Variable Hours Officer

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 5
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 36.43-36.43

Position Summary

The School of Nursing is looking to hire one (1) Variable Hours Officer to work for an NIH-funded study testing the impact of a sleep intervention with adolescents in NYC high schools. Most of the duties will occur in-person at the office or high schools in and around NYC, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens, requiring travel between/to these sites; occasional night/weekend work is required to follow-up with study participants and/or complete participant interviews.

Responsibilities

Specific tasks for this position entail: 

- Screening and recruiting adolescents and their caregivers

- Delivering intervention group sessions with adolescents

- Interviewing students in person and/or by phone or Zoom, and their  caregivers by phone or Zoom;

- Conducting literature searches;

- Photocopying study materials;
- Entering data, and
- Other tasks as needed

This position will last up to 4 months. The hours will vary depending on the individual's availability

This is a temporary position with a flexible work schedule. 
This is a grant funded position and continued employment is contingent upon the grant.  

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelors degree or equivalent in education and experience. 

- Experience working with children or adolescents required 
- Must possess excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

Ability to present information to groups of teenagers (i.e., make classroom presentations) 

- Must be able to travel within Manhattan currently; this may expand to other boroughs

- Ability to work in the schools a few days a week during the high school day, which is typically 8 – 3

- Ability to work some nights/weekends to follow up with teenagers and/or interview parents

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in psychology, public health, or related field 

- Prior research experience is a plus; course work and/or school thesis are considered acceptable research experiences. 
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) 

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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