Cyfleoedd (Careers support)

Cyfleoedd, meaning ‘opportunities’ in Welsh, is the careers hub at Bridgend College. We work with students and employers to enhance careers education, promote work-related opportunities. Cyfleoedd builds upon our wider college mission, enabling our students to ‘be all that they can be’ by preparing and supporting them to achieve, progress and gain meaningful paid career opportunities.

Find out more about how we support Employers

Advice and guidance

We provide free and impartial advice to students to help them take their next steps after college. We can help with:

  • Preparing to write a CV
  • Preparing for a job interview
  • Gaining work experience
  • Choosing subjects or courses
  • Connecting with future employers
  • Finding job or apprenticeship opportunities
  • Gaining enterprise skills to start their own business

Careers Wales Mark

We are proud to have been awarded the Careers Wales Mark for our careers service. The ‘Mark’ is an award designed by Careers Wales to recognise a commitment to continuous quality improvement within an educational institution to meet with the Welsh Government’s requirements that are set out in the ‘Careers and the World of Work: a framework for 11-19 year-olds in Wales’.

Youth Entrepreneurship Impact Report

The Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy at Bridgend College focuses on a number of key areas identified by Welsh Government. These are enabling entrepreneurship, engaging, empowering and equipping students to be all that they can be through enterprise and accelerating student entrepreneurship. The College receives much appreciated financial support from the Welsh Government to assist with this work.

Contact us

Contact the Cyfleoedd team on 01656 302 302, at cyfleoedd@bridgend.ac.uk or complete our contact form and we’ll get back to you.

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Latest career opportunities

Fundraising Role/Summer Scheme

RNLI
Various throughout South Wales

Supporting with fundraising teams on the beach, at festivals and at indoor events.

How to apply:

Visit jobs.rnli.org

Kitchen staff

The Sycamore Tree
Colwinston

Kitchen staff duties – food prep.

How to apply:

Email mark@thesycamoretree.co.uk

Domiciliary Care staff

Bluebird Care
Porthcawl

Supporting with domiciliary care.

How to apply:

Email KatieBarnfield-Lake@bluebirdcare.co.uk

Care Professional

Home Instead
Bridgend

Supporting with a range of care duties.

How to apply:

Email carys.owen@bridgend.homeinstead.co.uk or visit: www.homeinstead.co.uk/bridgend

Catering/Childcare

Ski Famille
The French Alps

Chef or childcare roles – winter season in French Alps.

How to apply:

Email lauraine.parker@skifamille.co.uk

Kitchen Assistant

Newton Care Home
Newton

Weekend part time kitchen assistant at Newton Care home.

How to apply:

Email newtoncarehome2@hotmail.com

Support Worker

Drive Wales
Bridgend

Providing individual support for those with learning disabilities

How to apply:

Email RebekahPlayer@drive-wales.org.uk or visit www.drive-wales.org.uk

Volunteer support worker

TGP Wales/Cymru
Bridgend

Advocate and mentor for young people living in Merthyr, RCT and Bridgend.

How to apply:

email chloe.llewellyn@tgpcymru.org.uk or visit www.tgpcymru.org.uk

Young Wales Volunteer

Children in Wales
Bridgend and various

Representing views of young people across Wales

How to apply:

Email volunteer@childreninwales.org.uk

Laboratory Technician

LUX TSI ltd
Bridgend

Independent accredited laboratory offering testing of a wide variety of energy efficient lighting and consumer electronics products for safety, reliability and performance against national and international standards.

How to apply:

Visit www.lux-tsi.com or email jason.curtis@lux-tsi.com

Chefs of all levels

Fox and Hounds
Llancarfan

Looking for Chefs of all levels to join the kitchen team.

How to apply:

Email aaron799uu@gmail.com

Claims Assistant

Tokio Marine HCC
Bridgend

To assist and participate in the day-to-day operations of the Claims Department by ensuring accurate and timely completion of all allocated duties.

How to apply:

Visit jobs.jobvite.com

Customer Service Apprenticeship

PHS Group
Caerphilly

Customer Service Apprentice (Foundational Apprenticeship Level 2) contact centre Caerphilly

How to apply:

Visit careers.phs.co.uk

Bar Staff

Wetherspoons
Bridgend

Delivering excellent customer service to make hungry and thirsty customers happy!

How to apply:

Visit uk.indeed.com

Kitchen Staff

Wetherspoons
Bridgend

Delivering excellent customer service to make hungry and thirsty customers happy!

How to apply:

Visit uk.indeed.com

Mechanical engineering apprenticeship

TATA Steel
Port Talbot

NVQ Level 3 Qualification in Engineering Maintenance

How to apply:

Visit career5.successfactors.eu

Construction machinery mechanic apprenticeship

Sunbelt Rentals
Bridgend

You will be completing a level 2 Land-Based Service Engineer (Construction Plant pathway) apprenticeship

How to apply:

Visit careers.sunbeltrentals.co.uk

Sales advisor

Which?
Cardiff

You will be the first point of contact for businesses looking to join Which? Trusted Traders, sharing the features and benefits of the scheme and explaining the process for joining.

How to apply:

Visit careers.which.co.uk

Underwriting Assistant

Tokio Marine HCC
Bridgend

To assist and participate in the day-to-day operations of the Business Support team by inputting and processing of TMHCC Policy Underwriting data.

How to apply:

Visit: jobs.jobvite.com

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