Paid Opportunity: Community Evaluators
Shaping Shieldfield - Help us to understand what makes the difference
We are recruiting a team of Community Evaluators to help reflect on our activities over the coming year. The Community Evaluators will decide what questions we want to ask and how we go about gathering information to help us understand the impact of our work. The group will undertake the evaluation activities, and meet regularly to discuss what we are finding out and what actions might follow.
We see evaluation as a shared learning journey with our communities. We want to make the evaluation process inclusive and representative of the people we work with so that our communities can be part of identifying what’s important to them.
What is the time commitment?
Starting October 2024 for 12 months
Total of 50 hours spread over the year including:
Introductory workshop to help people understand the role and confirm suitability (see dates below)
3-4 group meetings to share and discuss what we’re learning
Paid at £12.00 per hour (Real Living Wage) on a sessional basis
What skills and qualities are we looking for?
Community Evaluators will:
Enjoy working in group settings
Have good communication and active listening skills
Be friendly and approachable
Be well organised and reliable
Have a passion for helping people to share what’s on their minds and be heard
Be willing to work occasional evenings and weekends
Appointment to this role will be subject to a satisfactory reference. Community Evaluators will be expected to adhere to our policies and procedures.
Community Evaluators do not need to be Members of Dwellbeing. We want to hear from a range of views and experiences.
What will the Community Evaluators do?
You will:
Actively participate in group meetings, contribute your ideas and listen to others
Work within the team to develop evaluation activities
Carry out evaluation activities that have been agreed with the group
Report back from your observations and conversations
Please note, this role does not require perfect English language skills. The Community Evaluators will be supported by Dwellbeing Worker Members and an Independent Evaluator. The Independent Evaluator will provide independent and experienced input to the design, delivery and reporting of the evaluation activities and is responsible for writing the formal report. The Community Evaluators will contribute their views in ways that suit them - for example, voice notes, conversations, visuals, photographs, scrapbooks.
How will you benefit?
Dwellbeing Community Evaluators will have the opportunity to:
Build interpersonal skills and confidence through buddying with others
Benefit from training in community organising
Experience doing things alongside others and being part of a team
Contribute their ideas and experience to design and deliver activities
Use creative skills and abilities to record and report what they find out
Become more active in the Shieldfield community
Have fun!
About Dwellbeing Shieldfield
Dwellbeing Shieldfield is a welcoming, creative and inclusive co-operative of Shieldfield residents and community members of all ages and backgrounds. Through our projects, research and events we share life together, support our neighbours and celebrate and empower our rich and diverse community. Our aim is for community members to play an active role in shaping life in Shieldfield.
Dwellbeing Shieldfield is committed to a voluntary open membership; autonomy and independence; education and training; solidarity with other cooperatives and being connected to a wider, international movement. Our principles are in line with the cooperative principles of honesty, openness, care for others, democracy and equality, with community wellbeing at the heart of what we do.
For further information about what we do and why we do it, please visit our website and social media pages (dwellbeing instagram, Shieldfield youth programme instagram, facebook, twitter).
How to apply
Please send a short expression of interest to Hannah Marsden using the email/phone number below, stating why you are interested in the role of Community Evaluator and what qualities you can bring to it. The statement can be:
written (no more than one side of A4)
or,
recorded as a voice note or video (no more than 4 minutes)
Please also let us know which introductory workshop you can attend. You will be paid to attend this workshop. You can choose from either:
Thursday 3rd October, 5 pm - 7.30 pm
or,
Saturday 5th October 10 am - 12.30 pm
The deadline for expressions of interest is Sunday 29th September 2024.
If appointed it will be up to you to inform the DWP (or if applicable HMRC) about the hours/pay involved and how it may affect benefits (or payment of Income Tax)
Any questions?
If you would like to find out more about this opportunity then you can chat to a member of the team at a Flourishing Together Tuesday at Forum Cafe (Wretham Place). Drop in on the following dates and times:
Tuesday 3 September, 2-4pm
Tuesday 10 September, 4-6pm
Tuesday 17 September, 2-4pm
Tuesday 24 September, 4-6pm
We are also happy to arrange a time to chat on another day.
Please contact Hannah, Programme Worker Member, at hannah@dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk / 07938 412 286