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Research and Project Intern
| Posting date: | 16 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £12 to £12 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2024 |
| Location: | 72 College Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6SJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Kent Association for the Blind |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
This post has a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the successful applicant be a person who is blind or partially sighted, in line with The Equality Act 2010.
Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and RNIB are collaborating with organisations from both the sight loss and wider charity sector as well as corporate organisations to create new opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to find employment through the Get Set Progress (GSP) Internship programme. KAB is delighted to be offering an internship as part of the Get Set Progress scheme.
KAB is a local charity working across Kent, Medway and South East London. KAB was founded in 1920 to support servicemen returning from World War One with sight loss. Today, we support over 12,000 people at any age and at any stage of their sight loss journey. Our aims are to improve the independence, wellbeing and inclusion of people with sight impairments, while also driving the prevention of avoidable sight loss. We achieve this by providing a holistic range of services including rehabilitation, assistive technology support, awareness raising training, counselling, befriending and social groups.
As Research and Project Intern, you would be responsible for undertaking research and evaluation under the guidance of the Senior Management Team and provide general support to our current projects, including our Mobile Sight Centre (Iris). The ideal candidate will be a competent IT user, have a willingness to travel, and have knowledge or experience of some/all the following sectors – Voluntary and Community, Health and Social Care, Training and Education. Full details can be viewed in the application pack below.
Contract type: Fixed Term – 9 months.
Hours of work: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Based on the Real Living Wage
Location: Hybrid, at least 3 days in the office (Maidstone, Kent) with the possible opportunity to also work from other sites in Canterbury or Bromley, or from home, by agreement.
If you wish to discuss this position further please contact April Smith, HR Officer at recruitment@kab.org.uk
Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and RNIB are collaborating with organisations from both the sight loss and wider charity sector as well as corporate organisations to create new opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to find employment through the Get Set Progress (GSP) Internship programme. KAB is delighted to be offering an internship as part of the Get Set Progress scheme.
KAB is a local charity working across Kent, Medway and South East London. KAB was founded in 1920 to support servicemen returning from World War One with sight loss. Today, we support over 12,000 people at any age and at any stage of their sight loss journey. Our aims are to improve the independence, wellbeing and inclusion of people with sight impairments, while also driving the prevention of avoidable sight loss. We achieve this by providing a holistic range of services including rehabilitation, assistive technology support, awareness raising training, counselling, befriending and social groups.
As Research and Project Intern, you would be responsible for undertaking research and evaluation under the guidance of the Senior Management Team and provide general support to our current projects, including our Mobile Sight Centre (Iris). The ideal candidate will be a competent IT user, have a willingness to travel, and have knowledge or experience of some/all the following sectors – Voluntary and Community, Health and Social Care, Training and Education. Full details can be viewed in the application pack below.
Contract type: Fixed Term – 9 months.
Hours of work: 35 hours per week.
Salary: Based on the Real Living Wage
Location: Hybrid, at least 3 days in the office (Maidstone, Kent) with the possible opportunity to also work from other sites in Canterbury or Bromley, or from home, by agreement.
If you wish to discuss this position further please contact April Smith, HR Officer at recruitment@kab.org.uk
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