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Community Outreach Researcher

  • Full time
  • £27,598
  • On site: Edinburgh
  • Closing 11th November 2024


  • Advertised from 11th October 2024
  • 37.5 hours per week.

Role

About Simon Community Scotland

People are at the heart of who we are and what we do. We tailor our support to what people need. We offer consistent and informed support so that people can explore options and take ‘the next step’ towards a positive future. We welcome people with a wide range of skills and experiences to our team – including those who have lived through homelessness. To make a difference we need to work flexibly, with everyday-leadership, humour and a ‘can do’ attitude. We want to make it easy, makeit right, and make it happen.

The Simon Community is Scotland's leading homeless charity. We are creative and innovative. We get things done with care and compassion that make a difference to our community, being true to our values. We form a community; of staff, volunteers and the people that we support.

Job Summary

Simon Community Scotland is working collaboratively with the University of Edinburgh to recruit 400 people from sites across Scotland to the Phoenix for severe and multiple disadvantage study. You will be working in various sites across Edinburgh to identify and recruit participants to the study and to conduct follow up interviews with these participants at nine months after recruitment. We are looking for someone with a non-judgemental approach, who can interview participants face-to-face in third sector venues, carry out near patient testing (BP, height, weight etc), complete study questionnaires and provide high street vouchers to participants upon completion of interview.

Job Purpose

  • Create trusting relationships with participants that will break down barriers to accessing services
  • Identify eligible participants to the study
  • Conduct face-to-face interviews
  • Obtain informed consent to the study
  • Complete interview questionnaires
  • Conduct near patient testing
  • Provide high street vouchers to participants upon registration to the study
  • Improve participant relationships with healthcare through providing person centred trauma informed practice

Application notes

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