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Posted Job Title
IGNITE Part-time Community Coordinator
Job Profile Title
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt
Job Description Summary
Temporary Employee - Non-Exempt
Job Description
As a part-time community coordinator, you will be a core team member for a study called "IGNITE" and will primarily work on the "IGNITE 4 Kids" protocol. This study is being conducted by the Penn Medicine Urban Health Lab and the Opportunity for Health Lab.
The IGNITE study evaluates the relationship between environmental and economic interventions in Black neighborhoods and health. The IGNITE 4 Kids examines health and wellbeing outcomes for children ages 5-17 living in those neighborhoods that receive the IGNITE interventions.
As a community coordinator, you will travel to selected neighborhoods throughout West, Southwest, and North Philadelphia and conduct door-to-door recruitment and study enrollment. You will have a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to 1) explaining the study and obtaining informed consent from study participants, 2) administering a survey about health and well-being, and 3) potentially obtaining permission to plant a tree in front of the participant's home.
$20-$24/hour depending on experience
Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine
Pay Range
$7.25 - $155.75
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Special Requirements
Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.