Our Vacancies
We have 22 exciting opportunities to join our growing team, as IMPACT Facilitators and as Senior Strategic Improvement Coaches (Demonstrators).
As IMPACT moves into the second year of its delivery phase, these pivotal roles have been created to work on our 2024/25 projects, across the UK. Successful candidates will play a pivotal part in helping to get evidence of what works used in adult social care to improve services and lives.
To apply, you must:
- Send a CV and cover letter to [email protected], clearly detailing the role, project and national location you are applying for in the subject of the email. Your cover letter should be no more than two sides of A4, drawing attention to the key skills, values and experiences you would bring to the role, if successful, and the ways in which your CV to date fits with the requirements of the role.
- Complete our mandatory additional information form. Applicants that do not complete the form will not be considered.
The deadline for applications is Sunday 5th May. Interviews will be held w/c 13th May.
Please note applications will be reviewed as we receive them and we have the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Informal enquires can be sent to [email protected]
Shortlisted candidates invited to online interview will be asked to prepare a short presentation about the challenges and opportunities of the role and project they are applying to.
Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance prior to appointment.
As part of IMPACT’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion we are particularly keen to receive applications from people from black and minority ethnic communities, and will be operating the ‘Rooney’ rule*. We are also keen to receive applications from people who have lived experience of drawing on care and support, are carers or are front-line practitioners, as well as from people who have experience of working with groups whose voices are seldom heard.
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
While these are part-time posts (with preferred working patterns between Mon-Fri open to mutual agreement), successful applicants will be expected to attend fortnightly meetings with the broader IMPACT team where possible – these are held on Monday mornings (11am-12pm), for one hour.
We would like successful candidates to start in early September. There will be an induction at the in-person all-staff away day in Belfast (all expenses covered). We recognise that this won’t be possible for everyone and alternative arrangements can/will be made for those unable to attend.
(* at least one person from a black and minority ethnic community background will be shortlisted where they meet the essential criteria for the role)
- Part-time 0.5/50%
- Fixed-term contract (12 months, target start date September 2024)
- Salary: up to a maximum £57,724 FTE (50% for this post)
- Closing date: Sunday 5th May
THE POST
Positions are offered at 50% FTE for 12 months. While successful candidates may wish to be directly employed by a lead University, the nature of the roles also makes them ideal for possible secondments from policy, practice or applied research. Posts are typically based in the host organisation (a local service or social care organisation) across the four nations. Post holders will work with these organisations, as detailed below, and with our Demonstrator Lead, Robin Miller – as well as IMPACT’s broader team and other partners.
THE LOCATIONS AND TOPICS
- Transition from children to adults – Pembrokeshire; Mencap Northern Ireland/Northern Ireland Centre for Independent Living
- Embedding a culture of prevention based on what matters to communities – Neath Port Talbot
- Social work/social care practice with older people – Walsall
- Building lived experience into strategic planning – National House Project, Coventry and Fife
- Day opportunities for people with a learning disability – Greenwich and Bury
- Reducing violence, discrimination and abuse experienced by social care staff – East Sussex
- Changing public perceptions of social care – Scottish Care, national project with home working and some travel required
- Part-time 0.5/50%
- Fixed-term contract (12 months, target start date September 2024)
- Salary: up to a maximum of £36,040 FTE (50% for this post)
- Closing date: Sunday 5th May
THE POST
Positions are offered at 50% FTE for 12 months. While successful candidates may wish to be directly employed by a lead University, the nature of the roles also makes them ideal for possible secondments from policy, practice or applied research. Posts are typically based in the host organisation (a local service or social care organisation) across the four nations. Post holders will work with these organisations, as detailed below, and with our Facilitator co-leads Karen Watchman and Kathryn Mackay – as well as IMPACT’s broader team and other partners.
THE LOCATIONS AND TOPICS
- Family Group Decision Making to support people with drug and alcohol issues – City of Edinburgh
- Improving support for people who hoard and self-neglect – Aberdeen Health and Social Care Partnership
- Improving support for carers – Carers Northern Ireland and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Ballynahinch
- Making sure that supported living genuinely enhances choice and control for people with a learning disability – Positive Futures, Northern Ireland, The postholder may be based in, and is expected to travel between, the following areas: Belfast, Bangor, Cookstown, Enniskillen, Lisburn, Ards, Omagh
- Boosting employment for people with a learning disability – North Wales Together, Colwyn Bay (some travel across North Wales required)
- Joint work with housing (person-led approach to housing models for people with a learning disability) – Thera Trust, the post is home based with some travel expected within the following areas: Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Midlands, North/North East England