Research Volunteer
In this role, you will be supporting youth-led research by helping young people facilitate conversations with key stakeholders across health and social care.
What You'll Do:
You will assist the young people with making sense of the data they obtain and support them in analysing their findings. As part of your role, you will support the evaluation of the project by conducting interviews exploring the young people's experiences of the project, and you will assist in analysing this data with the support of the programme manager.
You will collate these findings into themes.
Why You'll Love It:
This is an opportunity to strengthen your qualitative research skills, provide a key real-world research experience, an opportunity to engage with important stakeholders, and to learn how to embed the values of participatory and youth-led research into your practice.
What You'll Learn:
Through this role you will learn:
Safeguarding
How to work effectively with others
Time Keeping
Communication Skills
How to support young people
Qualitative research methods and analysis
Youth-led research
Participatory research
There will be a full induction before starting your role with us - we will also identify any training needs and you will be invited to attend our annual safeguarding training.
What We're Looking For:
We are looking for individuals who are:
Interested in supporting young people
Supportive of young people’s participation
Responsive and sensitive to the needs of young people
Reliable and trustworthy
Can engage with young people in a fun and interactive way
Good communication and listening skills
Patient with the needs of the young people
Ability to work as part of a team
Motivated and enthusiastic
Ability to demonstrate professional attitude and behaviour
Commitment to pursue Equal Opportunity and Non-Discriminatory practices.
Willingness to work flexible hours, including evening and weekend activities.
Has an understanding of qualitative research, including data collection and analysis, as well as an understanding of ethical procedures and principles, safeguarding, and data protection and confidentiality.