Research Assistant

Appone; Toronto; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking four Research Assistants for the PRIME-C team. Based across Toronto, London, Ajax, and Kitchener-Waterloo, you will assist with recruitment, data collection, and data management, while engaging youth and families in a child-centered research process. You will report to Dr.

Monika Novak Pavlic and Dr. Gillian King, contribute in a multidisciplinary setting, and support both qualitative and quantitative data activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in pediatric rehabilitation or related research.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and enrollment for PRIME-C study.
• Coordinate on-site visits and data collection.
• Engage children and youth in research activities in an inclusive way.
• Maintain accurate research records and documentation.
• Communicate with the multi-site PRIME-C team and participate in meetings.
• Support qualitative and quantitative data collection and management.
• Contribute observations to PRIME-C improvements.
• Work across four Ontario sites: Toronto, London, Ajax, Kitchener-Waterloo.

Skills

Youth engagement

Communication

Coordination

Research support

Independent work

Education

Undergraduate degree in health-related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

REDCap (asset)

Zoom

Teams

Job description

Supervisors:Monika Novak Pavlic and Gillian King

Program:Bloorview Research Institute

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada's largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

We are seeking four Research Assistants to join the PRIME-C research team at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The PRIME-C research team focuses on advancing meaningful engagement of children and youth in pediatric rehabilitation by developing a child-centred measure of engagement in rehabilitation. The project aims to better understand how children and youth experience and engage in rehabilitation, ensuring that their perspectives and voices are meaningfully incorporated into the development and evaluation of rehabilitation services. The work draws on mixed methods, co-design, cognitive interviewing, and psychometric methods, with youth actively involved in shaping the research process and outcomes.

Description

The Research Assistants will report to Dr. Monika Novak Pavlic and Dr. Gillian King and will contribute to recruitment, data collection and data management. The Research Assistants will be based across four participating sites in Ontario: Toronto, London, Ajax, and the Kitchener-Waterloo region. The successful candidates will support research activities at their respective site and collaborate with the broader PRIME-C research team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and enrollment of children and youth participating in the PRIME-C study
• Coordinate and conduct on-site research visits and data collection
• Engage children and youth in research activities in a welcoming, age-appropriate, and inclusive manner
• Maintain accurate and organized research records and participant documentation
• Communicate regularly with the PRIME-C research team and participate in multi-site team meetings
• Coordinate and support qualitative and quantitative data collection
• Contribute to ongoing refinement of the PRIME-C by sharing observations and feedback related to children's and youths' experiences of the research process
• Other duties as assigned
• A minimum of an undergraduate degree in a health-related field. Preference given to those who have completed a Master's degree.
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in pediatric rehabilitation or research experience in a similar role
• Experience engaging with youth, families/caregivers, healthcare providers, researchers, and/or health-system partners
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and management
• Experience and knowledge of MS Office products and virtual meeting tools (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Zoom)
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, time management, and project coordination skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently, while also collaborating effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and multi-knowledge user teams
• Experience with REDCap is an asset

About the Organization

About the Organization Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/

To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Together We Dare. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3c-FszREUk

Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting [e-mail] or 416-425-6220.

This position is currently accepting applications.