Bi-Lingual Tobacco Merchant Educator (Chinese / English)

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Title:  Bi-Lingual Tobacco Merchant Educator (Chinese/English)
Position Type:  Temporary/casual, hourly wage employee
Accountability:  Reports to Enforcement & Education Manager, Tobacco Prevention and Control
Location: Home office 1500 Market Street, Centre Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Summary: 
The Bi-Lingual Tobacco Merchant Educator’s primary responsibility is to provide onsite, face-to-face, language specific education to Tobacco Merchants on the City of Philadelphia’s tobacco youth sales laws and policies. Specific tasks include: traveling to merchants for education, making multiple follow-up attempts, recording contact attempts and education efforts.

*COVID-19 Vaccination required*

Responsibilities:

• Learning and maintaining knowledge of the Philadelphia’s youth sales laws and policies
  (prior knowledge not required).
• Traveling throughout the City of Philadelphia to Tobacco Merchant’s locations
• Educating the Merchant(s) on the laws in Chinese(Mandarin) or English
  from an established curriculum
• Completing a survey with the merchant as part of the established curriculum
• Entering the information collected during the education session into an online database
• Keeping regular communication with the Merchant Education Coordinator

Qualifications:

• A valid driver’s license and regular access to motor vehicle
• Knowledge and comfort in working in and driving around Philadelphia neighborhoods
• Strong ability to work in an individual environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• High School Diploma or GED, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other data entry platforms including online systems.
• Ability to work under strict deadlines and time constraints.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, both independently and as an effective member of an inter-programmatic team.
• Good working knowledge of “smart” devices (e.g. Smart phone or tablet)
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  

Hours: Flexible: 10 – 20 hours a week. Some evening and weekends required.

Salary: $20.00 per hour