Field Interviewer - Part Time
RTI International
San Francisco, CA
$27 an hour
Part-time
Pay Details
The pay rate for this position is $ 27 / hour. Hourly wage is based on experience and geographical location.
- Flexible work schedule
- Access to an employee discount program
- Reimbursable travel time and mileage
- RTI International Field Interviewers also get the opportunity to make a difference in their local community as well as an opportunity to work for a company named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces 2023!
Project Details
RTI International is seeking part-time field interviewers on the National Household Enumeration Study (NHES) . NHES collects data about television viewing and household composition.
The study involves an in-person household screening that averages 5 minutes. NHES data collectors are responsible for traveling to respondents’ homes to conduct the in-person screenings.
Position Description
Field Interviewers are responsible for :
- Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants
- 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
- Transmitting data as scheduled
- Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment
- Safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft
- Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives
- Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
- Virtually attend scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
- Administering a screening interview and recruiting respondents for a longer main interview, if selected
- Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work
- Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom
- Travel distances that can average 50 75 miles from home residence
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years old at the time of employment
- Must possess High School Diploma or GED
- Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening
- 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
- Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop and other associated equipment
- Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities
- Able to keep project information confidential
- Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
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
- Be comfortable working in unfamiliar areas
- Fluency in Spanish preferred.
Work Schedule
- The data collection period is expected to be estimated July 29, 2024 through December 31, 2024
- 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 3-4 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
Training Details
Field Interviewers are required to complete trainings which include :
- Successfully pass project required trainings
- Attendance at all trainings is mandatory
- Attend a 2-day virtual Field Interviewer training, to be scheduled sometime in August.
16 days ago