Data Collector

AdNet AccountNet, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Job summary

AdNet/AccountNet, Inc. is hiring temporary Data Collectors to administer a web survey in public middle and high schools across specified Maryland counties. Expect to work about 3 days per week for 6–8 weeks, with full-time availability during the survey period.

Training is mandatory (end of September) in Rockville, MD, and candidates must travel within MD to assigned schools. Requirements include internet access for data entry, a personal email, a cell phone, a vehicle, a valid driver's license,

Qualifications

• Experience in field data collection is preferred.
• Experience working with adolescents in a school setting is preferred.
• Experience working with the public and leading tasks is preferred.
• Experience off-site with limited face-to-face supervision is preferred.
• Comfort using a computer/tablet, navigating the internet, emailing, and attaching files.

Responsibilities

• Administer the web survey to participating schools.
• Enter daily school participation rates and receive assignments.
• Travel to assigned schools within MD for survey administration visits.
• Maintain professional communication with schools and project team.
• Complete mandatory training and pass background screening.

Skills

Field data collection

Working with adolescents

Public engagement

Travel to MD schools

Computer/tablet use

Job description

About Us

AdNet/AccountNet, Inc. is an 8(a), WOSB, and WBE-owned management consulting firm providing federal agencies with expert Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), diversity, and workforce support services.

The survey will be conducted in approximately 385 public middle and high schools in across the 23 county jurisdictions and the City of MD. The results of the Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MD 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 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 approximately 6-8 weeks. Data Collectors must be available full-time for the duration of the survey period.

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

• Anne Arundel
• Baltimore City
• Calvert
• St. Mary's
• Charles
• Dorchester
• Wicomico
• Somerset
• Worcester
• Garrett
• Allegheny
• Kent
• Queen Anne's
• Talbot
• Caroline

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 MD

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 at the end of September in Rockville, MD.