Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development - Nelson County

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service; Bardstown (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in Bardstown, KY seeks an Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development to lead and manage the Nelson County 4-H youth programs. The agent will implement a well-rounded program, recruit and train volunteers, and coordinate advisory councils and committees to support youth leadership and community development.

Responsibilities include disseminating practical information on Agriculture, Family Consumer Sciences, 4-H and Community and Rural

Qualifications

• Implement a well-rounded program that develops youth through school and community-based programs.
• Recruit and train volunteers and leaders to work with youth.
• Utilize and/or develop councils, advisory groups, and committees in programming around leadership development, community involvement, local government, community services and other forms of community economic development.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to the overall 4-H youth development programs for Nelson County.
• Support dissemination of information related to Agriculture, Family Consumer Sciences, 4-H and Community and Rural Development as outlined in the statutes.

Job description

Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development in Nelson County

Location: Bardstown, KY

The Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development will work to provide leadership and management to the overall 4-H youth development programs for Nelson County. Agent responsibilities include: 1) implementing a well-rounded program that develops youth through school and community-based programs; 2) recruiting and training volunteers and leaders to work with youth; 3) utilizing and/or developing councils, advisory groups, and committees in programing around issues involving leadership development, community involvement, local government, community services and other forms of community economic development.

All agents in a county will support the dissemination of useful and practical information on subjects relating to Agriculture, Family Consumer Sciences, 4-H and Community and Rural Development as outlined in the KRS statutes 164.605 to 164.675.

State law requires a national and state criminal background check and a letter from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services stating the employee is clear to hire based on no findings of substantiated child abuse or neglect found through a background check of child abuse and neglect records as a condition of employment or involvement in this program.

Resume, cover letter and transcripts are required at time of application.