photography

What’s in it for you 

• Join an inclusive and diverse organisation
• Have fun, meet new people and join a motivated and enthusiastic team who are making a difference
• Learn skills and gain experience to enhance your CV
• Gain the satisfaction of giving back
• Training to fulfil your volunteer role will be provided and reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.