PATH - Screening Field Interviewer

IL - Champaign

29391

Westat is currently seeking motivated and detail‑oriented individuals with a commitment to excellence to serve as screening field interviewers on the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. The PATH study collects information on tobacco and nicotine use, and examines the short‑and long‑term health effects of such use on people in the U.S. The PATH Study employs a multi‑mode approach to data collection that includes web and in‑person data collection.

Interviewers are required to locate sampled addresses and screen household members for a longitudinal study. Interviewers regularly receive and transmit data via the internet and report progress and costs to their supervisor.

Interested applicants are required to view the PATH interviewer video to learn more about this position prior to submitting an application. To view the video, click the link below:

• Be 18 or older (or an emancipated minor) with the ability to enter binding confidentiality agreements to protect project information.
• Be available and able to complete 20‑25 hours of web‑based training per week between August 3, 2026 and August 16, 2026. Must communicate with assigned supervisor multiple times per week.

• Live in or around the geographic work area defined by the project sample.
• Be available to work during the data collection period from August 17 through December 31, 2026.
• Be available to work 20‑25 hours per week, mostly evenings and weekends on specified days/times when work is available; 3 to 4 hours at a time. At times, more hours may be available.
• Local travel to complete project work will be required.
• Be able to meet the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations: lift and carry 20 pounds of equipment, walk several blocks, climb a flight of stairs while carrying equipment.
• Have regular and reliable access to telephone service with a long‑distance calling feature, either landline or cellular.
• Have regular and reliable access to a secure high‑speed internet connection at home.
• Have a consistent, fully insured, reliable vehicle that meets Westat’s minimum insurance coverage requirements.
• Have a current and valid driver’s license that is not under suspension.

• In‑person interviewing and/or cold calling experience.
• Experience working with the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life and socio‑economic groups.
• Comfortable using a laptop computer.
• Able to establish and maintain good rapport with study respondents.
• Comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors.
• Self‑motivated, organized, detail‑oriented.
• Ability to work independently.
• Work successfully in a team environment with little direct supervision.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish encouraged.
• Willingness to travel overnight if project assignments become available.

Any offer of employment may be contingent upon receipt of acceptable results from a post‑offer background screening, if required for the specific position. The background screening may include identity verification, employment history, motor vehicle driving record history and criminal or sexual offender records history. All background screening results will be evaluated individually based on the candidate’s record and the duties and requirements of the position.

This is a part‑time, variable‑hour, non‑exempt position. The position is eligible for overtime pay and potential production bonus at client discretion. It is not initially eligible for health insurance or a Health Savings Account (HSA). Eligibility for health insurance and HSA begins after working 1,560 hours from September through September of the following year, with coverage starting January 1 of the year after eligibility is satisfied.

This federal government project is subject to the Service Contract Act (SCA). The hourly rate for this position is determined by the location where work is performed. In addition to hourly pay, a health and welfare payment of $5.09, which may be reduced based on group benefit election, will be paid weekly for up to 40 work hours per week. This…