2024 New York State Youth Tobacco Survey (NY YTS)

DATA COLLECTORS NEEDED

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, JANUARY - APRIL 2024

The New York State Department of Health is sponsoring a survey of students grades 6-12 to collect information on smoking, drug and alcohol use, and other health risk behaviors among adolescents.

The survey will be conducted in approximately 120 public middle and high schools in NY. The results of the New York State Youth Tobacco Survey (NY YTS) will be used to (1) monitor health-risk behaviors among middle and high school students; (2) evaluate the impact of state and local efforts to prevent health-risk behaviors; and (3) improve school health education policies and programs.

We need professional individuals throughout the state who have an interest in the health and well-being of adolescents to help administer the web survey. This is a temporary position in which you can expect to work on average 3 days per week for the term of the project. Data Collectors must be available full-time for the duration of the survey period.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Access to internet to enter daily school participation rates and receive assignments
• Personal email that can be used for project communications
• Cell phone that can be used to call assigned schools in preparation for the survey administration visit
• A vehicle in good working condition to be used to drive to assigned schools
• A valid driver's license
• Ability to pass a background screening
• Successful completion of an in-person, mandatory 3 days of training in Rockville, MD (one of those days is for paid travel)
• Willingness to travel

EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Experience in field data collection
• Experience in working with adolescents, particularly in a school setting
• Experience in working with the public and leading a task
• Experience in working off-site with little face-to-face contact with supervisor
• Experience using a computer/tablet, including navigating the internet, using web applications, emailing, and attaching files

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills
• Technologically literate with strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and good at adhering to a tight schedule
• Ability to think analyze a situation, identify potential problems, and recommend solutions
• Comfort in speaking in front of a small or large group
• Early morning person – scheduled arrival time can be as early as 6:00 a.m.
• Ability to lift and carry survey supplies up to 25 lbs
• A professional appearance and demeanor

WHEN : A mandatory 2-day paid training session will occur January 25-26 in Rockville, MD. January 24th will be a day of travel. Assuming successful completion of training, data collection will start immediately after training and continue until all schools have been surveyed.

We are under a tight deadline to hire staff located geographically in New York. Please apply by phone IMMEDIATELY describing your experience and personal attributes in terms of the above-listed criteria by contacting: AdNet