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Data Collector - Washington, DC

Data Collector - Washington, DC

AdNet AccountNet, Inc.Dist. of Columbia, United States
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DATA COLLECTORS NEEDED

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2025

The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is sponsoring a survey of students in 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 110 public middle and high schools in all 8 wards in DC. The results of the District of Columbia Youth Risk Behavior Survey (DC YRBS) 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 city 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 approximately 6-8 weeks. Data Collectors must be available full-time for the duration of the survey period.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS :

  • Access to the internet to enter daily school participation rates and receive assignments
  • Personal email that can be used for project communications
  • A 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 the assigned schools
  • A valid driver's license
  • Ability to pass a background screening
  • Successful completion of an in-person, mandatory 2-day training in mid-September
  • Willingness to travel in all 8 wards throughout Washington, DC

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 a 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 training session will occur in mid-September in Rockville, MD. 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 Washington, DC, or the immediate surrounding area.
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