Job Description

The pay rate for this position is $21/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!

Field Interviewers are responsible for:

• Traveling frequently to selected hospitals and birthing facilities to recruit new parents of newborn children
• Making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation
• Administering screening questions to determine study eligibility, collecting confidential information, and administering standardized questionnaires
• Managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
• Transmitting data as scheduled
• Performing a nonresponse follow-up by contacting parents via phone at a later date who did not complete the survey
• 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 and Expense reports
• Attending virtually scheduled meetings with other members of the project team

RTI International is seeking part time Bilingual [Spanish/English] field interviewers to travel onsite to local hospitals and birthing facilities to introduce the Guilford Readiness of Children for School Study (Guilford ROCs) and gain participation. Field interviewers will be responsible for having an in-depth understanding of the study, its importance, and future impact. Using a tablet, field interviewers will gain consent from eligible new parents to complete a brief screener to determine study eligibility. If they choose to complete it later, field interviewers will provide them with additional information such as login credentials. Parents who complete the screener and agree to complete the survey will be given a monetary incentive. Field interviewers will perform a nonresponse follow-up by contacting parents via phone at a later date who did not complete the survey.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Must possess a High School Diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years old at time of employment
• Comfortable working in hospital and medical facilities
• Field interview or surveying experience – OR – notable customer service experience
• Demonstrated ability to engage diverse populations with empathy and cultural sensitivity
• Ability to work a variable work schedule, as dictated by hospital schedules (primarily weekdays with occasional weeknights as needed)
• 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 trainings
• 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 transmission and administrative responsibilities
• Able to keep project information confidential
• Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
• Technical skills with ability to troubleshoot tablet connectivity issues
• Ability to use laptop for project activities, enter information in web-based systems, view electronic reports, and communicate via email

Preferred Qualifications for Ideal Candidates

• Bachelor's Degree
• Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from culturally-diverse backgrounds
• Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
• Experience working with tablets and computers, namely email and internet proficiency
• Comfortable working in unfamiliar areas

• The data collection period is expected to be August, 2025 through December, 2025
• 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/phone component 3 days each week
• The majority of this work is anticipated to be weekdays during daytime hours. ​ Occasional weeknights as needed
• Each of your trips to the field are expected to be at least 5 hours long

Field Interviewers are required to complete trainings which include:

• Successfully complete pre-training activities such as manual reading and online training modules
• Successfully complete hospital associated training as required
• Successfully complete virtual project-training to be held early August
• Attendance at all trainings is mandatory

Work in Greensboro and High Point, NC

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If you have a disability that affects the use of our online application system, or if you otherwise need accommodation in connection with the recruiting process due to a disability, please for information on how to contact us to request an accommodation.

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 .

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At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life insurance, a health savings account (HSA), and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

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(1) The rational relationship of the nature of the offense to the duties and responsibilities of the position; and
(2) Evidence of the rehabilitation of the applicant.

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