Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Nutrition & Community Health)

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; Louisiana; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College invites applications for the Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Nutrition & Community Health). The agent will plan and deliver nutrition education, lead demonstrations, and collaborate with parish staff to serve West Baton Rouge, Iberville, and upper St.

Martin parishes. The position is non-tenure track, located at 0101 Iberville Parish Extension Office, requiring travel and some evenings/weekends; a bachelor’s degree in a

Qualifications

• Must have oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in recruiting, training and supervising volunteers is desirable.
• Leadership development experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a plan of work for general nutrition education programming for West Baton Rouge, Iberville, and upper St. Martin parishes.
• Coordinate and implement community nutrition programs including preventing/managing chronic diseases.
• Lead, teach, and execute food demonstrations and nutrition activities for diverse audiences.

Skills

Communication skills

Volunteer management

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor's degree in dietetics/related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

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Job Posting Title:

Assistant/Associate Extension Agent (Nutrition & Community Health)

Position Type:

Faculty

Department:

LSUAG PL3 - Southwest - Iberville Parish (Margo Lynn Castro (00003296))

Work Location:

0101 Iberville Parish Extension Office

Pay Grade:

Academic

Job Description:

Work Location: The area to be served includes West Baton Rouge (WBR) and Iberville parishes. While this position will have responsibilities in the Southwest region, the proposed domicile for this position is either WBR or Iberville Parish Extension Office. The NCH agent will also have Point of Contact responsibilities in the non-domicile parish (either WBR or Iberville) and Upper St. Martin parishes.

Position Description:

This is a non-tenure track, agent level position (100% Extension NCH). The Nutrition & Community Health (NCH) Extension Agent will work under the supervision and direction of the Parish Chair, NCH Regional Coordinator, Regional Director, and NCH state office faculty. This position includes a one hundred percent (100%) nutrition/flavors of health (FOH) appointment.

Major Responsibilities:

• The Agent will develop and maintain a plan of work for general nutrition education programming based on current expectations and for serving as a primary point of contact for nutrition programming in West Baton Rouge, Iberville, and upper St. Martin parishes.
• Coordinate and implement community nutrition programs in the parishes served which will include delivering programs on chronic disease prevention/management through healthy lifestyle changes.
• Ability to lead, teach, and execute food demonstrations, cooking classes, hands on nutrition activities for a variety of audiences including youth, adult, seniors, and community groups.
• Recruit and maintain clientele for community nutrition programs and provide research-based information to clientele in the parishes served.
• Plan, deliver, and evaluate programs on food safety and preservation.
• Prepare nutrition education materials, communications, and activities that use a variety of delivery methods such as workshops, social media, web and print based media outlets.
• Establish and support community based advisory leadership committees'/stakeholder groups to identify the most critical Nutrition & Community Health needs in the parishes served.
• Collaborate with other LSU AgCenter staff, health professionals, and residents' ways to overcome barriers to good nutrition and health.
• Provide leadership in planning, implementing, evaluation and reporting food, nutrition, and/or physical activity policy, system, and environmental interventions and implementing health and nutrition education policies for youth and adults in parishes serviced.
• Review, compile, and report data to document programmatic efforts and demonstrate program outcomes.
• Work under the administrative supervision and direction of the parish chair, NCH Regional Coordinator, NCH State office staff, and regional director.
• To attend and conduct training to meet the needs of the clientele, this position requires some overnight travel and work in the evenings, early morning and weekends.

Qualification Requirements:

A baccalaureate degree in dietetics, community and family nutrition, human ecology, public health, wellness and health, food science, food systems or hospitality management , or closely related areas. Must have an undergraduate degree with an overall grade-point average of at least 2.5 (all GPA requirements based on a 4.0 system) and a 3.0 for graduate work attempted, if any, or master's degree with an overall grade-point average of at least 3.0 or a current grade-point average of at least 3.0 on at least 12 hours of graduate credit. The applicant must demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills. A master's degree in the field listed above is desired. Experience in recruiting, training and supervising volunteers and experience in teaching and applying principles of leadership development to both youth and adults is also desired. Knowledge of public relations and the ability to cope with change are highly desirable characteristics. Ability to work with and through others is essential as is the ability to function with minimum supervision.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dolla