Field Interviewer - NSFG
RTI International

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
• Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
• Answering questions and obtaining participation
• Administering a screening interview and recruiting respondents for a longer main interview, if selected
• Collecting confidential and personally sensitive information
• Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work
• Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom
• 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, social distancing with survey respondents, and/or completing a health pledge. All safety supplies required for use on the project will be provided by RTI.

RTI International is seeking self-motivated and outgoing individuals to work on a government-sponsored research study, the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) as Part-Time Field Interviewers.

The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), conducted since 1973, is a national survey of women and men, 15-49 years of age, designed to provide national estimates of factors affecting pregnancy and birth rates, including reproductive health, menstruation, sexual activity, contraceptive use, pregnancy history -- including infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth -- cohabitation, marriage, divorce, and use of medical services for family planning and infertility. For more information on the NSFG research project and requirements, please see: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/.

This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking for a part-time, long-term career with a variable schedule that allows you to work independently and not be stuck in an office. As a part-time Field Interviewer, you will interact with others and approach selected households without a prior appointment.

If you're interested in engaging people from diverse backgrounds and passionate about the health and well-being of others, this may be the job for you. Qualified candidates MUST be able to work when respondents are available and be comfortable working a consistent, varied schedule to accommodate project needs.

Field Interviewers will make face-to-face visits to selected households to screen for eligible respondents and conduct in-person interviews asking sensitive questions to selected respondents in a private setting using a project-provided tablet.

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 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.
• Must be comfortable asking survey questions on personally sensitive subject matters (e.g. pregnancy, reproduction, sexual activity)
• Must be willing to work evenings and weekends on a weekly and regular basis
• Must be willing to submit to a federal background check, to include fingerprinting
• Able to commit to working weekday evenings, with occasional days, and one mandatory day per weekend
• Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities

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
• Prior experience working on NSFG or on other surveys that involved interviewing individuals about personally sensitive subject matters
• Willingness to travel to other areas for short periods of time

• The data collection period is expected to be February 2023 through December 2023.
• On average, you will be needed approximately 25 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 4 hours long.

A paid virtual training is scheduled to begin in late January 2023, lasting 5 hours per day for 7 days, including the weekend. You are also required to complete a self-administered homestudy prior to attending virtual training.

Stockton, Modesto

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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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