Bilingual Field Interviewer - Part-time

RTI International•Bakersfield, CA

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Field Interviewers are responsible for frequently traveling to selected locations to recruit study participants. This involves making in-person contact with respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain their participation. They are tasked with properly administering computer-assisted interviews, collecting confidential information, and using standardized questionnaires. The role requires independent management of administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings. Interviewers must transmit data as scheduled, assume full legal responsibility for project-issued equipment, and safeguard participant incentives and project materials. They are also responsible for carefully tracking all participant incentives and submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports. The position requires virtual attendance at scheduled meetings, approaching selected households without prior appointment, working and driving after dark, and attending weekly calls with a Field Supervisor. Adherence to a schedule set by the Field Supervisor for respondent contact times and providing availability for field observations are also required, along with maintaining system updates to project equipment and completing administrative tasks.

Requirements

Must possess High School Diploma or GED
Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening
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 US 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
Maintain regular access to a computer with a webcam or an internet enabled device with a forward-facing camera (e.g. tablet, smartphone) and reliable internet connection for completion of all training courses and virtual attendance for all required meetings
Position involves physical demands of carrying, lifting, standing, bending, stretching, stooping, typing, and climbing stairs. Physical effort includes supplies and equipment up to 13 pounds
Available for a variable work schedule as dictated by the quarterly schedule, size, and location of assignments

Nice To Haves

Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds
Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency
Be comfortable working in unfamiliar areas
Available for possible overnight travel if remote segments are included in the assignment area

Responsibilities

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
Performing proper administration of a computer-assisted interview, collecting confidential information, and administering standardized questionnaires to selected individuals
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
Approaching selected households without prior appointment
Working and driving after dark
Attending weekly scheduled calls with Field Supervisor
Adhering to a schedule set by the Field Supervisor for respondent contact times
Providing availability for field observations conducted by a member of client or RTI staff
Maintaining required system updates to project equipment and completion of administrative tasks