Part-Time Field Interviewer

Position Summary:

On behalf of RTI International, Headway Workforce Solutions is seeking part time Field Interviewers for the RECOVER Study. The “recovery from substance use disorders” is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. The RECOVER Study observes a person for the 12 months following their exit from a drug treatment program across the nation to assess their employment, health, family relationships, crime involvement, housing, and various social and psychological measures.

The Field Interviewer (FI) for the RECOVER Study will be responsible for:

• Travelling to adult respondents’ homes, administering instructions on how to complete a urine drug screen kit.
• Setting up and supervising an online survey on a study-provided tablet or laptop, and inputting data from a urine drug screen kit into a study form
• Providing participants with compensation for survey completion

Job Requirements

• Be available to work, on average, 15- 20 hours per week from February 2016 – December 2017
• In addition to daytime hours, be available and willing to work evening and weekend hours on a weekly basis throughout the project data collection period
• Have personal reliable transportation.
• Have strong attention to detail.
• Independently manage workload.
• Adhere to all project deadlines.
• Experience and comfort with tablets and laptops
• Ability to be empathetic, a good listener, eager to help, compassionate, professional and non-judgmental manner when interacting with participants with substance use disorders
• Ability to interact with persons of different racial, ethnic, socio-economic, and substance use/abuse backgrounds
• Respect respondent rights and maintain respondent confidentiality
• Ability to use maps to locate addresses
• Ability to obtain cooperation of hard-to-reach survey respondents by effectively answering questions and addressing concerns

Preferred Experience

• Field Interviewing Experience
• Case Worker/Social Worker Experience
• Substance Abuse Counselor Experience

Training

Complete Protecting Human Research Participants web-based training in Mid-March 2016. This training is mandatory. Trainees must successfully complete training to continue employment on the project.


Pay rate will vary based on experience. Mileage reimbursed at $.54 per mile.

Headway is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer