Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
We are looking for an administration assistant to join our team at CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection.
You’ll find us a friendly and engaging bunch at CELCIS, caring and compassionate with each other, with a drive to improve and learn, and the passion and determination to make change happen. The administrative work we do in CELCIS is incredibly varied. It is critical work and our team is at the heart of what makes CELCIS run smoothly so that we can all help to deliver for our children and young people, everyone who cares for them, and care leavers.
This administrative role would suit someone who is highly organised, enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and is able to build positive working relationships. If planning, prioritising and multi-tasking is part of your DNA too, then this role is for you.
Our new administration assistant will work with our internal colleagues and our external stakeholders, often providing a first point of contact for the organisation. The postholder will need to be approachable and to be able to work with sensitive and confidential information, and support diary management and data retrieval. As part of the administration team, the postholder will contribute to how we continue to develop and deliver the administration and operations processes for CELCIS, working in collaboration with colleagues to support the effective delivery of our services so that the organisation can meet our aims.
The University is recognised as being people-oriented and our staff have access to a wide range of outstanding benefits, such as: a holiday entitlement of 27 days and 11 statutory days; in-house training and development provider for vocational and non-vocational courses; on-campus nursey; reduced membership at Strathclyde Sport and much more. You can find more information here about rewards and benefits. Flexibility for blended or hybrid working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) is available.
Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families.
About CELCIS
At CELCIS our ultimate goal is simple. We want to make a big difference. All of our work is dedicated to making positive and lasting improvements in the lives and experiences of children living in, and on the edges, of care.
We work in close partnership with carers, social workers, teachers, health professionals, charities, the police, local authorities, and the Scottish Government, sharing our collective skills, knowledge, and expertise to develop the best possible systems and practice for children in and on the edges of care. We always work towards making positive and enduring improvements through our innovative evidence-based implementation approach.
Our real strength is in our people. Team CELCIS are a friendly and skilled group of people who offer a shared commitment to making a real and lasting difference in young lives.
We’re looking for an experienced, creative researcher with track record in delivering programmes of improvement to join CELCIS as our new Implementation Research Fellow.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, at CELCIS we work to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers. We do this by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use, all based on the needs, experiences and rights of children and young people.
This exciting, innovative new role brings together high quality research and evaluation with our improvement and implementation activities. These are linked to range of research agendas, projects and strategic objectives including those to meet the aspirations of The Promise of the Independent Care Review, incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots law, and the Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) approach.
The focus is on developing our understanding of the role and impact of improvement and implementation support to improve lifelong outcomes for infants, children and young people; and work to identify, design, evaluate and sustain transformational change in support and services for children, young people, their families and carers across Scotland.
Do you have a strong understanding of children’s needs and their development? Do you have a track record of working with partners across the public and voluntary sector? Have you worked to embed evidence-based approaches and practices to help professionals and services adapt and change? Are you able to communicate complex ideas to a variety of audiences and to write and review a range of research and evaluation outputs using different media to make an impact? If so, this could be the role for you.
This role would suit candidates who have a PhD in a relevant social science discipline or equivalent research experience in a professional context, and who are able to lead programmes, work as a principal or co-investigator, apply for and manage funding grants, participate in and develop networks to foster research collaborations, and are used to informing the development of research objectives.
Our Implementation Research Fellow will need to take flexible and responsive approach within a fast-paced environment where needs can change and develop rapidly, and have a strong understanding of what it takes to lead and manage complex change including in public services.
Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) is available.
Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agreeing the indicative level for the next two years.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Administrative and Professional Services
We’re looking for a self-motivated, experienced, multi-tasker to take on a new and exciting role of Operations Lead to work with colleagues across CELCIS to support our work.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, at CELCIS we work to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers. We do this by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use, all based on the needs and experiences of children and young people.
This role would suit candidates with experience of operational management, planning and change, recruitment, health and safety, and risk assessments.
CELCIS is focused on creating an environment centred on learning and improvement across all we do and this role is pivotal to our success. The Operations Lead will lead on and advise senior managers to support effective services and our culture of continuous organisational learning and development. Our Operations Lead also plays a key role in supporting the CELCIS Strategic Advisory Board and has responsibility for the ongoing support for the development of our Board.
This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable with being responsible for consultation, planning, and quality assurance, and has a track record in using their people skills and attention to detail to ensure high quality processes in operational services. Key to this role is establishing supportive and productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and people with lived experience of care.
Are you familiar with shaping best practice and developing organisation-wide policies, procedures and working practices, ensuring these are up-to-date and staff are well supported to work to these? Do you have significant experience in developing change and transition programmes? Could you provide leadership and support for administrative functions using coaching and line management experience and skills? If so, this could be the role for you.
Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) is available.
Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agreeing the indicative level for the next two years.
A unique opportunity to be at the heart of leading change to meet the needs of children and young people, their families and carers as Scotland works to keep The Promise of the Independent Care Review.
As an internationally recognised leading improvement and innovation centre based in Scotland, our Director provides strategic leadership for us at CELCIS (the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection), championing the impact that evidence-informed policy and practice can have locally, nationally, and internationally.
Our Director needs to use their extensive experience to influence the cultural, structural and practice changes needed on a scale that can improve the lives of all children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers; ensuring that the voice, engagement and participation of those with lived experience is central to this.
Transforming services and support requires planned, sustainable change and our Director needs to be a passionate, solution-focussed professional, who is a strong advocate for innovation, creativity and evidence-based learning in creating real change and improvement to address the implementation gap between the enabling policy and legislative landscape in Scotland and the services and support that need to be put in place in the best interests of children, young people and their families. We also expect our Director to be a role model for our commitment to ensuring voice, engagement and participation are central to our work.
This role offers an opportunity for the right person to bring together their substantial skills and experience in strategic management, people management and change management, with their professional knowledge of the critical international, national, regional and local challenges facing services for children and families, which they have developed through progressively more demanding and influential roles.
As the senior leader and representative of CELCIS, our Director will provide guidance, insight and leadership to colleagues, partners and funders, working alongside our Senior Management Team and Leads to advance our strategy to deliver on our vision for children and their families.
For this role, you will need to have a relevant degree and post-graduate/professional qualification with significant leadership experience related to the development, delivery and/or improvement of services for children in need of care and protection and the wider care system.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) is available.
Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agreeing the indicative level for the next two years.
Understanding the evidence base is central to the work of CELCIS and how we can help to inform the people and services working to respond to the needs of children, young people, their families and carers.
We are looking for an experienced data analyst to help develop more knowledge and understanding in Scotland of the needs, experiences and outcomes of children living in formal kinship care. This role offers the opportunity work on a new, innovative data linkage project, leading the analysis of a linked dataset comprising data from health, education, child protection, SCRA, and national ‘looked after children’, datasets.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers, by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use.
Working at our Centre for Excellence, you will be at the forefront of administrative data research within Scotland, contributing to national learning about the benefits, limitations and challenges of conducting such research. The work from this project is designed to directly inform Scottish Government priorities, as well as provide an exemplar of the possible routine use of administrative data to inform government policy.
The role will include preparing research work for publication and disseminating the results though peer reviewed journal publications and presentation at conferences. You will be a part of the wider SCADR, Administrative Data Research – Scotland, of which CELCIS is a member, and Administrative Data Research – UK. Using these networks you will be able to share information and ideas to inform the development of research objectives, and throughout the project you will be involved in knowledge exchange events to ensure that the learning gained is made accessible and relevant to a wide range of audiences.
This role will be suitable for candidates who are educated to a minimum of PhD level in an appropriate discipline, or who have significant relevant experience in addition to a relevant degree. Candidates will need sufficient depth of knowledge in the practice of the manipulation complex datasets and the analysis of complex datasets, in order to be able to disseminate accessible results and to engage in knowledge exchange activities.
Does this sound like the data analyst role for you? Do you enjoy working in a team environment? Do you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade? Are you confident in presenting complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences? If so, this could be the role for you!
Whilst not essential for the role, applications are welcomed from candidates with: relevant work experience, membership of relevant Chartered/professional bodies (including the Higher Education Academy), experience of relevant student supervision and teaching activities, and/or experience of knowledge exchange related activities.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow).
Top job! Children’s Services Implementation Consultant
- Full time
- £42,149 – £51,799
- Glasgow
- Closing 31st October 2021
Change-makers sought! Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
We’re looking for an experienced professional to help us to improve the lives of children, young people and care leavers by supporting the stability and security all children and young people have a right to.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and care leavers, by supporting the people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in the services, practices and skills they use.
We’re looking for someone to be part of our Children’s Services Implementation team who’ll bring passion, insight and understanding to our work focussed on enabling effective family support and, where needed, high quality alternative care for children and young people. This role will work with partners and stakeholders to create the readiness and conditions necessary to support transformational change in practice.
This involves working with children’s services, other partner organisations and with those who have lived experience to support and embed impactful systems change and improvement. With others in the team, this post will support the development of genuine partnerships, groups and forums to share and embed best evidence and to facilitate staged based approaches to change. At CELCIS we apply a variety of methodologies across our work, within this team there is a particular focus on the use of Implementation approaches to drive, enable and embed sustainable complex change.
Central to the role is the ability to apply evidence based approaches, facilitation, coaching and practical skills to support improvement and support implementation of innovative and evidence-based practices that will better meet the needs of children, families and carers. The role would suit candidates with compassion, sensitivity and the strong relationship-building skills required to support, facilitate and encourage systemic and strategic change in practices.
Do you have experience of working within the children’s care and protection sector? Can you demonstrate a deep understanding of and commitment the change and improvement set out in the Promise Change Plan, and respecting lived experience of care? Are you passionate about using improvement approaches to make this happen?
You will have an appropriate professional qualification / relevant degree, with substantial practical experience and evidence of successful collaborative working, including experience of using an improvement and implementation approach.
Does this sound like you? Apply now.
Funding for the post: Like for all colleagues in the team, this post is initially funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agree the next two years indicative level.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) can be available and we are happy to discuss.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Claire Burns, Director (Acting) (claire.m.burns@strath.ac.uk).
Change-makers sought! Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
We’re looking for an experienced professional to help us to improve the lives of children, young people and care leavers by supporting the stability and security all children and young people have a right to.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, their families and carers, and care leavers, by supporting the people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in the services, practices and skills they use.
We’re looking for someone to lead our Children’s Services Implementation team who’ll bring passion, insight and understanding to our work focussed on enabling effective family support and, where needed, high quality alternative care for children and young people.
This involves working with children’s services, other partner organisations and with those who have lived experience to support and embed impactful systems change and improvement. This Lead post will support the development of genuine partnerships, groups and forums to share and embed best evidence and to facilitate staged based approaches to change.
At CELCIS we apply a variety of methodologies across our work, within this team there is a particular focus on the use of Implementation approaches to drive, enable and embed sustainable complex change. Central to the role is the ability to apply evidence based approaches, facilitation, coaching and practical skills to lead improvement and support implementation of innovative and evidence-based practices that will better meet the needs of children, families and carers. The role would suit candidates with compassion, sensitivity and the strong relationship-building skills required to lead, support, facilitate and encourage systemic and strategic change in practices.
Do you have experience of working within the children’s care and protection sector? Can you demonstrate a deep understanding of and commitment the change and improvement set out in the Promise Change Plan, and respecting lived experience of care? Are you passionate about using improvement approaches to make this happen?
You will have an appropriate professional qualification / relevant degree, with substantial practical experience and evidence of successful collaborative working, including experience of using an improvement and implementation approach.
Does this sound like you? We are working across the country, at local and national level, to help realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now
Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agree the next two years indicative level.
All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) can be available and we are happy to discuss.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Claire Burns, Director (Acting) (claire.m.burns@strath.ac.uk).
We are looking for an experienced, skilled and highly organised self-starter to join us at CELCIS as a Learning and Engagement Officer.
The role would suit candidates who are multi-taskers, with a record of achievement in shaping and delivering different learning and engagement activities and events to meet the needs of our stakeholders.
Do you have significant experience of having worked in public engagement, learning, events, training, knowledge exchange and/or public affairs? Do you also have knowledge of professional development and an interest in improving children’s services? Are you as equally comfortable using online platforms to produce a live webinar with presentations with downloadable materials, invited speakers, and facilitating a Q&A, as you are developing and delivering a two-day in-person conference? If so, this could be the role for you.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, at CELCIS we work to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers. We do this by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use, all based on the needs and experiences of children and young people.
This role is ideal for someone with excellent team-working and relationship-building skills who can further enhance our learning and engagement activities by working with colleagues across CELCIS to develop and use different ways to share our learning and knowledge from research, practice and lived experience, online and in person.
Our Learning and Engagement Officer roles are full-time which may require some working outside core business hours of 9am – 5pm. All CELCIS staff are working remotely at home until the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow). Flexibility for blended working arrangements (from home, in the office, and travel to work with local partners as required for the role) is available.
Funding for the post: This post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agree the next two years indicative level.
We are working across the country, at local and national level, to help realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Emma Dixon, Communications Manager at emma.dixon@strath.ac.uk
Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
We’re looking for an experienced, skilled and highly organised self-starter to join us as a Learning and Engagement Officer.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers, by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use, all based on the needs and experiences of children and young people.
This is an opportunity for someone who will further enhance our learning and engagement by working with colleagues across CELCIS to develop and use different ways to exchange our learning and to share and apply knowledge from research, practice and lived experience, online and in person.
Are you as equally comfortable producing a webinar using live and recorded video with presentations with downloadable materials, invited speakers, and facilitating a Q&A on the subject matter, as you are developing and delivering a two-day in-person conference? If so, this could be the role for you.
The role would suit candidates who are multitaskers with a record of achievement in shaping and delivering different learning and engagement activities to match the needs of different stakeholders.
You will have significant experience of having worked in public engagement, learning, events, training, knowledge exchange and/or public affairs, as well as knowledge of professional development and children’s services, with excellent team working and relationship-building skills with colleagues and external partners.
Our Learning and Engagement Officer roles are full-time which may require some working outside core business hours of 9am – 5pm. This role will be based remotely in the immediate term, at home, with the opportunity of working in the CELCIS office (based in the Glasgow) as and when longer-term appropriate arrangements are put in place.
Funding for the post: This post is currently funded for 12 months. CELCIS has further funding indicated by Scottish Government.
We are working across the country, at local and national level, to help realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers.
Apply now.
A unique opportunity to lead evidence-based change
CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection, is an internationally recognised leading improvement and innovation centre based in Scotland at the University of Strathclyde. Dedicated to applying evidence-based practice change and knowledge exchange to services, we embody the University’s motto of ‘the place of useful learning’.
Focused on improving the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection and their families and carers, we support people and organisations responsible for their care to make long-lasting changes in services and in the practices and skills they use. An organisation committed to the use of evidence including lived experience, we lead international research on alternative care; work with policy-makers, decision-makers and advocacy organisations throughout Scotland, the UK and the world; generate, analyse and interrogate data; and we work with organisations and people across Scotland at local and national to level to realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review (2020).
Our Head of Evidence and Innovation leads on how we assist central and local governments, organisations, interest groups and communities of practice to develop purposeful and evidence-based ways to drive change and improvement in services and practices. The team covers research and data, policy and stakeholder engagement, participation, and international partnerships. This post will work with University colleagues in establishing opportunities for joint research projects.
You will have an appropriate Phd, with significant experience of directly relevant roles and considerable experience of leadership and management contributing to and realising an organisation’s strategic and business objectives. You will also have extensive experience of leading projects and funding bids for research, research translation and knowledge exchange work.
A member of our Strategic Management Team, you will share responsibility for the planning and delivery of CELCIS’s strategy which prioritises supporting improvements in early help, effective decision making, and quality care, all underpinned by valuing the voice of lived experience. We are seeking a motivated individual with strategic management and leadership experience who can contribute to how we deliver our strategy and meet and exceed key stakeholder expectations.
You will be working remotely at home until CELCIS and the University has ensured it is safe and essential to work in the office (we are based in the Curran Building at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow).
Funding for the post: Like all the team, the post is funded for 12 months, with a further 2 years of funding indicated by Scottish Government. CELCIS has received funding in this way from Scottish Government since 2010 where we agree our funding level every year, as well as agreeing the indicative level for the next two years.
Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers.
Apply now.
Change-makers sought!
Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
We’re looking for experienced, innovative and values-driven professionals to help us to improve the lives of children and young people living with their extended family (kinship care), foster carers or in residential homes and schools.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers, by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use.
We’re looking for two new consultants to join our Improving Care Experiences team who’ll bring the passion and motivation to build on what we know matters to children, families and carers, through our exciting partnership work with local and national agencies.
Are you skilled in supporting change and improvement? Have you done this by using best evidence, and the voice of those with lived experience? Are you experienced at facilitating and supporting the learning of others? If so, this could be the role for you.
Central to the role is developing ways of working that enables workforces to build relationships and care deeply for children and families in their care. You will support the development of partnerships, groups and forums such as ‘communities of practice’ to share practice and evidence to support the changes we all want to see.
The role would suit candidates who have a strong knowledge of current social work, child development or child care practice; are committed to their own continuous learning; and are open to develop their own understanding and skills.
You will have an appropriate professional qualification / relevant degree, with significant experience of directly relevant roles, considerable experience of management, leading projects, and contributing to and realising an organisation’s strategic and business objectives too.
Change-makers sought!
Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
We’re looking for an experienced professional to help us to improve the lives of children and young people by supporting the stability and security children and young people in need of care and protection have a right to.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers, by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use.
We’re looking for someone to join our Permanence team who’ll bring passion, insight and understanding to our work focussed on ensuring children in need of care and protection are settled and well cared for in their permanent home as quickly and effectively as possible. Home could be with parents, with kinship carers within extended family or friends, with long term permanent foster carers, within residential care or with adoptive parents.
Do you have experience of working within the children’s care and protection sector? Can you demonstrate a deep understanding of and commitment to trauma-informed assessment and care planning, and respecting lived experience of care? Are you passionate about using improvement approaches to limit the disruption in the lives of infants, children and young people? If so, this could be the role for you.
Central to the role is the ability to use experience, understanding and practical skills to lead improvement and support implementation of new innovative and evidence-based care planning processes and practice. Working closely with local authorities and partners, you will build on this work to develop and deliver service change through improvement, and by sharing practice, evidence and experiences to support the changes we all want to see.
The role would suit candidate with compassion, sensitivity and the strong relationship-building skills required to lead, support and encourage systemic and strategic change in practices.
You will have an appropriate professional qualification / relevant degree, with substantial practical experience and evidence of successful collaborative working, including experience of using an improvement approach.
Do you want to help Scotland to Keep The Promise?
We’re looking for an experienced researcher to help inform our evidence-based work to improve the lives of children and young people.
As a leading improvement and innovation centre in Scotland, CELCIS works to improve the lives of children and young people in need of care and protection, and their families and carers, by supporting people and organisations responsible for their care to make changes in services and in the practices and skills they use.
We’re looking for someone to join our Research team who’ll bring the skill and motivation to an exciting new participative project, working with young people with care experience to develop and carry out action research that will help provide solutions to the challenges of engagement and participation in Scotland’s Children’s Hearings System.
Are you passionate about generating knowledge and applying evidence to strengthen policy and practice? Do you have care experience or have worked in a care setting? Are you proactive, approachable and collaborative? If so, this could be the role for you.
Central to the role is delivering and co-ordinating research for this study but there will also be the opportunity to contribute to a range of research and evaluation projects relating to the work of CELCIS’s different teams at different points in time, such as on protecting children, permanence and care, improving care experiences, and continuing care into young adulthood, sharing insight, practice and evidence to support the changes we all want to see.
The role would suit candidates who have experience of being an independent researcher and a pragmatic and keen team member, knowledgeable about all aspects of research design, and work well with colleagues to integrate empirical evidence and evaluative learning.
You will have an appropriate professional qualification / relevant degree, with experience of contributing to an organisation’s collective goals by supporting research and evaluation activities across the organisation.
Does this sound like you? We are working across the country, at local and national level, to help realise The Promise of the Independent Care Review. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers.