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King's Residence Ambassador

 

Job Description

- To assist with representing King's Residences and answering accommodation queries by working at other on-campus and off-campus activities; this will include supporting open days and offer holder days and other events. - To commit to becoming an accommodation tour guide at a particular residence, however demonstrate willingness and flexibility to work on least one other residence. - To be a positive student role model, encouraging young people to consider King?s College London Residences as a viable and attractive option. - To offer support to young people, mature learners and fellow staff members involved in the activities, in a safe and friendly manner. - To welcome guests and help run a range of marketing activities such as Open Days, Offer Holder Days and ad-hoc events. - To promote the university internally using an array of online social media. - To take an active role in personal development through training opportunities. - To be available for ad-hoc tours for other members of the department. - To provide feedback to the King's Residences Marketing team. General; - All ambassadors are expected to adhere to King?s policies and procedures. - Interviews will take place on the week beginning 17 February 2025 Ambassadors will be requirement to attend a training session. - This role is flexible around your studies. The hours of work per week will vary depending on event requirements. There is no minimum hours required to work per week, however students are expected to work a minimum of 2 events /open days 



Qualifications

Requirements; - Students should have a good knowledge of living and applying to live in King?s College London Halls of Residences. Personal characteristics/ other requirements; - Current student at King?s College London - Currently live or lived in King?s College London residences - Excellent team player - Friendly and approachable face-to-face manner - Enthusiasm for Higher Education and King?s - Ability to multi-task and work to deadlines - Ability to work independently and take the initiative when necessary - Willingness to work out of normal hours and occasionally travel for work as necessary - Highly organised - Willing to offer training and support to others in best practice



Skills

Experience; - Experience of working with children and/or young people - Experience of delivering tours or presentations Skills; - Ability to prioritise workload -Good attention to detail - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Confident speaker with the ability to engage audiences - An eagerness to attract students to study at King?s College London - Ability to absorb new information

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Candidate required for systematic review of the literature and development of a measurement and evaluation framework for policy in maternity care 



Qualifications

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Skills

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Are you an experienced Research Assistant with a passion to improve child and adolescent mental health? Then this role might be of interest to you.

We are looking for a motivated, diligent and enthusiastic Research Assistant to work on a study focusing on the prevention of depression in children and young people. In this role, you will be working on a feasibility study of a brief self-help intervention that aims to prevent depression in adolescents and young adults. You will be part of an ambitious research programme that aims to advance our understanding on the targeting, personalisation and implementation of depression and anxiety prevention interventions for children and young people.

You will be working on coordinating the data collection for the study as well as focusing on qualitative and quantitative data analysis of the results and assisting with the write-up of the manuscript. You will also be the go-to person for administrative queries regarding the study, including ensuring the study runs smooth and on time. Moreover, you will be actively thinking about opportunities to increase the impact and learning of the project, where feasible.

You will work with the team to make sure our study adheres to the latest guidance and best practice methods for feasibility studies and will help with preparing a manuscript for publication. The Research Assistant will work in the Prevention Matters Lab (www.preventionmatters.co.uk) led by Dr. Breedvelt, and you will be based at the department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience King?s College London. You will be part of working in a dynamic team and have the opportunity to get involved in other projects if time permits, including working with stakeholders to develop an implementation pathway to inform future prevention intervention in the UK. 

We are looking for someone who has a good eye for detail, who is conscientious and has previous research experience especially in data collection (qualitative and quantitative) and research co-ordination.  

You will have great problem solving skills and are able to work independently but will ask for help and input when needed. 

In your application please attach a 2 page CV and a brief statement that describes:

  • Your past experience in children and young people's research, specifically working on studies involving qualitative and quantitative primary data collection with children and young people
  • Your past experience with writing up manuscripts for peer-review publication
  • Any other relevant research experience related to the role
  • Your earliest start-date

This is a temporary post, we are looking for someone to start as soon as possible and is able to work for x2 days a week. We are flexible with the days of work, but given that interviews are held on different days some flexibility is required to work around the participant's schedule. 

 



Qualifications

- MSc in Mental Health Science or related

- BSc in Psychology or related topic

We are open to applicants who are currently conducting a PhD as this role might offer the flexibility to combine this with a PhD project. We are also open to applicants who have recently defended their PhD.



Skills

- Expertise in children and young people's mental health research 

- Experience with working with children and young people (preferable)

- Experience with working on qualitative and quantitative research studies involving primary data collection and analysis with children and young people (ideally from start to finish)

- Understanding of legal and data protection frameworks when dealing with sensitive data

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a dynamic workload to ensure deadlines are met

- Ability to co-ordinate research activities and support others with their work

- (Some) experience with writing research for academic peer-review publications and communication activities to a broader audience

- Growing understanding of Open Science practices and willingness to learn and develop skills in this area

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