Community Based Instructor 3 - Healthy Aging Initiative (HAI) Program

University of Nevada, Reno; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rich retirement plan - Retirement Calc

Health insurance options (dental &

Job summary

University of Nevada, Reno Extension seeks a Community Based Instructor 3 to lead community education programs and 4-H style camps. The role includes budgeting, scheduling volunteers, and supporting health aging initiatives in Las Vegas and surrounding communities.

You will coordinate indirect outreach like campus tours, health fairs, and open houses while assisting the Healthy Aging Initiative coordinator in achieving program goals.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education with 3+ years in agriculture, horticulture, community development, health and nutrition, human and family development, or natural resources.
• Valid driver’s license required at appointment and ongoing.
• Food Handler Safety Training Certificate.
• Fingerprint/background check required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct education classes in the community and camps.
• Obtain memorandums of understanding and manage program budgets.

Skills

Driver's license

Community education

Camp instruction

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food Handler Safety Training Certificate

Job description

Job Description

The University of Nevada, Extension’s Children, Youth & Families Team is recruiting for a Community Based Instructor 3. This position is located in Las Vegas Nevada. The position is responsible for direct education classes in the community, obtaining memorandums of understanding, maintaining program budgets and scheduling volunteers. The position is also responsible for serving as a camp instructor and camp team member for 4‑H style overnight and day camps for older adults at Camp Alamo. Additional duties include implementation of indirect education activities through campus tours, open houses, tabling events, health fairs and senior events. The position reports to the Healthy Aging Initiative (HAI) program Coordinator and will assist in the implementation of HAI’s outlined goals and activities.

Essential Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent education and three (3) years of relevant work experience in areas such as agriculture, horticulture, community development, health and nutrition, human and family development, and natural resources in urban and rural areas; OR An equivalent combination of education and experience as described above
• A valid driver’s license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
• Food Handler Safety Training Certificate
• This position requires candidates to complete a fingerprinting/background check.

Schedule

This position requires working a variable work schedule, with nights and weekends as necessary for program implementation, travel, etc.; this is subject to change based on organizational needs.

Compensation

Grade 27. In classified service, salary is in Grade and Step. The Step is determined based on the Nevada Administrative Code. Salary placement above a Step 01 at initial appointment is determined based on the recruitment, the candidate’s qualifications, internal equity and budgets. A request to accelerate salary must be approved by Human Resources and abide by the Nevada Administrative Code. To view the classified compensation schedules, please visit: Classified Compensation. Select Salary Schedule, PP01CBA Units C and L or PP02 CBA Units C and L.

Perks

• Rich retirement plan - Retirement Calculator
• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• Life insurance, generous annual and sick leave - Classified Benefits
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• Staff Employees’ Council (SEC) represents all Classified employees. SEC holds monthly meetings to provide a forum for employees to participate.
• SEC Grants-in-aid for Classified Employees
• The University encourages employees to pursue training and educational opportunities available to them through the Nevada System of Higher Education institutions.
• Tuition is paid in full when Classified employees enroll in a course that can apply toward the completion of a degree or is job-related.
• Classified Staff Grants-In-Aid Benefit
• Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program
• Work at UNR Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

Department Information

The initiative offers several trainings for adults over 50 and those who work with, support and serve as care partners for older adults. https://extension.unr.edu/healthy-aging/default.aspx

Posting Close Date

11/4/2026

Equal Opportunity

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries. Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very high research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.” Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.