Opportunities in November 2024
Get involved with paid opportunities with Become and other organisations
Welcome to our monthly blog post packed FULL of opportunities in and outside of Become for YOU to get involved in.
Some opportunities are creative, some help change the system, and some can help you develop your skills. We think all are worthwhile. The choice is up to you.
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Opportunities with Become
Join our #EndTheCareCliff campaign
The campaign group has now met three times and we are preparing the look of the campaign, as well as thinking about actions and ways to raise awareness. Email Jo to get involved.
Interested in media opportunities?
Want to gain spokesperson experience in the media? Our brilliant Press & Media Officer Suzy will help build your confidence & suggest media opportunities that may be right for you.
Interested in workshops on higher education?
If you’re thinking about university and want some help with applications, have any questions around accommodation or aren’t sure what course you want to do, sign up to our Uni Ready sessions or our rolling webinar ‘Navigating Higher Education: A guide for care-experienced students’.
Opportunities with other organisations
We love sharing opportunities from across the sector – here are this month’s…
Care records project by Arts & Humanities Research Council and University of Essex:
- Interested in accessing your care records with support?
- ‘Voices of Care Leavers’ is for 4 care-experienced adults to access, explore, respond to, and annotate their care records
- 18+
- find out more here.
Study: children’s homes placements
- Kingston University and the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) are researching into children’s homes placements in England
- for 16-25 year olds with experience of living in a children’s home
- two focus groups and one optional interview between
- £20 as a thank you for your time for each focus group/interview participated
- find out more here.
Youth Futures Foundation’s Ambassador:
- 18-24
- 15 hours per month, £13.15 p/h bank transfer or vouchers
- recruitment pack
- apply here by Sunday 17 November.
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Champion Youth Voices: Join the Children’s Commissioner’s Youth Ambassadors and speak out on issues affecting children in England, from mental health to online safety.
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Hands-On Experience: leaders and decision-makers.
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Young people aged 16-17 in April 2025 from across England.
Internship with Coram Voice:
- 18-25
- paid, part-time internship
- experience with housing issues or homelessness
- apply here by Tuesday 19 November.
Free event in London by Give an X campaign:
- talks & reflections on the ‘Give an X’ campaign
- event for 18-30, if you are 16+ please attend with an adult
- 22 November in London
- find out more.
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help shape Mental Health Research
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use your lived experience with NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT) to guide studies comparing talking and digital therapies for anxiety and depression
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involvement & impact: collaborate with a team across in-person and online meetings, assist with research design, and help communicate findings to wider audiences. Gain training, development, and a supportive network
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eligibility & details: for adults in England with experience of NHS Talking Therapies.
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compensation of £25/hr provided.
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deadline to apply: January 3, 2025.
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if you are interested in this opportunity, please email George [email protected]
