Dear friends of CARE:
We have successfully completed data collection for our asset mapping project with a very positive collaboration with Youth@Work and the Color of Words. We plan to distribute preliminary data and maps in September. (News articles about the project can be seen on our website: http://ycci.yale.edu/care.)
In the meantime, we are gearing up for our next round of data collection—surveying over 3,000 students and residents of New Haven. Given our commitment to providing information to the community in a timely manner, our goal is to complete these surveys before Thanksgiving. Therefore, we are hiring a large cadre of temporary staff to help us with this data collection effort. Attached are the job descriptions for two separate employment opportunities with CARE. We will be hiring one group of temporary staff to assist with data collection in the schools and another group to assist with surveys of residents in six neighborhoods. Please see the descriptions for more information. As indicated in the job descriptions, please direct inquiries about the school positions to Susan Peters and direct inquiries about the neighborhood positions to me. Please feel free to forward this information. Thank you!
Very best,
Alycia
CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement
TEMPORARY POSITION: SURVEY ADMINISTRATORS
Neighborhood Health Data Collection
September-November 2009
General Description
As part of a major community based research project, CARE will be collecting health data from a cohort of 1400 New Haven residents in six neighborhoods: Dixwell, Fair Haven, Hill North, Newhallville, West River/Dwight and West Rock. CARE is recruiting 20 people to assist with survey administration for approximately eight weeks from late September through November.
Schedule/hours
September 29 through November 24, 2009
Monday through Thursday, 3PM-8PM
Saturday, 11AM-6PM
Responsibilities
Training: A three-day training session will be held for staff from Tuesday, September 29th through Thursday, September 30th.
Survey: Starting Monday, October 5th, survey field teams (two people per team) will administer an electronic survey to New Haven residents using a handheld computer. Survey field teams will knock on randomly selected address doors between the hours of 3pm and 8pm on weekdays and 11am to 6pm on Saturdays. Field teams will screen household members to select one adult over 18 and under 65 to participate in the survey. Field teams will verbally administer the survey to one adult per household and input the data into the handheld computer. Survey administration will take approximately 30-45 minutes per household. Field teams will be responsible for tracking participation of households.
Skills and Abilities:
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Ability to work in an urban environment and with diverse populations.
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Knowledge and familiarity of New Haven’s neighborhoods, particularly the six targeted neighborhoods.
3.
Excellent verbal communication skills.
4.
Well organized and excellent attention to detail.
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Ability to exercise independent judgment and take initiative.
6.
Experience working in a research setting.
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Knowledge of various computer programs.
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Valid CT driver's license with available transportation.
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Must be at least 18 years of age.
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Available for the entire duration of data collection.
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Preferred: Bilingual in Spanish.
Payment: The hourly rate for this temporary position is $13-15.
If you are interested or someone you know is interested, please contact Alycia Santilli at alycia.santilli@yale.edu or 203-785-7651.
CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement
TEMPORARY POSITION: DATA COLLECTION IN SCHOOLS
Student Health Data Collection
New Haven Public Schools
October 7th-November 6th, 2009
Description of Data Collection in Schools
As part of our major community based research project, CARE will be collecting health data from a cohort of 1700 5th and 6th grade students in 12 New Haven public schools through surveys and physical measures each October for three years. We will begin our first set of data collection from mid October-early November, 2009.
Staffing Needs
We need 8 people to attend training and assist with data collection in the New Haven Public Schools for approximately 4 weeks from October 7th-November 6th from 9:00-4:00.
Responsibilities
Training: A 3 day training session will be held for staff from Wednesday October 7th through Friday October 9th.
Survey: Starting October 13th (Columbus day on the 12th), we will work in teams of 2-3 to administer the computer based survey to students (one class at a time) in the school media labs, which will take about 10 days. One person will read the survey aloud while 2 others assist with questions that arise. Each class will have 1 hour in the labs and we hope to complete at least 4 classes in each school per day, depending on need and scheduling. There are 67 classes in 12 schools.
Physical Measures: During weeks 3-4, we will work in teams of 2 to collect physical measures (heart rate, height, weight, BMI and blood pressure) on the same group of students before gym class. We’ll use automated equipment and enter values into an Excel file on a laptop computer. Again, we anticipate needing about an hour per class.
Criteria
Must be at least 18 years of age, have reliable transportation, work well with children, and be available for the entire 4 weeks. Preferred: Experience with taking vital signs and/or Excel.
Payment
The hourly rate for this temporary position is $12.00.
If you are interested or know anyone who would be interested, available and qualified, please contact Sue Peters at smpeters@snet.net or 203-530-4634 ASAP and before 31 August.
Thank you!!
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