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Job Description
Center for Child and Family Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy

Title: Research Data Tech II (bilingual - Spanish and English)
Job Code: 0260
Level: 07
Job Family: JF 05

Center for Child and Family Policy Mission:

The Center for Child and Family Policy is dedicated to improving the well-being of children and families through research, education, and engagement. We study factors that influence child outcomes, develop and test promising interventions, and advance evidence-based practices and policies that can inform change and unlock opportunities for all children and their families.

Project Description:
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 resulted in the massive disruption of services supporting families with infants and young children, including in-home visiting programs. Most evidence-based home visiting models transitioned from in-home visits to virtual visiting (e.g., telephone, video, texting), adapting to the daunting challenge of delivering care and intervention without in-home presence. This transition has generated questions about the feasibility of delivering evidence-based home visiting programs via virtual means. Understanding the implications of delivering home visiting virtually is an important and timely public health issue with ramification for federal and local funding agencies and family support systems nationwide.

This position will support a new, Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) evaluating the efficacy of the evidence-based Family Connects universal postpartum home visiting program when delivered via telehealth on a variety of family outcomes, including community service receipt, family functioning, and maternal and infant health and well-being. Through this work, we hope to better understand the possible benefits of virtual community-wide home visiting for families, as well as whether previously identified benefits of universal nurse home visiting can be replicated when services are delivered via telehealth.

Responsibilities:
Coordinate and participate in a variety of duties to assist investigators in the implementation of a research study with families and children.

Work Performed:

• Recruit and scheduling of families via letter and phone. This will require time to research and gather current contact information for families that are eligible to participate in the project. This may also require time in the field.
• Organizing and conducting over the phone and in-home family interviews. Duties will include scheduling home visits, obtaining consent to participate, conducting in-home interviews, administering standardized assessments, and recording interview responses when required.
• Completing interview data entry via computer and appropriately manage data transfer when required.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records of families’ interview participation status, as well as scheduling calendar.
• Prepare and maintain files of research materials.
• Prepare and type related correspondence, operate office machines as required.
• Attend and contribute to project meetings and other meetings held at the Center for Child and Family Policy as appropriate.
• Assist in the compilation and distribution of reports related to research findings.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Requirements:

• Local travel and reliable transportation required with the possibility of occasional travel to western North Carolina (no more than one overnight per month).
• Must be available to work some nights and weekends.
• Must be comfortable working with parents and children.
• Must be willing to collaborate with other staff members and be readily accessible to communicate with other team members both during and outside of regular work hours.

Overall:
It is the expectation that all Center staff members will demonstrate exceptional workplace behavior in the execution of their specific position responsibilities. These behaviors are customer focus, collaboration, creative problem solving, continuous learning, and a commitment to diversity.

Minimum Qualifications
Education
Work generally requires an associate degree in a field related to this specific position. A Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a related discipline is strongly preferred. Must demonstrate strong organizational skills.

Experience
Two years required above education/training requirements preferably in research or clerical experience to be familiar with the basic techniques and forms used to compile and store information in a manual or computerized research data file. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Additional Skills
Must be bilingual and speak fluent Spanish.

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