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Research Assistant NYT - Quantitative

£25,252 - £25,252
England-London
Temporary / Interim
 

Job Description

The National Youth Theatre (NYT), in collaboration with National Youth Arts Wales (NYAW) and Gig Buddies, has secured National Lottery Funding to run its Local Inclusivity Networks (LINs) program, which aims to promote collaboration between disabled and non-disabled communities, reduce isolation, and establish grassroots inclusivity networks in England and in Wales. To support this program, the NYT has partnered with the Centre for Applied Research on Empowering Societies (CARES) to conduct research and evaluation in relation to the programme’s intended outcomes.   



Lead by an interdisciplinary team (CARES + London Met Lab), this new project aims to:   





  • Develop a framework for the programme impact evaluation based on the NYT’s emergent Theory of Change;   




  • Collect baseline evaluation data (including young disabled people engagement with local cultural offer), and map out local policy and cultural offer infrastructure);  




  • Co-design (for and with young disabled people) standards around inclusive cultural offers considering their lived experiences and those of their trusted support (parents, teachers, volunteer buddies) in navigating and accessing cultural offer outside educational settings;  




  • Identify determinants of effective local collaborative partnerships supporting and amplifying the voices of young disabled people and influencing policy locally.  





To support this project, we need a research assistant (quantitative) to help with the following tasks: 





  • Conduct quantitative (desk-based) research. The outputs of this task will be:  




  • Output 1: youth disability data national and local trends  




  • Output 2: Data dashboard to show young disabled people engagement with local cultural offer 





For this you will need to: 





  • Utilise and deploy quantitative research techniques under the supervision of the Lead Quantitative Research in the project. 




  • Identify data sources of youth disability data from UK data archives, London data store, and NHS Digital etc. 




  • Assist in the analysis and visualisation of quantitative data, as directed.  




  • Presentation of findings – (Additional outputs: Presentation, Zotero references library) 




  • Assist with the presentation of findings and data visualisation.  




  • Participate in the documentation of the results arising from research activity.  




  • Contribute towards the publication of research findings in suitable publications.  







  • Planning and managing resources  




  • Work to deadlines and manage competing priorities, with direction as appropriate from project leads.  




  • University/school profile  




  • As appropriate, liaise with relevant internal and external contacts/organisations in related areas of study. 





This is a great opportunity for a graduate student or PGR student who want to further develop skills around academic research, with a particular emphasis on quantitative research, data analysis and visualisation. 



 



No teaching is required for this role. 



The position will be for remote working.  



 



Qualifications

PG and/or above



Skills

Good data analysing



Good Python programming



Good report writing  

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Childcare Assistant

£23,400 - £23,400
Co Antrim
Social Care
Temporary / Interim

Purpose of the job: 

To work as part of a team, assisting with the delivery of a quality service within the University Childcare facility, providing high standards of care and play opportunities for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years old and fostering an environment in which the needs of the children are met. 

Main duties and responsibilities: 

To assist in the provision of a warm, secure environment which will foster the child's physical, intellectual, emotional and social development. 

Assist in the organisation and provision of age appropriate daily programmes for the children to include both directed and free play which can be delivered within the indoor and outdoor environment. 

Provide age appropriate personal and intimate care for the children and assist with toilet training hand washing and personal hygiene. 

Monitor all children and report any incidents or concerns to the Childcare Supervisor. 

Maintain staff to child ratios as per Legislative requirement by sustaining a presence at work. 

Be a reliable member of the team, working co-operatively and with flexibility 

Provide a service which values and respects cultural and ethnic diversity and maintain and respect confidentiality at all times. 

Observe, adhere to and have a working knowledge of the Childcare Services suite of policies and procedures and adhere to all health and safety regulations appropriate to the childcare facility. 

Ensure effective communications with all team members, children and parents. 

Maintain the equipment and materials in a clean and safe condition. 

To follow guidelines and procedures for safeguarding in accordance with Childcare Services policies and procedures 

To carry out any other duties which are appropriate to the post as may be reasonably requested by Managers or Supervisors 



Qualifications

Childcare qualifications are desirable but not essential. 



Skills

You will need to be: 

You will need to be someone who has a genuine interest in and is enthusiastic about all aspects of childcare and education. You will need to have a caring and dynamic approach, as well as, an ability to manage a group of children. 

You must also have good communication and interpersonal skills, be capable of following oral and written instructions, be flexible, demonstrate a commitment to providing a safe and caring environment for children and have the ability to work well as member of a team. 

You must consent to the pre-employment checks as required for the role.

Childcare experience is essential. 

Childcare Assistant

£23,400 - £23,400
Co Antrim
Social Care
Temporary / Interim

Please note that this post is casual hours up to 37 per week and hours will vary

Purpose of the job:

To work as part of a team, assisting with the delivery of a quality service within the University Childcare facility, providing high standards of care and play opportunities for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years old and fostering an environment in which the needs of the children are met.

Main duties and responsibilities:

  • To assist in the provision of a warm, secure environment which will foster the child?s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development.
  • Assist in the organisation and provision of age appropriate daily programmes for the children to include both directed and free play which can be delivered within the indoor and outdoor environment.
  • Provide age appropriate personal and intimate care for the children and assist with toilet training hand washing and personal hygiene.
  • Monitor all children and report any incidents or concerns to the Childcare Supervisor.
  • Maintain staff to child ratios as per Legislative requirement by sustaining a presence at work.
  • Be a reliable member of the team, working co-operatively and with flexibility
  • Provide a service which values and respects cultural and ethnic diversity and maintain and respect confidentiality at all times.
  • Observe, adhere to and have a working knowledge of the Childcare Services suite of policies and procedures and adhere to all health and safety regulations appropriate to the childcare facility.
  • Ensure effective communications with all team members, children and parents.
  • Maintain the equipment and materials in a clean and safe condition.
  • To follow guidelines and procedures for safeguarding in accordance with Childcare Services policies and procedures
  • To carry out any other duties which are appropriate to the post as may be reasonably requested by Managers or Supervisors


Qualifications

Childcare experience is essential.

Childcare qualifications are desirable but not essential.

 



Skills

You will need to be:

  • You will need to be someone who has a genuine interest in and is enthusiastic about all aspects of childcare and education. You will need to have a caring and dynamic approach, as well as, an ability to manage a group of children.
  • You must also have good communication and interpersonal skills, be capable of following oral and written instructions, be flexible, demonstrate a commitment to providing a safe and caring environment for children and have the ability to work well as member of a team.
  • You must consent to the pre-employment checks as required for the role.

 

Finance

£40,950 - £40,950
England-London
Temporary / Interim

The post holder will be responsible for establishing a payment model for the storage of samples long term



Qualifications

none



Skills

the post holder requires advanced knowledge of excel spreadsheets and financial modelling

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