Position Summary:
Language Connections is seeking a Contracted Assessment Assistant who is fluent in English and Russian carries out research activities for a study investigating risks and protective factors of health and disease in aging. This study involves assessment of gait, lifestyle, medical history, cognition, anxiety, depression, vision, hearing, blood biomarkers and other variables via phone survey and in-person assessment.
Roles include communicating with a population of Russian-speaking older adults, data collection and management, conducting study assessments both over the phone and in-person, processing participant reports, and maintaining records for internal and external regulatory purposes.
Core Competencies:
- Results Orientation: Focuses on delivering superior performance by setting and achieving stretch goals.
- Customer Service Orientation: Takes personal responsibility for understanding the real and underlying needs of customers and anticipating and meeting their expectations to establish viable, long-term relationships.
- Teamwork and Collaboration: Works effectively within a team, group and across the organization and accomplishes tasks and desired results while behaving constructively as opposed to separately and competitively.
Position Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with others, carries out research activities for research focused on healthy aging with Russian-speaking participants. Role would include conducting participant screenings, conducting informed consent, scheduling sessions with research participants, administering questionnaires by phone and in-person, and conducting in-person assessments with older adult research participants across HSL housing sites.
- Ability to follow standardized research protocol for assessments of cognition, gait, grip strength, BMI, blood pressure, vision, and hearing.
- Prepares reports for Russian-speaking research participants on assessment results.
- Assists with recruitment of Russian-speaking research participants as needed.
- The above covers the most significant responsibilities of the position. It does not, however, exclude other duties, which would be in conformity with the level of the position.
Qualifications:
- Fluent in English and Russian.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Previous work with older adults is strongly preferred.
- General computer literacy required; experience with Windows, Word, and Excel.
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills, both in person and over the phone.
- Shows careful attention to details and compliance with participant confidentiality.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills. Must demonstrate flexibility in regards to project demands, i.e. adapting to changes in schedules, new technologies, and unanticipated participant needs.
- Must be self-motivated and comfortable balancing independent and collaborative work.
- Must have a positive demeanor, good intuition, and sound judgment, with the ability to handle even difficult situations.
- Access to a car for local travel within the Boston area for study related activities strongly preferred.
Other Information:
- This is a “part-time to a full-time” job.
- Compensation – $20/hr.
- Contact: leo@languageconnections.com
*If you’re interested, please apply by sending your resume and cover letter to leo@languageconnections.com.
About Language Connections:
Language Connections is one of the top language service companies in the US. Over the last 30 years, we’ve focused on providing the best business translation services, interpreting services, as well as interpreter training and customized language training programs. In addition to top-tier corporate language training, we offer certified corporate interpreters and professional business translation services in 200+ languages. Our network includes linguists with backgrounds in all major industries. They’re ready to meet your needs, whether they’re for technical translation services, legal translation, government translation services, international development translation services, education translation services, life sciences translation, or something else. Reach out to us today for a free quote on our cost-efficient and timely translation services, interpreters, or other linguistic services.
Language Connections Inc.
2001 Beacon Street, Suite 105,
Boston, MA 02135
Phone: +1-617-731-3510
Email: service@languageconnections.com