Le Chéile Mentoring and Youth Justice Support Services
Research Internship (statistics and analysis)
Le Chéile has a internship opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated student or graduate with a background with statistics and data analysis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has a genuine interest in the non-profit and Youth Justice, and wishes to develop skills and experience in social research in practice.
The successful applicant will receive an induction and ongoing formal and informal support from Le Chéile throughout the internship. There will be regular reviews, to assess progress and also to ensure that any learning objectives that the volunteer has identified at the induction stage are being met.
About Le Chéile
Le Chéile Mentoring and Youth Justice Support Serviceswas established in 2005 to provide a Mentoring service to children and young people aged 12-18 years engaged in Young Persons Probation. It was set up to meet the needs of the Mentor (Family support) Order under the requirements of the Children Act 2001.
Le Chéile has since expanded to encompass a Parent Mentoring service for parents of young people who are involved with YPP. Le Chéile also supports families by funding and running the Strengthening Families Programme on behalf of the Probation Service. Le Chéile has launched a Restorative Justice project in Limerick, funded by the Limerick Regeneration Project and Young Person’s Probation.
Le Chéile is a child-centred, non-judgemental service which recruits and training volunteers from local communities to work with young people and families.
Research Internship
Internships with Le Chéile are offered of a 3 month basis, with working hours of 17 hours a week, usually over 2.5 days. We are happy to be flexible to accommodate holiday/academic commitments. A longer period of 6 months may be agreed.
Placements are unpaid and Le Chéile is not in a position to contribute to the intern’s cost of living or accommodation in Dublin. However Le Chéile will cover necessary expenses incurred in the course of duties taken of behalf of Le Chéile such as travel to and from meetings, etc.
You will be managed by the Communications and Policy Officer, who will be responsible for your induction and work plan. You may be assigned a self-contained project to work on under supervision.
Tasks during the internship will include:
- Working with the Project’s online Case Management System to produce reports
- Identifying gaps and opportunities within the Case Management System,
- Ensuring systems are up to date with latest data,
- Identifying and examining trends and patterns, at national and local level,
- Generating statistical reports
As you have access to sensitive data and the nature of the work, you are required to have a Garda background check which will be completed by us, and provide suitable character references.
Criteria for all candidates:
- Completing or completed third-level studies in an area relevant to Le Chéile’s work or in research and data analysis. Some experience of work in a professional environment would be advantageous;
- Interest in the area of work;
- Experience of data analysis ;
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a small team, as well as on own initiative;
- Proven ability to complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner, and to meet deadlines;
- Good grounding in essential office IT skills, particularly MSExcel;
- Respect for the values and mission of Le Chéile.
Applicants should submit the attached application form and a CV. The deadline for applications is Monday, 30 June 2014.
Completed applications can be sent to Mary Davis, Le Chéile Mentoring and Youth Justice Services, Tivoli Terrace Training Centre, 24 Tivoli Terrace South, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, or
Application Form – Research Intern (Statistics & analysis)
1.Personal Details
Name:
Address:
Telephone contacts - Landline: Mobile:
E-mail:
2. Availability
When are you available to begin your internship?
We ask for a commitment of 17.5 hours per week. What general times would suit you best?
Morning Afternoons All Day
3. Criminal Record
All interns must fulfil Garda Vetting requirements.
Do you have a criminal record or any pending charges? (Please note that answering ‘yes’ to this question will not necessarily disqualify you from working with Le Chéile)
Yes No
If yes, please state the nature, number and date(s) of the offence(s):
4. Criteria.
Please complete the following questions by referring to your experience and/or qualifications.
Why do you want to complete your internship with Le Chéile?
Please demonstrate your ability to work well on your own initiative, and also as part of a small team.
Please describe any previous experience of conducting research in areas relevant to Le Chéile’s work.
Please list any previous experience of statistics and producing data-based reports.
What skills / experience / qualities would you bring to Le Chéile?
Is there anything else you would like to tell us? What are your learning objectives for your internship?
5. References (Please provide the full information requested of two people -not related or friends- who would be willing to act as a referee)
One must be an academic/work referee.
If you are currently volunteering or have volunteered in the past it is our policy to contact previous volunteering organisations for a reference, therefore please give contact details as one of your referee’s if this is the case.
Reference 1 / Reference 2Name: / Name:
Address: / Address:
Tel contacts: / Tel contacts:
Occupation: / Occupation:
Relationship to you? / Relationship to you?
6. Declaration
Successful applications will be required to abide by Le Chéile’s confidentiality policy, our Code of Conduct and other applicable policies.
I declare that all information provided is true & accurate.
Signature:
Date:
Thank-you for taking the time to complete this application form.
Please return to Mary Davis, Le Chéile Mentoring and Youth Justice Support Services, 24 Tivoli Terrace South, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.