Arizona YRBS & School Health Profiles Coordinator

This position serves as the Survey Coordinator for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) and School Health Profiles (SHP) within the Bureau of Assessment and Evaluation. Under the direction of the Office Chief, the Survey Coordinator is responsible for planning, implementing, and administering a statewide school-based survey of considerable difficulty. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) is conducted biennially (every two years), typically in the spring of odd-numbered years. School Health Profiles (SHP) surveys are also conducted biennially, generally during the spring of even-numbered years.

The coordinator follows complex and technical program guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out the YRBS and SHP. This position coordinates survey operations in collaboration with an Epidemiologist and Program Specialist. This position may oversee or supervise support personnel to ensure the completion of grant deliverables, including survey administration and grant-required reports, in accordance with CDC handbooks and other guidance.

The Survey Coordinator is the main point of contact for all YRBS/SHP-related communications, including correspondence with the CDC, participating YRBS sites, school districts, principals, administrators, teachers, the public, and other YRBS partners. The coordinator is responsible for maintaining and cultivating an Advisory Committee comprised of internal and external stakeholders, who convene at least twice annually to provide input on questionnaire development, school outreach, and data dissemination efforts. The coordinator is expected to participate in a one-time, in-person training outside the state.

This position is responsible for all aspects of YRBS/SHP administration, including but not limited to updating the sampling frame, programming and testing the online survey, preparing and distributing survey materials to selected schools, monitoring responses, following up with nonrespondents, distributing incentives, and submitting data in accordance with CDC specifications. The coordinator conducts outreach with schools, both in person and over email/phone, to achieve adequate response rates by traveling to middle and high schools across the state to encourage participation and assist with survey administration. The coordinator also collaborates with state epidemiologists to disseminate survey findings to stakeholders and the public through data products (e.g., infographics) and presentations.

The employee will be expected to make independent decisions and judgments based on their professional education, programmatic experience, and training. This position maintains and shares highly confidential information and data.