One of my local government clients are currently recruiting an experienced Research Assistant on a temporary basis. This is a 3-month minimum contract with the possibility of the role being extended further to work Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm. Hybrid working role were, however, you will be required to attend the office 2/3 times a week. Overview: The Referral and Screening Service operates as a single ‘front door’ for Children & Young People’s Services. Through integrated social work professional expertise and multi-agency intelligence the service is able to rapidly assess risk and need to ensure that children and young people are rapidly signposted to the right help at the right time. The service is led by a team of Screening & Referral Managers responsible for providing an effective safeguarding response to professionals and members of the public who are concerned about a child’s welfare and/or requesting services to meet identified needs. The service is co-located with a range of agencies and works closely with professionals delivering services for children across the council. The post holder, under the supervision of the Senior Research Assistant, will through robust scrutiny and analysis of information held on a range of IT systems, assist in the timely and efficient processing of referrals, decisions and actions. The post plays a key role in supporting the development of the service and contributing to the overall effectiveness of referral and support mechanisms for services to children in Hackney. Main Duties: To support the development of efficient ICT, data systems and processes within the service. To support the development and maintenance of operating procedures covering all elements of data input; data cleansing and other controls to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data. To take responsibility for the maintenance of high quality records and data and ensure that this is held in retrievable formats. To produce, as requested, reports, handoffs and briefing documents for the research analyst or senior management team as required. To identify discrepancies in systems and information contained within systems and bring those to the attention of relevant managers. If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV to Jahker Miah from Coyle Personnel Ltd