Join the team! Co-researcher job opportunities
Boingboing Foundation is looking for people aged 16 to 25 in Blackpool to take part in a ground-breaking project called Blackpool Researching Together. The project aims to use research evidence to guide the way Blackpool Council services address health inequalities. You would be working within a research environment, but you don’t need to already have research skills or knowledge.
Contract type: Casual
Pay: £12.60 per hour
Hours: likely to be around 6 hours per week work available though this will vary
Location: Baines Endowed Children’s Centre, Penrose Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 4DJ. Some remote working possible.
Application deadline: Monday 31 March 2025 9am
The project
The Blackpool Researching Together project focuses on four priority areas, and the impact these things have on our overall health. The four priority areas are:
Housing
Mental health
Employment and education
Conception to age two years
You will never be required to share your personal stories, but before applying you should consider if you would feel safe and well talking about these topics as part of this role.
As a Co-researcher you will:
Contribute to research and service development projects within Blackpool Council
Work as part of a team alongside academics and practitioners within a research environment
Use your lived expertise, where relevant, to shape Blackpool Council to work better for the community
Take part in events and communications to engage with Blackpool residents
Represent the voice of young community members
Do admin tasks such as email, diary management, document creation using computer software such as Microsoft Office and Teams
Take part in wider Boingboing Foundation culture such as team meetings, discussion groups and peer support sessions
Who we are looking for
Aged 16-25 and living, in education, volunteering or working in Blackpool
First hand experiences of discrimination and/or disadvantage due to social class, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age, and disability. And/or have had challenging experiences around the priority areas of housing, mental health, employment and education, conception to age two years (either in your own infancy or as a parent).
Awareness of issues affecting local people and passionate about improving these
Able to share opinions and listen in a group setting
Able to build positive relationships, work well in a team, treat all people with fairness and respect
Able to be reliable, on time and complete tasks to deadlines
IT skills: can independently managing own admin tasks (writing and responding to emails and meeting invitations, communicating your availability for work, completing a timesheet, online video calls)
Interest in learning about research
Able to work from our office on Thursdays and Fridays regularly
Comfortable with hybrid working (this means working both in person and online)
Able to proactively manage a variable schedule
You can apply by:
1. filling in the application form and emailing it back to us
2. email/whatsapping an audio or video recording of yourself answering the application questions
(if you need to use one of our computers you can arrange that with Cy)
Cy@boingboingfoundation.org.uk or 07403 517 158
If you have any questions or need any support with an application don’t hesitate to get in touch.