Extension Agent — Agriculture & 4-H Youth Development

Montana State University - Office of Student Engagement; Bozeman (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Montana State University Extension seeks an Extension Agent for Agriculture and 4-H Youth Development in Carbon County, located in Joliet, MT. The role focuses on community needs assessment, program development, and evaluation to improve youth development and agriculture education.

Responsibilities include leadership with peers, collaboration with local agencies, and delivering research-based programming across livestock, crops, and horticulture, with emphasis on community impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, animal science, agronomy, natural resource management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead groups; assess community needs; and develop, organize, plan, teach, and evaluate effective programs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective leadership for Extension programming for youth, adults, and volunteers.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with individuals, groups, and community organizations representing a wide variety of youth and adult audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct community needs assessment and develop, plan, implement, facilitate, and evaluate successful, research-based educational programs in Agriculture and 4-H Youth Development.
• Provide shared leadership with the peer Carbon County agent for development, planning facilitation, and evaluation of the Carbon County 4-H program to foster positive youth development and volunteer engagement.
• Provide timely, relevant agriculture programming with emphases on livestock and farm/ranch, natural resource, and small acreage management; irrigated and dryland crop production; and horticulture that result in positive community impacts.
• Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with peer Extension agents, Extension specialists, county commissioners, and appropriate local individuals, groups, boards, agencies, and organizations to leverage educational programming in Carbon County.
• Collaborate with local and regional Extension staff, community leaders, and stakeholders to conduct needs assessment to identify and inform educational programming priorities in Carbon County.
• Embrace a team approach to planning, developing, and implementing an effective, interdisciplinary MSU Extension program in Carbon County.

Skills

Lead groups

Assess community needs

Teach and evaluate programs

Collaborate with communities

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Montana State University Extension seeks an Extension Agent for Agriculture and 4-H Youth Development in Carbon County, located in Joliet, MT. The role focuses on community needs assessment, program development, and evaluation to improve youth development and agriculture education.

Responsibilities include leadership with peers, collaboration with local agencies, and delivering research-based programming across livestock, crops, and horticulture, with emphasis on community impact.