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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Project Assistant. This position will primarily be based at NYC Health+Hospitals/Woodhull in Brooklyn (Bushwick/Bed Stuy).We are seeking a bilingual project assistant (PlayReadVIP Coach) to work in the Department of Pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine (PI: Alan Mendelsohn, MD). Our team examines and delivers parenting interventions to improve child development outcomes in at-risk populations at pediatric clinics across in New York City (PlayReadVIP; www.playreadvip.org). The candidate will be responsible for multiple project tasks, and will work with a multidisciplinary team of pediatricians, psychologists, and other child development professionals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Administer standardized program to parents of infants and young children, which involves tips about reading, playing, and interacting with children, videotaping parents and children playing together, providing general positive reinforcement about the video (PlayReadVIP)
• Maintain records of family participation in the program, maintain databases
• Develop rapport with parents and children who are in the program
• Coordinate with parents and track/schedule upcoming program visits
• Conduct interviews with parents about a range of topics, including screens for depression and questions about their child's development and behaviors
• Prepare, update, and translate project-related documents
• Maintain and organize project materials
• Assist with coordination and training of volunteers
• Collaborate and meet with multidisciplinary team of research and clinical staff

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities:

- Providing general support, if needed, related to project or research tasks such as:
- Recruiting research participants and obtaining informed consent.
- Administering standardized, pre-existing developmental assessments
- Transcribing and/or coding data

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have fluency in spoken and written Spanish. Bachelor's Degree in child development, child life, infancy, special education, family processes, maternal and child health, or related field preferred. Previous experience working with infants, toddlers, children and parents in educational, hospital or mental health settings; previous research experience is preferred but not required. Previous experience w/ databases, e.g., Epic, Excel, REDCap, or other similar programs preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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