4-H Extension Agent, Conecuh County

Auburn University; Burnt Chimney Corner (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job satisfaction

Benefits Day 1

Insurance options

Work-life balance

Vacation 4w/yr

Sick leave 96h/yr

Holidays & leave

Parental leave 6w

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Diversity in environment

Job summary

Auburn University’s Alabama Cooperative Extension System is seeking a 4-H Extension Agent to lead youth programming in Conecuh County, Alabama. The role emphasizes servant leadership, team collaboration, and delivering education across animals, outdoor activities, STEM, gardening, cooking, and more.

You’ll work with local advisory groups, volunteers, and communities to plan, implement, evaluate, and report outreach, while upholding values of service, inclusiveness, accountability and integrity.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to work as part of a diverse team.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Passion for youth development.

Responsibilities

• Serving under the supervision of the County Extension Coordinator, provide programmatic leadership and program delivery to build lifeskills in Alabama youth.
• Develops leadership and engagement skills to grow and sustain the county 4-H program in five areas of excellence: forming a unified county 4-H team and program, utilizing consistent research-based curriculum resources, diversifying delivery methods, promoting plan-of-work development and teamwork, and aligning staff and position assignments.
• Diversifies program delivery by learning new programs, resources, and skills offered by PPT, professional organizations, and networks in key 4-H program subject areas: animals and agriculture, creative arts, environmental education, healthy living, leadership and citizenship, outdoor education, and science and technology.
• Stays current on demographic and socioeconomic change to include diverse voices in program priorit.

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Extending knowledge, improving lives! Make an impact in yourcommunity and in the lives of Alabamians.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is seekingqualified applications for a 4-H Extension Agent based outof Conecuh County, AL. Applicants must be self-directed and able tothrive in a flexible work environment.

Reasons you’ll love being an Extension Agent at ACES –Auburn:

• Job Satisfaction! Be a part of life-changing work in yourcommunity!
• Excellent full-time benefits that start on Day 1!
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options!
• Work/life balance!
• 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year.
• 96 hours of sick leave accrued annually.
• 7 paid holidays in addition to 2 weeks of paid leave duringChristmas/New Years when the University closes.
• 6 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of achild (available for BOTH moms & dads).
• AU tuition assistance for you and your dependents after a yearof service.
• Generous state retirement plan along with other voluntaryretirement plan options and benefits.
• Fun, flexible & diverse work environment. Every day isdifferent!
• Supportive leadership & peers. The ACES team supports youand your work!

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking a servant leaderthat has a passion for working with youth in Conecuh County! As a4-H Extension Agent, this position provides the opportunity to dosomething new every day —our 4-H Agents work with animals,outdoors, STEM, gardening, cooking and everything in between. Mustbe willing to work as part of team and serve a diverse population.We expect all of our employees to uphold the following values:service excellence, team, inclusiveness, accountability andintegrity.

Team Description

Extension Agent’s (EA’s), Urban ExtensionAgent’s (UEA’s), County Extension Directors (CEDs), and Specialistsform the core of Extension teams. This EA will participate as acohesive team member working with local clientele, advisory groups,volunteers, and other interested parties to determine regionalneeds for program outreach. As a team member, the EA will partnerwith other EA’s and CEDs to provide educational leadership inplanning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting programsconducted in the region.

Responsibilities

Serving under the supervision of the County Extension Coordinator,the primary role of non-tenure track 4-H Extension Agent is toprovide programmatic leadership and program delivery to build lifeskills in Alabama youth.

• Develops leadership and engagement skills to grow and sustainthe county 4-H program in five areas of excellence: forming aunified county 4-H team and program, utilizing consistentresearch-based curriculum resources, diversifying delivery modestailored to today’s youth, promoting plan-of-work development andteamwork at all levels, and aligning staff and position assignmentsto support program resources and delivery modes.
• Diversifies program delivery by learning new programs,resources, and skills offered by Program Priority Team (PPT),professional organizations, and networks in the key 4-H programsubject areas: animals and agriculture, creative arts,environmental education, healthy living, leadership andcitizenship, outdoor education, and science and technology.
• Stays current on demographic and socioeconomic change toinclude diverse voices in program priorit