MEPS – Bilingual Field Interviewer

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We need to parse the job description and extract content. First, we need to decide sections. - About the role: description of role, purpose, what they do. Could be the initial paragraph about Westat seeking Bilingual Field Interviewers for MEPS, description of study, duties. - Responsibilities: list of duties: contacting households, setting appointments, completing interview, collecting documents, transmitting data daily, complying with data security, etc. - Requirements: maybe basic qualifications and minimum requirements? The instruction says use sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what goes where. We have "Basic Qualifications", "Minimum Requirements", "Preferred Criteria". Could map Basic Qualifications to Requirements, Minimum Requirements to Qualifications? Or maybe Requirements = basic qualifications, Qualifications = minimum requirements? But we need to avoid duplication. Better: Use "Requirements" for mandatory criteria (basic qualifications + minimum requirements). Use "Qualifications" for preferred criteria? Or maybe "Skills" for preferred criteria. Let's think: The posting includes: - Basic Qualifications: list of must-haves (age, training availability, travel to training, etc.) - Minimum Requirements: fluency, language assessment, reside in area, availability to work period, min 20 hrs/week, physical requirements, vehicle, driver's license. - Preferred Criteria: interviewing experience, public contact, comfort working unfamiliar locations. Thus we could put: Requirements: Basic Qualifications + Minimum Requirements (combined). Qualifications: maybe not needed? Or we could put "Qualifications" for the preferred criteria? But "Qualifications" often refers to required qualifications. However we already used Requirements for required. Could use Qualifications for preferred? Might be confusing. Alternatively, we could follow typical job posting structure: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (mandatory), Qualifications (preferred), Skills (maybe specific skills), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Thus: - About the role: overview of MEPS, role purpose. - Responsibilities: bullet list of duties. - Requirements: Basic Qualifications + Minimum Requirements (mandatory). - Qualifications: Preferred Criteria. - Skills: maybe language fluency? But that's already in Requirements. Could list specific skills: bilingual English/Spanish, computer-assisted interviewing, data entry, etc. But we can leave Skills empty if no specific content besides language? But we must not emit empty sections. So we need to decide if we have content for Skills. Could include "Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency, ability to use Westat-provided laptop, Microsoft Teams, data transmission daily." That is somewhat covered. Might be okay to put under Skills. - Benefits: details about health and welfare payment, overtime, vacation/holiday leave, sick leave, 401(k), eligibility for health insurance after 1560 hours, etc. - Pay: hourly pay rate range $17.86 to $20.72. - Schedule: part-time, variable hours, two data collection periods Jan-Jul and late Jul-Dec, break between rounds, work mostly evenings/weekends, min 20 hrs/week when work available, travel, overnight, etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID/requisition number as heading; we can drop it. We must preserve all substantive information. Now produce HTML with

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• for lists. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's extract content. About the role: "Westat is currently seeking motivated and detail-oriented individuals to work as Bilingual Field Interviewers for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). MEPS is a study of health care costs and usage in the United States, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a part of the Department of Health and Human Services. MEPS is a panel survey, which features several rounds of interviews with the same respondents to collect information for two full calendar years. Bilingual Field Interviewers (FIs) conduct in-person and computer-assisted video interviews in English and Spanish, with adult members of households, drawn from a nationally representative sample, using a Westat-provided laptop computer." That's enough. Responsibilities: - Contacting households in-person and/or by phone to gain cooperation - Setting appointments - Completing the interview - Collecting and following up with electronic and hard-copy signed documents - Traveling to MEPS in-person training in January 2027 (mandatory) – maybe this is a requirement not responsibility. But could be responsibility? It's a requirement. We'll keep under Requirements. - May be required to travel to local and long-distance households, some assignments requiring overnight travel. - On days when field interviewers work, they will be expected to transmit electronic data daily. - Must comply with all required data security and confidentiality requirements. - Report to a field supervisor and complete and submit administrative paperwork. Also: Bilingual FIs conduct interviews (already in role). So responsibilities list. Requirements (mandatory): From Basic Qualifications: - Be 18 or older (or an emancipated minor) with ability to enter binding confidentiality agreements. - Be available to complete mandatory web-based home study training, including required Microsoft Teams video sessions, between January 4 and January 15, 2027, prior to start of in-person training. - Be available to travel to and attend mandatory in-person training. Traveling on January 19th, 2027, and completing a five-and-a-half-day in-person training that starts on January 20th, and ends on January 25th, 2027. - Be available to complete additional mandatory web-based and virtual training activities, following the in-person training, including a post-training home study between January 26th and January 31st, 2027. From Minimum Requirements: - Be fluent in both written and spoken English and Spanish. - Successfully complete the Westat language assessment protocols. - Reside in and travel within project-designated areas to contact assigned households and conduct in-person interviews, including local and occasional overnight travel as needed. - Be available to work the data collection period, which is expected to extend from January 2027 to December 2030. - Be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, when work is available, mostly evening and weekend hours, with limited daytime work based on the preferences of the households in your assignment. At times, based on caseload and survey sample size, there will not be 20 hours of work available. - Be able to meet the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation: lift and carry up to 20 pounds of equipment and materials, walk several blocks, and climb stairs while carrying equipment to gain entry to sampled households. - Have consistent access to a 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. Also: This is a part-time, variable-hour, non-exempt position. Eligible for overtime pay. Not initially eligible for health insurance or HSA; eligibility after 1560 hours from Sept to Sept, coverage Jan 1 after eligibility. This federal government project is subject to SCA. The hourly rate for this position is determined by location. In addition to hourly pay, a health and welfare payment of $5.35, which may be reduced based on group benefit election, will be paid weekly for up to 40 work hours per week. This position is eligible for paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked. All field positions accrue sick leave (based on hours worked) and are eligible to participate in the 401(k) program (employer matching is dependent on hours worked and disbursement is subject to program rules). This opportunity will be posted for a minimum of seven days, and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be eligible for consideration for reassignment on other Westat field data collection projects if they become available. Working on this study can be a fascinating and rewarding experience. If you are a reliable self-starter, this position may be right for you. Some of that is more about benefits/conditions; we can split. Qualifications (preferred): - Have in-person interviewing experience and/or computer-assisted video interviewing experience. - Have public contact and/or cold calling experience. - Be comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors and communicating with people from all kinds of backgrounds. - We value our diverse respondent base and expect our interviewers to always treat them with respect. - MS Teams will be used to conduct interviews with candidates for this position. - Any offer of employment may be contingent upon receipt of acceptable results from a post-offer background screening, if required for the specific position, which may include, for example, identity verification, employment history, motor vehicle driving record history, and criminal or sexual offender records history. - Any background screening results will be evaluated through an individualized assessment based on the individual’s specific record and the duties and requirements of the position. But some of that is more about process; still could be under Qualifications or Requirements. However background screening is a condition, maybe under Requirements? But it's not a qualification per se. We'll keep under Qualifications as preferred/experience. Skills: - Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency (spoken and written). - Ability to use Westat-provided laptop computer. - Proficiency with Microsoft Teams for training and interviews. - Data entry and transmission of electronic data daily. - Ability to conduct computer-assisted video interviewing. - Ability to follow data security and confidentiality protocols. But many of these are already covered. However we need to ensure we have substantive content for Skills section; we can list specific skills: bilingual communication, computer-assisted interviewing, data transmission, use of laptop, Microsoft Teams, etc. Benefits: - Health and welfare payment of $5.35 per week (up to 40 hours). - Eligible for paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked. - Accrue sick leave based on hours worked. - Eligible to participate in 401(k) program (employer matching dependent on hours worked). - Overtime pay eligible. - Not initially eligible for health insurance or HSA; eligibility after working 1560 hours from September through September of following year, coverage begins Jan 1 after eligibility. - Opportunity for reassignment to other Westat field data collection projects after completion. - Fascinating and rewarding experience. Pay: - Hourly pay rate ranges from $17.86 to $20.72 (determined by location). Schedule: - Part-time position that runs yearly, with two data collection periods: Jan through mid-July, and late July through early December. - Start and stop dates vary with caseloads; break between rounds: between spring and fall rounds typically 1-2 weeks; between fall and spring rounds approx a month. - Expected to work minimum 20 hours per week when work is available, mostly evening and weekend hours, limited daytime work based on household preferences. - May have weeks with less than 20 hours work depending on caseload. - Travel required: local and occasional overnight travel. - Must attend mandatory in-person training Jan 19-25, 2027 (plus web training Jan 4-15 and Jan 26-31). - Must transmit electronic data daily on work days. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content across sections. Now produce HTML. We'll have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check each for content. About the role: paragraph. Responsibilities: ul list. Requirements: ul list (mandatory). Might be long; we can break into sub-sections? But just ul. Qualifications: ul list (preferred).