Screening Assistant

One Position - Male

Key Responsibilities

- Administer tablet-based questionnaires to study participants in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across Bangalore.
- Track participants, make follow-up calls, and schedule visits as required.
- Maintain study logs and field records accurately and in a timely manner.
- Undertake specific project-related tasks assigned based on skills and project needs.
- Support data management activities, including verifying, uploading, and organizing data collected from the field, and assisting in periodic data quality checks.
- Engage actively in field-based work, coordinating with PHC staff, ASHAs, and community members to facilitate participant recruitment and follow-up.

Required Experience and Skills

- Experience in field-based data collection, preferably using tablet-based systems (training will be provided if needed).
- Demonstrated fieldwork experience in community or healthcare settings.
- Experience in conducting quantitative research interviews, ideally in a healthcare or community-based environment.
- Prior experience in discussing sensitive topics with clients or research participants.
- Experience working on a research project is an advantage.
- Excellent verbal communication in Kannada and basic written and spoken English skills.




- Experience working with domestic violence survivors or vulnerable populations is a plus.
- Familiarity with basic data management tools (Excel, Google Sheets) and a commitment to data accuracy and confidentiality.

Other Competencies

- Strong time-management and task prioritization skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative team approach.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Versatile work schedule, including willingness to work late evenings, Sundays, or holidays (compensatory off as per SJRI rules).
- Ability to establish rapport and work effectively with individuals across diverse backgrounds, including different ethnicities, socio-economic statuses, castes, genders, and sexual orientations.
- Willingness, comfort, and interest in field-based work, including travel to PHCs within Bangalore as required.
- Post-graduate in Psychology / or Psychiatric social work.

Kannada and English

Pay: ₹30,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

- Language - Kannada and English

Education :

- Master's (preferred)

Experience :

- Field : 1 year (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

- 75% (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Screening Assistant (Koramangala)
🏢 St. Johns Research Institute, Bangalore
📍 Koramangala