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Bilingual Early Childhood Assessor
RTI InternationalBirmingham, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Aug 2025
About the role
Early Childhood Assessors are responsible for:
- Traveling regularly to assigned Early Childhood Centers to conduct assessments with children who have parental permission to participate in the study
- Making in-person contact with selected preschool administrators, teachers, and children to discuss the study, answer questions, schedule assessments, and maintain participation
- Collecting confidential information and administering computer-based standardized questionnaires
- Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
- Transmitting status updates and collected data as scheduled
- Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment
- Safeguarding issued equipment and project materials against damage, loss, or theft and returning at the conclusion of the assignment or at supervisor's request
- Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
- Virtually attend scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
- Administering a screening interview and recruiting respondents for a longer main interview, if selected
- Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work
- Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom
- Working a flexible schedule, based on preschool center availability and assigned cases
- Independently manage workload of approximately 2-3 early childhood center
- Working with assigned staff at Early Childhood Centers to determine logistics of child assessments
- Monitoring parental permission status for assigned children, document communications with center administrators, record updates related to scheduling and logistics and provide regular progress updates to field management
- Must be at least 21 years old at the time of employment
- Must possess High School Diploma or GED
- Comfortable working in preschool settings in diverse neighborhoods
- Possess effective interpersonal and verbal communication skills through speech and listening
- Fluency in English and Spanish through reading, writing, and speaking
- Available for entire training and data collection period
- Able to successfully complete training and required assessment certification
- Must have a valid driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use
- Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop and other associated equipment
- Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities
- Able to keep project information confidential
- Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
- Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from diverse backgrounds
- Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
- Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency
- Be comfortable working in unfamiliar areas
- Associate's degree, preferred
- Background in Early Childhood education, Psychology, or related field preferred
- Experience working on school-based studies, particularly in preschool settings
- Experience conducting direct assessments with children, using measures such as the Research-based Early Math Assessment, Test of Preschool Early Literacy, or similar assessments
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