Bilingual (Spanish) Field Interviewer - Ask US
RTI International

Job Info

Field Interviewers are responsible for

• Making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions and obtain participation
• Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires

• Paying respondents for completed surveys.

• Tracking incentive balances.

• Requesting supplies as needed.

• Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
• When working in the field, must be willing to agree to any COVID-19-related protocols put in place by RTI.  These could include, among others, wearing face coverings or respiratory protection, gloves, taking temperatures daily, social distancing with survey respondents, getting vaccinated, and/or completing a health pledge. All safety supplies required for use on the project will be provided by RTI.

The Ask U.S. Census Pilot Panel aims to test methods for recruiting and maintaining a panel of survey participants for the U.S. Census Bureau. Access to a panel of pre-recruited panel members, including difficult-to-survey populations, will help researchers at the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies better understand public opinion related to federal data collection, including administrative data matching, privacy, and confidentiality. Persons eligible for the recruitment into the Ask U.S. Panel: Non-institutional residential population within the contiguous U.S. states and Washington, DC; Fluent in either English or Spanish (assumed eighth grade reading level); Adults aged 18 years of age and older.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years old at time of employment
• Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening, and fluency in English and Spanish through reading, writing, and speaking
• Available for entire training and data collection period
• Able to successfully complete training
• Must have a valid driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use
• Able to keep project information confidential.

Preferred Qualifications for Ideal Candidates

• Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from culturally-diverse backgrounds
• Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
• Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency

• The data collection period is expected to be approximately May 2022 through August 2022.
• On average, you will be needed approximately 15 hours per week when work is available.
• On average, you should be available to work in the field 4 days each week.
• The majority of this work is anticipated to be during evenings and weekends.
• Each of your trips to the field are expected to be at least 3 hours long.

Virtual training using Zoom. Week of May 23.

RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach--one that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development. We believe in the promise of science, and we are inspired every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses around the world. For more information, visit www.rti.org.

Physical and mental demands of this role include those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, as outlined above. Examples include: operating a computer, a phone, and other office machinery, driving to selected locations; walking from car to household; thinking, learning, and concentrating effectively and frequently communicating with other people, both within RTI and outside of RTI; frequently moving about inside and travel between households; ability to handle the stress associated in meeting frequent, multiple and tight deadlines;, ability to work a varied schedule, including evening and weekend hours based on project needs; consistent demonstration of mental stability and ability to have regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, per RTI procedure 4.2.1.

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