If you are a university graduate with research experience, and you understand the value of using public feedback to inform decisions about health and social care services, this is a great opportunity to gain experience before moving into your chosen career.
Graduate Researcher (Social Isolation)
- 8-week project (start date and hrs to be agreed)
- Project value £5,000 (including expenses and project costs)
- Home working
Healthwatch Gloucestershire is the county’s independent health and social care champion. We exist to make sure that local health and social care services are shaped by the people who use them.
Social Isolation is a recognised priority issue for Gloucestershire. We want to investigate what social isolation means to people living in the county and to understand how services can develop and improve.
We are looking for a graduate researcher to take on this eight-week deep dive project. You will:
- Differentiate between loneliness and social isolation
- Analyse existing data collected by Healthwatch Gloucestershire
- Review recent work on social isolation that feeds into the Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Board
- Identify examples of best practice nationally
- Identify existing services and activities locally that support tackling social isolation
- Create a focussed set of questions for the people of Gloucestershire, and gather and analyse data using a survey and interviews
- Produce case studies from the project
- Draft a report to summarise the project’s objectives and findings, and to make recommendations for strategies and best practice to tackle social isolation in Gloucestershire.
We’re looking for someone with experience of producing research papers, gathering, analysing and reporting on data. We need an enthusiastic people-person, with a can-do attitude, who will enjoy working independently.
Closing date for applications: 3 February 2021, although we may close submissions early depending on the level of interest.
Date for interview: 10 February via Zoom
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges they face? Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard?
If so, you could be part of an exciting new project that brings positive change to young people’s health and social care services in Gloucestershire.
Healthwatch Gloucestershire is the county’s independent health and care champion. We exist to make sure that local health and social care services are shaped by the people who use them. We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by those responsible for health and social care services in Gloucestershire.
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead our new Young Listeners project. You will recruit, train and support a team of 10 volunteer Young Listeners, to design the project and engage with other children and young people through a peer-to-peer approach. It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.
We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic people-person, with a can-do attitude, who will enjoy being part of a small and dynamic team.
In return we offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme, comfortable office accommodation in Quedgeley and flexible working practices.
If this sounds like you, please visit our website for more information.
Alternatively, if you are interested in working on this project as a consultant, please get in touch.
About the role
The Youth Engagement Officer is an exciting and important role to engage young people across Gloucestershire. The role will lead an exciting new Healthwatch Gloucestershire Young Listeners project which aims to ensure the voice of children and young people in the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Gloucestershire . A team of 10 young people will be recruited to become Young Listeners who will then go out and engage with and listen to other young people on a variety of topics. The post holder will recruit, train and support the planning and delivery of activities to engage other young people in Gloucestershire. The post holder will work with the wider Healthwatch Gloucestershire team to deliver the project.
Job Summary
You will be required to:
- Project manage the project
- Recruit, train and support a team of 10 Young Listeners
- Work with the EC Communication team to design materials – logos, leaflets and images – to promote the project
- Identify opportunities for Young Listeners to carry out engagement working with groups and organisations across Gloucestershire
- Work with the Young Listeners to design their own engagement activities and data collection methods
- Provide support to the Young Listeners to carry out a minimum of 100 listening’s
- Analysis the data to identify key messages and recommendations for commissioners and providers.
- Work with the Young Listeners to report on their findings, e.g. video, audio presentation.
- Produce final report
- Monitor the project and on a monthly basis provide an update including case studies as required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Supporting the development of various projects working with diverse communities in Redbridge.
Working closely with the staff team, to plan project timelines to complete on time and within an agreed budget.
Supporting the development and organisation of multiple projects running simultaneously.
See Job Description and Person Specification for details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Over the last four years we have been on a mission to improve our advice service offer in order to help more people, focusing much of our service development on hard to reach groups and communities. In 2015/16 we supported about 4500 unique clients, this year we are hoping to support over 12,000. This uplift has been achieved from the hard work and dedication of our paid staff and volunteer team, who work together to deliver a great service.
The last 24 months has seen an increase in the number of projects and new services we are delivering. In April 2020 we were awarded the contract to run Healthwatch Rotherham, supporting local people to really have a voice in the development of their health and social welfare services. We have a new partnership project, working with RotherFed, beginning in January 2021, funded by the Big Lottery Foundation to support local people to Make their Money Go Further. We were also awarded a 3 year contract to support local people affected by the 2019 South Yorkshire floods. In total the post will oversee 8 projects with 13 staff.
We want to make Citizens Advice Rotherham a great place to work. It’s fair to say that our volunteers and staff support one another, we have a common mission and we work well together as a team to deliver an amazing service to our local community. We hope you want to join us as we seek to help people living and working in Rotherham with good quality advice and information.
For more information about this job visit our website
You will also communicate with stakeholders and attend meetings to influence change that may have been recommended in the reports.
These activities will require a collaborative approach and co-ordination with people across the organisational team, including volunteers, as well as external stakeholders.
Tasks
To contribute to preparation for visits to health and social care services by researching and reading background information about the service being visited or topic being researched.
To plan and co-ordinate the setting up of engagement/workshop events or research interviews and other aspects of the project.
To give presentations to introduce us and our work and encourage people to share their thoughts.
To set up information capture on our online survey system and paper-based capture methods.
To undertake online and other feasible engagement activities, events and visits to physical locations (subject to safety and practical considerations).
To capture service user experience via online and telephone methods.
To process feedback data using the online survey data entry system.
To collate and analyse findings and recommendations for a final report.
To co-ordinate the input and involvement of volunteers in the tasks, such as report writing volunteers and outreach volunteers.
To assist the wider team and organisation's projects.
If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!
Healthwatch City of London are looking for an experienced administrator to work in our team, providing secretariat support to the Board and administrative support to the Engagement and Communications Co-ordinator.
You will take on administrative support in a number of areas including volunteer recruitment and management, project administration and board secretariat function.
You will have had previous experience in working in administration and have a knowledge of health and social care.
You will be ICT literate with experience of creating and managing databases.
Healthwatch City of London (HWCoL) is the Health and Social Care Champion for the residents, workers, and students of the City of London. Our Board and volunteers largely comprise people who live, work or study in the City of London.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Admin and Project Support Officer
Salary:£12,000 per annum, 17.5 hours per week (£24,000 FTE)
Length of Contract:12 months, with the possibility of extension
Pension Payment: CommUNITY Barnet will make a pension contribution into a workplace pension scheme
Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays (pro rata)
Location: Based in White City W12, with some homeworking
We are seeking to appoint an Admin and Project Support Officer who will bring their enthusiasm for community development and organisational skills to incite lasting change to the W12Together community
W12Together is one of 150 areas around England that is providing an opportunity for local residents to use the £1m that has been allocated to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities. They are a Partnership of local residents, bringing together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisation who want to make their area an even better place to live.
Big Local is being managed nationally by Local Trust, which is working with £200m from the Big Lottery Fund and a range of partners providing expert advice and support for residents.
We are looking to appoint a confident self-starter with excellent IT and organisational skills, and the ability to work to set deadlines. You will be responsible for providing all-round administration and project support to both the Partnership board and W12Together staff team. Successful applicants will show a commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities, diversity and safeguarding.
Working under the umbrella of CommUNITY Barnet we can offer you training as appropriate to support your own career development.
The job requires the flexibility to meet the requirements of weekend or evening work.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st February 2021 at 5pm. To apply, please send your CV and covering letter clearing explaining how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
Interviews will be held in February.
Who is CommUNITY Barnet?
We are the umbrella organisation for the local voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Barnet, and we suppor... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Research Communications Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours per week), permanent
Location: Flexible/office-based (currently home-based)
Salary: £30,010 - £37,839 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E
Department: Research Communications
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
This is an exciting, challenging opportunity and ideal for an enthusiastic and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal skills and experience in communicating complex research topics to a lay audience. Research Communications Officers work closely with colleagues in press, digital, fundraising and engagement as well as people affected by MS, researchers and other stakeholders.
You will have a passion for communicating science and empowering people with quality information. You will bring a clear understanding of research methodologies, combined with outstanding communication and organisational skills and a positive, can-do attitude. You will be able to demonstrate a successful track record of liaising with people at all levels and in managing complex projects. You will be joining us at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team.
We offer 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 15th February 2021
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Salary: £28,000 per annum, 35 hours per week
Length of Contract: 12 months, with the possibility of extension
Pension Payment: CommUNITY Barnet will make a pension contribution into a workplace pension scheme
Annual Leave:28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays
Location: Based in White City W12, with some homeworking
We are seeking to appoint a Community Engagement Coordinator who will bring their enthusiasm and experience of community engagement and communications to incite lasting change in the W12Together community.
W12Together is one of 150 areas around England that is providing an opportunity for local residents to use the £1m that has been allocated to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities. They are a Partnership of local residents, bringing together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisation who want to make their area an even better place to live.
Big Local is being managed nationally by Local Trust, which is working with £200m from the Big Lottery Fund and a range of partners providing expert advice and support for residents. Find out more about W12Together on our website.
We are looking for an exceptional Community Engagement Coordinator who will work independently and in partnership, to develop and support opportunities for all members of the W12Together community to engage with Big Local. This includes supporting volunteers and paid staff, as well as creating and delivering a Community Engagement Strategy that expands the involvement of local residents.
Working under the umbrella of CommUNITY Barnet, the Locally Trusted Organisation, we can offer you training as appropriate to support your own career development.
The job requires the flexibility to meet the requirements of weekend or evening work.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st February 2021 at 5pm. To apply, please send your CV and covering letter clearing explaining how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
Interviews will be held in February
Who is CommUNITY Barnet?
We are the umbrella organisation for the local voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Barnet, and we suppor... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.